Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO2444

How it works

You need to contribute 20% of the eligible project value.

Project activities can include:

• buying, leasing, constructing, installing or commissioning of capital equipment including specialist software to enhance cyber security
• design, engineering and commissioning activities
• workforce training and accreditations

The Defence export strategy defines Australian defence exports as ‘any defence-specific or dual-use goods or services exported by Australian defence industry, including as part of a supply chain, that are intended for a defence or national security end-user’.

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible your business must:

• have fewer than 200 employees
• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• be a company incorporated in Australia or be an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust

Also, you must:

provide evidence from your Board (or Chief Executive Officer or equivalent if there is no board) that the project is supported, and that you can complete the project and meet the costs of the project not covered by grant funding

provide an external accountant declaration form that confirms you can fund your share of the project costs

Who is excluded?

You are not eligible to apply if you are:

• an individual
• a partnership
• a trust (but an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust)
• a government body at any level (including government business enterprise)

Financial year 2018-19 to 2028-29.

$4,100,000.00

From $24,000.00 to $240,000.00

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

www.business.gov.au provides information and advice to customers via a range of channels including phone (13 28 46), email and web chat.