Grants in TAS

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 $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.

The Tasmanian Space Technology Seed Fund offers grants of between $25,000 to $100,000 to eligible businesses to support research and development projects that seek to extend, adapt or develop new products or services for the space economy. The Fund will allocate up to 50% of the eligible costs for projects of up to 18 months in duration.

The Advanced Manufacturing Skills 2 Manufacturing Program aims to support Tasmanian-based advanced manufacturing to undertake non-accredited training activities that will support the development of the advanced manufacturing workforce.

The Advanced Manufacturing Quality Assurance Program provides funding for Tasmanian-based advanced manufacturers to achieve quality assurance accreditations that will help to retain or expand their customers or markets.

The Advanced Manufacturing Business Improvement Program aims to support Tasmanian-based advanced manufacturing enterprises to undertake business improvements that will drive growth, efficiencies, competitiveness, and sustainability.