Energy Innovation Fund Round 3

  • Round 3 opening September 2025
  • Total funding pool of $10 million available

The Energy Innovation Fund supports the commercialisation of innovative, emerging renewable energy technologies in Victoria, required to meet the net-zero emissions by 2045 target. Application Guidelines for Round 3 expected to be released August 2025; and applications anticipated to open in September 2025.

Key Requirements

This round will have a specific focus on the food and beverage processing and manufacturing sector.

Further requirements will be available once the guidelines are released in August 2025.

What is eligible for funding?

Projects that support the commercialisation of emerging, innovative and transformational renewable energy technologies and projects.

Round 3 will support industrial electrification in Victoria, with a specific focus on the food and beverage processing and manufacturing sector.

Further information will be available once the guidelines are released in August 2025.

What companies are eligible for funding?

Eligibility requirements will be available once the guidelines are released in August 2025.

Is this grant competitive or entitlement based?

Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel.

How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?

By engaging an accredited government grants consultant, such as Avant Group.

Competitive grants often require significant business case development and project analysis to support the application, this may include detailed presentations supporting the project’s merit, projected sales, cost-benefit analysis and more.

As part of your engagement with Avant Group, your account manager will assess the required documents and will provide the following as needed to support your grant submission.

Grant application writeup including a detailed presentation illustrating how the grant funding will contribute to your project, how the funding will contribute to the project’s budget, a project milestone plan, delivery timeline, impact on employment if applicable and a breakdown of the management and leadership team for the project

  • Industry analysis presentation
  • Competitor Analysis Presentation
  • Marketing and Sales Analysis Presentation
  • 3-5 year Cashflow Forecast
  • 3-5 year Balance Sheet Forecast
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis of Grant Funding
  • End-to-end grant application including information collating, analysis and application writing
  • CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) cost-benefit analysis
  • Stakeholder relations and Risk Mitigation Plans
  • Any other relevant forecasting that will support your application

How can I get help with my application? Or know if I’m likely to win funding?

Avant Group offers a no-obligation assessment of your eligibility for funding and will assess your likelihood of a successful grant application.