Current Grant Opportunity View - GO4557
Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Manufacturing Translation Stream – Space Priority Round 1 Grant opportunity
The Manufacturing Translation Stream will support projects that aid the translation of high quality research and ideas into commercial outcomes and support businesses to scale-up and become more competitive and resilient. It will support businesses to adopt new technologies and improve their manufacturing processes to boost productivity and competitiveness.
The Space National Manufacturing Priority road map sets out a vision to support a globally recognised Australian space sector with the capability, capacity and expertise to locally design, develop, manufacture and deploy specialised products, equipment, systems and services for exporting to international markets and to support national and international space missions.
As an emerging sector in Australia, the advantages including capabilities in advanced communication technologies and services, earth observation, and robotics and automation, provide significant opportunity for growth. The road map identifies the key areas of opportunity and actions for government and industry to collaborate to increase capability, drive collaboration, and facilitate domestic and global supply chains.
For the Modern Manufacturing Initiative’s Translation and Integration Stream grant opportunities, an initial combined total of approximately $140 million is available from 2020-21 to 2023-24 across all the National Manufacturing Priorities.
To be eligible you must:
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be non-tax-exempt
- be registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
and be:
- an entity incorporated in Australia, including start-ups and a trading corporation, where your trading activities:
- form a sufficiently significant proportion of the corporation’s overall activities as to merit it being described as a trading corporation; or
- are a substantial and not merely peripheral activity of the corporation.
You must also:
- have a project that aligns with the Space National Manufacturing Priority area
- have a minimum of $2 million in eligible project expenditure
- be able to provide evidence that your project is supported by your board (or Chief Executive Officer or equivalent if there is no board)
- be able to provide evidence that you can meet the costs of the project not covered by the grant funding.
To apply, go to: www.business.gov.au/mmit
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