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GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
NADP - Business and Community Growth Program
The Australian Government is expanding the existing Northern Australian Development Program to include support for sole traders, partnerships, community organisations and more businesses to diversify, scale up, and increase their service offerings. The new Northern Australia Business and Community Growth Program has just been launched, and will run in parallel with the Northern Australia Development Program. Combined, the programs will support business growth, improve social and economic infrastructure, increase community amenity, and strengthen employment outcomes.
Grants between $50,000 and $2 million are available, up to 50% of the total eligible project value. If you were eligible for the Northern Australia Development Program, you are not eligible to apply for the Business and Community Grant.
Please note: The first round of assessment for the community group stream will include the first 20 applications received (in date order) that are deemed eligible.
A free information webinar will be hosted by the Office of Northern Australia on 15 December 2021 at 11:30am QLD time. Sign up for the BCGP webinar here.
Building Better Regions Fund – Round 6
Applications opened on 13 December and will close on 10 February 2022.
Matched funding requirements apply. Guidelines are now available at: www.business.gov.au/bbrf. For most projects grant funding will be up to either 50% or 75% of your eligible project costs. Your location will determine the percentage of grant funding you can receive.
This program is open to local governments, incorporated not-for-profits and non-distributing co-operatives and provides funding for:
· Infrastructure Projects Stream supports construction of new infrastructure or the upgrade or extension of existing infrastructure.
o Grants from $20,000 to $10 million.
· Community Investments Stream supports new or expanded local events, strategic regional plans or leadership and capability strengthening activities that provide economic and social benefits to regional and remote areas.
o Grants from $5,000 to $1 million. Applications with a total eligible project cost equal to or less than $20,000 do not have to provide a cash contribution.
Energy Efficient Communities Program – Food & Beverage Manufacturing Business Grants
Guidelines are now available for the Energy Efficient Communities Program’s Food and Beverage Manufacturing Business Grants. The grants will support eligible small and medium food and beverage manufacturers to complete energy efficiency projects such as:
installing submeters
replacing equipment with more energy efficient equipment
replacing gas boilers with heat pumps.
Businesses will be able to apply for grants between $10,000 and $25,000. Applications open at 8am QLD, 12 January 2022 and close on 18 February 2022. It is recommended to compile the information required to support the eligibility criteria prior to the open date. The application form will be made available from 12 January.
Please note: We expect that there may be a high level of interest for this grant opportunity and it may be oversubscribed. Grants will be awarded to eligible applicants on a first come, first served basis until the funding is exhausted in each jurisdiction.
Supply Chain Resilience Initiative Round 2
The Supply Chain Resilience Initiative provides businesses grants to establish or scale a manufacturing capability or a related activity to address supply chain vulnerabilities for a critical product or input identified in the Sovereign Manufacturing Capability Plan. Congratulations to Liquaforce Pty Ltd, based in Ingham, who was awarded $489,690 in Round 1 for their project to support the agricultural chemicals sector.
Round 2 of this grant is for manufacturing businesses or a business within the manufacturing supply chain for the following two eligible critical product categories:
Semiconductors (including inputs – materials and specialised equipment that are essential for the production of semiconductors)
Water Treatment Chemicals (chlorine gas; carbon dioxide; and PolyDADMAC).
Grants from $50,000 to $2 million in matched funding are available.
The program is competitive with applications open until 4pm QLD AEST on 17 January 2022.
Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Integration and Translation Streams – Round 2
Applications for Round 2 of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative will open on 13 and 17 December, and close on 14 January 2022:
Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Processing – Opens – 13 December 2021
Space - Opens – 13 December 2021
Medical Products - Opens – 13 December 2021
Food and Beverage - Opens – 17 December 2021
Recycling and Clean Energy - Opens – 17 December 2021
Defence - Opens – 17 December 2021
Grants from $1m to $20m in matched funding available across two streams:
Manufacturing Translation stream helps manufacturers translate their high quality research and ideas into commercial outcomes.
Manufacturing Integration stream supports Australian manufacturers to access domestic and global supply chains and produce and distribute quality products and services into new markets.
Projects must align with the National Manufacturing Priority Sectors Road Maps.
Other programmes currently open
Download guidelines and access the online grants portal through the links provided.
· Preparing Australian Communities - Local Stream – closes 6 January 2022 - The program is one component of the overall Preparing Australia Program targeting support to locally identified and locally led projects that will improve the resilience of communities against natural hazards.
· Entrepreneurs’ Programme – Accelerating Commercialisation – applications open ongoing – Accelerating Commercialisation provides small and medium businesses, entrepreneurs and researchers with access to expert advice and funding to help get a novel product, process or service to market.
· Entrepreneurs’ Programme – Innovation Connections – applications open ongoing – Innovation Connections provides you with advice and funding to get research projects underway in your business.
· Entrepreneurs’ Programme – Growth Roadmap – applications open ongoing - The Growth Roadmap connects you to an independent facilitator to work with you to improve your business practices, become more competitive, and take advantage of growth opportunities.
· R&D Tax Incentive – applications close 10 months after the end of the financial year - The Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&D Tax Incentive) helps companies innovate and grow by offsetting some of the costs of eligible research and development (R&D).
Other news and support
Digital Solutions – NFP Pilot Program
Digital Solutions is running a pilot for Not-For-Profits in Queensland to give you expert advice from Business Station’s team of advisors. Not-for-Profits will be paired with advisers to receive three hours of personalised business advice and four hours of workshop content. This program is supported by the Australian Government and costs $44 to participate. Indigenous-owned not-for-profits are encouraged to participate. See attached flyer for more information.
This is in addition to the business service available to small businesses.
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We provide expertise, connections and grants to help your business grow, diversify and thrive. We achieve this through a range of initiatives that encourage Australian innovation. New directives for business from the Queensland Government
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If you’re doing business in Australia, this guided search will help you find grants, funding and support programs from across government.
Answer a few questions about your business to find grants and programs you may be eligible for.
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