Grants in Research & Development

The Victoria-Israel Science and Technology Research and Development (VISTECH) Program supports market-orientated collaborative research and development (R&D) projects by Victorian (Australia) and Israeli companies with funds.

The Research and Innovation Fund (RIF) Seed-Start Program offers grant funding to early-stage researchers, entrepreneurs, and businesses in South Australia to commercialise an innovative product or service. This product or service must be one-of-a-kind and provide a sustainable competitive advantage in both domestic and international markets.

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

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 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 National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) provides debt finance, equity finance, and guarantees to businesses with strong proposals in priority sectors. Established by the Australian Government, the NRFC aims to enhance the flow of finance into these areas to diversify and transform Australia's industry and economy.

The Breakthrough Victoria Fund - Creating the Pipeline investment stream will invest in businesses or entities with early-stage ideas for the development of prototypes, proof-of-concept trials, market validation and creation of minimum viable products. It will help bridge the critical funding and knowledge gaps between ideas and their commercialisation.

The Breakthrough Victoria Fund - Foundational Technology & Platform Projects investment stream will invest in enabling technologies, research platforms and infrastructure with cross-sector application to provide a springboard for start-ups and scale-ups in emerging industries.