Grants in NSW

The CSIRO Kick-Start program helps Australian start-ups and small SMEs access funding to undertake development, testing, or research with CSIRO. It's a targeted program, which forms part of CSIRO’s strategic commitment to strengthen its direct support for Australian technology start-ups and SMEs in areas of national growth priorities.

The program aims to assist farmers by providing loans ensuring long-term productivity and mitigating poor seasonal conditions.

The program focuses on funding a range of building and environmental upgrade projects that comply with state-based government legislation.

The program focuses on investing and supporting the commercialisation and development of early-stage biomedical discoveries.

The Australian Government's Energy Efficiency Grants offer small and medium-sized enterprises up to $25,000 to upgrade existing equipment to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs.

The Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program provides support for industry-led collaborations that are between researchers, industry and the community and serve to link researchers with industry in order to focus on research and development towards commercialisation.

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.