Grants from $20-$200 million for large, collaborative manufacturing projects

The Australian Government are offering co-funding support for large-scale transformational manufacturing projects that increase collaboration, build scale, support progress toward higher value added activities and increase competitiveness.

The Modern Manufacturing Initiative - Manufacturing Collaboration Stream is offering grants from $20 million and up to $200 million.

Applicants must have an Australian business number (ABN) and:

• have a project that is aligned with one or more of the six National Manufacturing Priorities

• has project eligible expenditure of at least $60,6 million

• has no more than 50% of the project funded from Commonwealth funding sources

• has not more than 65% of the project funded from all government sources combined (including Commonwealth, State, Territory and Local)

• has a project that shows the potential to expand or promote interstate or international trade

• is supported by letters from your project partners

The program will open for application from 11 August 2021 and close on 9 September 2021 (5pm AEST).

Online information sessions will be held over the coming weeks with further information to be posted here.