Grants in NSW

Operated under the auspices of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water, the Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) is diligently bridging critical voids within Australia's recycling infrastructure. An infusion of $60 million has been designated for the RMF's Plastics Technology stream, constituting the subsequent stride in the Government's strategic endeavours to grapple with the quandaries of plastic recycling rates and pollution. The focal point of this advancement entails the provision of backing to cutting-edge and inventive technologies that specifically target the complexities associated with recycling obstinate plastics that pose challenges in reprocessing.

The Australian Government has launched a grant initiative in accordance with the Powering the Regions Fund’s (PRF) goal of fostering the growth of new clean energy industries. The Critical Inputs to Clean Energy Industries (CICEI) Program has been allocated $200 million to the Primary Steel Production Sector (PSPS) to ensure its continued presence in Australia and its ability to supply the necessary infrastructure and supply chains for Australia to become a leader in renewable energy.

The NSW Government is offering a 10% rebate for digital games with a minimum Qualifying NSW Expenditure of $500,000. This initiative complements the Australian Government’s Digital Games Offset and is administered by Screen NSW. The program aims to accelerate the growth of the NSW digital games sector, attract investment, grow employment, and retain talent in NSW.

The Department of Regional NSW administers the Regional Skills Relocation Grant to assist businesses in specific industries within regional NSW to attract skilled employees from metropolitan areas, interstate, or overseas to relocate.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries has utilised this priority list as the foundation for allocating funding and effort to remediate road crossings and weir structures, including the Marine Estate Management Strategy Reconnecting Fish Habitats program.

The NSW Government commits $305 million in funding to support developing and deploying decarbonisation projects for high-emitting industries that prioritise emissions reduction.

The Australian Government's Defence Global Competitiveness Grants Program aims to build a strong, sustainable and globally competitive Australian defence industry by supporting eligible Australian Small to Medium Enterprises to build export capability.

The Reviving International Tourism Grant Program (RITG) is designed to help internationally ready Australian tourism businesses, such as travel wholesalers (outbound tour operator/travel wholesaler) and tourism exporters

The EATP initiative promotes the employment of emerging aviation technologies such as new propulsion systems, drones, and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft to address the needs of communities around Australia, particularly in remote locations.