Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants

Applications for Round 26 is open until 29 April 2025.
Covers up to 50% of eligible grant project costs related to industry-led research collaborations.
Funding matches range from $100,000 to $3 million.

CRC-P Grants facilitate short-term research collaborations led by industry, effectively bridging the gap between researchers and industry. The initiative focuses on driving research and development efforts towards viable commercial applications.

Key Requirements

The Australian Government has committed a total of $838 million over four years to the program, spanning from 2024-25 to 2027-28. There is no specified limit to funding for each CRC. However, the number of CRC Grants the program fund in each selection round depends on the applications received and available funding.

CRC Grants are part of the CRC Program. The CRC Program supports industry, research and the community in 2 ways:

CRC Grants – support medium to long term industry-led collaborative research, for up to 10 years.
CRC Projects (CRC-P) grants – support short term, industry-led collaborative research, for up to 3 years.

Applicants are required to contribute to their projects. The grant amount covers up to 50% of total eligible project expenditure, including eligible expenses and allowable in-kind contributions.

CRC Grants provide funding for collaborations to solve industry identified problems, such as:

Developing products, services, or processes to address industry challenges and deliver tangible outcomes
Benefiting small to medium enterprises (SMEs)
Including education and training activities.

What is eligible for funding?

CRCs must:

Be a medium to long-term industry-led collaborative research program
Aim to solve industry identified problems and improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries
Include an industry-focused education and training program, including a PhD program that builds capability and capacity
Increase research and development (R&D) capacity in small to medium enterprises (SMEs)
Encourage industry take up of research

What companies are eligible for funding?

Each CRC-P requires an industry-led collaboration with a lead SME applicant who drives the project. Only eligible lead applicants can seek grant funding and submit applications on behalf of project partners. Upon successful application, the lead applicant assumes responsibility for project management within the collaboration.

To be eligible, you must:

have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
qualify as an SME at the time of application (if part of a consolidated tax group, the group must have fewer than 200 employees)
be one of the following entities:
- an Australian-incorporated trading corporation, where trading activities significantly contribute to the corporation’s overall operations
- an incorporated trustee representing a trust where trading activities significantly contribute to the overall operations of the trust

Each CRC-P must include and maintain, throughout the project’s duration, at least:

two Australian industry entities
one Australian research organisation

Partners are not obliged to commit resources for the entire project period but are required to make cash and/or in-kind contributions to the CRC-P.

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.

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