Grants in Manufacturing

WA Value Add Investment Grant – Feasibility Stream
$15,000 - $100,00
The Feasibility stream of the Value Add Investment Grants (VAIG) program aims to promote new investments and reduce risk for companies looking to grow, diversify, or relocate their value-adding and processing operations in Western Australia. Eligible businesses can apply for funding to support planning or feasibility activities, which can help them make investment decisions for capital investment or expansion projects in agriculture, food and beverage manufacturing or other value-added processing.

Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas Fund Round 13
Tier 1 up to $100,000; Tier 2 up to $200,000
The Ignite Ideas Fund offers funding for commercialising highly innovative products or services, at or beyond the minimum viable product stage. This fund serves as a companion program to the Advance Queensland Ignite Spark Program, which supports projects in advancing highly innovative products or services from prototype development through testing and validation to market readiness.

WA Investment Attraction Fund – New Energies Industries
$26M funding pool
The New Energies Industries Funding Stream, within the IAF, actively contributes to the economic development of WA by focusing on diversification and decarbonisation. This funding stream specifically targets the acceleration of innovation in Western Australia, facilitating the scaling up of commercial potential and the expansion of local manufacturing capacity in emerging sectors like battery and critical minerals, renewable hydrogen, carbon capture and utilisation storage (CCUS), as well as solar and wind.

VIC Industry Development Fund (Opening mid-2025)
$50K-$250K expected (exact grant value TBC)
With a $20M funding pool, this initiative aims to support eligible businesses with high growth potential across advanced manufacturing, health and medical sectors, circular economy, digital technology, and agribusiness. By collaborating with commercial lenders, the fund will facilitate the establishment of loan facilities to empower innovative Victorian start-ups and scale-ups.

SA Manufacturing Technology Adoption Program (MTAP)
up to $50,000
The Manufacturing Technology Adoption Program (MTAP) supports South Australian manufacturers in boosting productivity and global competitiveness. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for up to $50,000 in matched funding to adopt innovative Industry 4.0 technologies, including AI, machine learning, data analytics, blockchain, AR/VR, additive manufacturing, IIoT, and optics.

WA Wind Energy Manufacturing Co-Investment Program
Stream 1: $20,000-$60,000; Stream 2: $500,000-$1million
This initiative will provide funding to support the growth of local businesses in the wind energy industry, encouraging innovation, job creation, and the development of new technologies. This program aims to enhance the capabilities of Western Australia's renewable energy sector, contributing to its transition to a low-carbon economy.

TAS Advanced Manufacturing Productivity Grant Program
$1,500 - $20,000
The Advanced Manufacturing Productivity Grant Program supports Tasmanian-based advanced manufacturing enterprises by funding productivity-enhancing activities. These include obtaining accreditations, expert advice, and developing staff and business skills, as part of the Tasmanian Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Action Plan 2028.

SEQ Innovation Economy Fund
Tier 1: $1million-$5million Tier 2: $5million-$25million
The South East Queensland (SEQ) Innovation Economy Fund provides grant funding to stimulate investment in capital projects that fuel the growth of innovation precincts, driving the creation of more knowledge-intensive jobs.

TAS Advanced Manufacturing Accelerating Growth Program
$10,000 - $100,000
Offer support to Tasmanian-based advanced manufacturing enterprises to become more competitive, resilient and able to scale-up to better compete in global markets. The program will encourage businesses to invest in new equipment.
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