Tag: grants

Govt set to ‘refocus’ export grants scheme

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Eligibility reforms and payment caps are among the changes to the popular Export Market Development Grant program being considered by the federal government to address long-term structural problems with...

Committee call: Time to clean up government grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Better rules surrounding tens of billions of dollars in Commonwealth grants are needed to prevent repeats of the Morrison government’s “industrial scale rorting”,  Parliament’s audit committee has recommended. After...

Moon to Mars initiative commits $40m to space projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Moon to Mars Initiative Demonstrator Mission Grants worth around $40 million have been awarded to 10 projects led by Australian businesses and universities that aim to support NASA’s return...

Milk algorithms, beef e-certs among $6m in regtech grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Algorithms for milk supply chain audits, beef e-certifications and emissions tracking systems for rice crops are among the 15 projects to share in $6 million in federal regtech grants...

$70m more in MMI grants revealed

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Another $70 million in grants committed under the former government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative have been executed, with figures published inclusive of GST. Arafura Resources is receiving $32.9 million to...

$227m NSW innovation grant programs ‘on hold’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Applicants to New South Wales’ industry and innovation grant programs worth more than $227 million have been told their potential funding may never come, with the Minns government reviewing...

$61m cut from popular export grants program

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Funding for the popular Export Market Development Grant program will be cut by $61 million over the next four years, with the savings to be redirected to other federal...

Commercialisation programs restructure underway: Husic

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry and science minister Ed Husic is restructuring the Industry department’s suite of programs to ensure they support businesses developing new technologies at all stages of growth, prior to...