Grants in NSW

The $50 million Critical Minerals Development Program provides support for projects that aim to reinforce Australia’s sovereign capabilities in critical minerals.

The program provides a total of $110 million over 4 years for projects which aim to make better use of existing timber supplies, add value to existing products, create new products, and/or reduce the industry’s carbon footprint.

The Small Business Innovation & Research program will support agencies to recognise solutions, evaluate the technology's feasibility and trial and validate the solution to cultivate a commercial product.

The $30 million Future Industries Investment Program is a competitive grant program that provides uncapped funding for projects with matched investments of at least 50 per cent or eligible businesses that can create at least 20 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in NSW.

The Critical Producer Grant aims to help primary producers and primary production enterprises in NSW disaster-declared areas with projects that rebuild and recover in the medium to the longer term to enable future production, future resilience and support job security.

The $32.6 million Emerging Aviation Technology Partnership Program, implemented by the Australian Government, will support strategic partnerships with industry, using emerging aviation technology to address community needs, particularly in regional Australia.

The $10 million Caravan Park Grant Program will provide support for caravan park infrastructure upgrades — this includes upgrades to current infrastructure or creating new infrastructure that includes improvements to accessibility and adapting new practices for environmental sustainability.

Circular Plastics Program supports businesses to overcome market barriers, reduce the use of virgin and hard-to-recycle plastics and enable greater plastics circularity in NSW.

An open, non-competitive grants program where applicants can contact DRNSW to apply for funding. Applications will be assessed individually, without reference to the comparative merits of other applications. Stream 2 aims to provide increased flexibility to secure investments that are time sensitive and strategically significant for a priority industry or location.