Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET)

  • Grants from $250,000-$5 million, covers up to 100% of eligible expenditure
  • Applications open July 15th, 2025

The Grid Enhancing Technologies program provides businesses with up to $5 million in competitive grant funding to accelerate the uptake and deployment of grid enhancing technologies on Australia's electricity networks.

Key Requirements

This program is a part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)’s goal to deliver secure, reliable and affordable energy to consumers.

The program aims to achieve its objectives by:

  • demonstrating and testing the effectiveness of grid enhancing technologies being applied to Australian electricity networks
  • identifying costs and benefits of key technologies and pathways for wider application in Australian electricity networks.

The intended outcome of the program is to apply grid enhancing technology to Australia’s electricity network infrastructure resulting in:

  • greater utilisation and productivity of existing network infrastructure allowing more renewable energy to flow to consumers more rapidly, helping put downward pressure on wholesale power prices
  • addressing congestion “black spots” in existing networks reducing curtailment of renewable energy generation, while improving reliability and capacity within and at the edges of the grid
  • reducing or delaying the need for additional network infrastructure lowering the network cost component of energy bills, with lower impact on the environment and communities hosting infrastructure relative to greenfield transmission
  • improving network visibility and control, leading to enhanced resilience and safety for bushfire, extreme weather events, cyber security and other system security, reliability and recovery benefits.

What is eligible for funding?

You can apply for a grant between $250,000 and $5,000,000.

You must complete your project by 31 March 2029.

Your project must:

  • be aimed at delivering benefits for Australian energy consumers by accelerating the development, trialling and application of grid enhancing technologies in electricity networks
  • incorporate activities that directly relate to the program objectives and outcomes under section 2 of the guidelines, including, but not limited to:
    • test and demonstrate the effectiveness of a range of technologies that support Australian electricity networks
    • identify costs and benefits of key technologies and pathways for wider application in Australian electricity networks.

What companies are eligible for funding?

You can apply if you:

  • have an Australian business number (ABN)
  • are registered for GST
  • are non-income tax exempt

And are one of the following entities:

  • an entity incorporated in Australia
  • a university
  • a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO) as defined in section 14 of the guidelines
  • a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government body (including government business enterprises).

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.