Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO117

Provides matched funding to assist Australian businesses and researchers to collaborate with global partners on strategically focused, leading-edge research and development projects. The program will support projects focussed on developing high quality products, services or processes that respond to industry challenges.

• The maximum grant amount is AU$1 million.
• The grant amount will be up to 50% per cent of eligible project expenditure.
• The maximum grant period is four years.

To be eligible, a project must have a lead applicant and project partners.

Lead organisation eligibility

To be an eligible lead organisation you must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• be registered for GST

and be one of the following eligible entities:

• an Australian incorporated entity
• a Publicly Funded Research Organisation (PFRO) as defined in Appendix A of the grant opportunity guidelines
• a Cooperative Research Centre.

Project partners

Project partners must include at least:

• one Australian industry entity and
• one Australian research organisation and
• one global partner.

Project eligibility

Your project must be in at least one of the following priority areas:

• Advanced Manufacturing - www.amgc.org.au
• Food and Agribusiness - www.fial.com.au
• Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals - www.mtpconnect.org.au
• Mining Equipment, Technology and Services - www.metsignited.org
• Oil, Gas and Energy Resources - www.nera.org.au
• Cyber Security – www.austcyber.com

These priority areas align with the Australian Government's Industry Growth Centres Initiative. Applications for funding are expected to align with the relevant Growth Centre's key themes, vision, strategic direction and/or Industry Knowledge Priorities. Applicants should engage with the relevant Growth Centre in developing a proposal. Further information on the Industry Growth Centre Initiative is available at www.industry.gov.au and at the Growth Centres' websites (see links above).

From $1.00 to $1,000,000.00

To apply, go to www.business.gov.au/GIL

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