Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6186

The Resources Methane Abatement Fund supports the Australian Government’s legislated emissions reductions targets and commitments to the Global Methane Pledge. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 28-times greater than carbon dioxide.The resources sector, specifically coal and gas production, is the second largest source of methane, both in Australia and globally.

Demand for coal and gas is expected to remain significant over the coming decades, even as the world transitions to low emissions technologies.

Reducing methane emissions from the resources sector will therefore be an important part of the transition to net zero, both in Australia and overseas. However, there are currently limited technologies for abating methane emissions from the resources sector, particularly with respect to coal production. The development of additional cost effective technology options will help to mitigate these emissions.

This program provides support for research organisations to undertake development, prototype verification and validation, and demonstration level projects.

The objectives of this program are to support universities, publicly funded research organisations and non-profit research organisations to:

• accelerate the development and deployment of methane abatement technologies
• reduce costs of abatement technologies
• reduce Australia’s methane emissions
• complement the Safeguard Mechanism reforms
• support the Government’s commitments to the Global Methane Pledge.

The intended outcomes of the program are to:

• increase the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of priority methane abatement technologies in the coal and gas sector
• promote methane abatement opportunities for the resources sector
• accelerate deployment of abatement technologies
• support opportunities for First Nations’ researchers to be involved in technology development.

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• and are one of the following entities:
  • a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO) as defined in section 14 of the guidelines
  • a university
  • a non-profit research organisation.

You can’t apply if you are:

• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme
• an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
• an individual
• an unincorporated association
• an overseas resident/organisation
• a trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust)
• any organisation not included in section 4.1 of the guidelines.

Find the full eligibility criteria in the grant opportunity guidelines.

$8,500,000.00

From $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00

To apply, go to https://business.gov.au/rmaf

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