Tag: Industry department

$250m in MMI grants reach contract as others remain on hold

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
More than $480 million in funding through the largest stream of the former Morrison government’s flagship manufacturing grants program remains up in the air, with only five grants worth...

$120m govt grant for battery materials refinery pulled

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry department has retracted the $120 million grant it offered a proposed battery material refinery hub project in Western Australia more than a year after it was announced,...

10 bidders seek compo from botched Industry dept procurement

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry department is negotiating compensation claims with nearly a dozen unsuccessful tenderers to its flagship business support program after the federal watchdog exposed serious problems with the procurement...

Industry dept braces for compo claims after ‘deficient’ tender

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry department is preparing to settle compensation claims with multiple unsuccessful tenderers from the Coalition government’s flagship industry program because of an error-riddled procurement process that favoured certain...

Industry continues to bring in contractors for grants help

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Industry department is continuing to pay private contractors for help with a range of its grants programs, issuing a further $1.1 million for consultants in a month. InnovationAus.com...

‘No savings’ from $150m grants hub program: ANAO

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is “insufficient evidence” that the federal government’s $150 million program to streamline grants has delivered any benefits, and the scheme has failed to achieve three of its four...