All I Want for Christmas...is a grant for my SME
With Christmas less than 2 months away, we’ve prepared an early stocking stuffer for innovative SMEs and start-ups - a list of grants currently open that could provide your business with a New Year cash boost.
Below are further details on current grant programs across three key areas of support including research and innovation, energy efficiency and clean energy tech, and advanced or innovative manufacturing.
Grants to support research and innovation investment
Advance Queensland Industry Research Projects program – grants up to $1.5mill to support collaborations with Queensland-based research organisations to develop innovative solutions for challenges facing industry. Closes 28 November 2023.
Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund (Round 7) – grants up to $500,000 to support early-stage medical research and ‘fast-track’ the translation of research into health and economic outcomes. Closes 1 December 2023.
South Australian Research and Innovation Fund: Seed-Start program – grants up to $500,000 to enable innovative early-stage South Australian businesses with high-growth potential to commercialise products or services that are unique or have a sustainable competitive advantage in national and international markets. Open until funding exhausted.
Grants to drive energy efficiency and clean technology
Made In Victoria: Energy Technologies Manufacturing – grants between $100,000 and $750,000 to support Victorian manufacturers to make more products or components that support the transition towards net zero emissions. Closes 19 December 2023.
Queensland Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Grant – grants between $5,000 and $25,000 to support Queensland SME manufacturers to implement energy efficiency measures that reduce energy costs and operational emissions for projects. Closes 30 June 2024.
NSW Metering & Monitoring program – grants up to $15,000 to support NSW businesses to establish comprehensive metering and monitoring plans to facilitate energy productivity improvements. Open until funding exhausted.
ARENA Driving the Nation program – grants between $500,000 and $15mill to support the uptake of Battery Electric Vehicles through innovation in public charging or innovation in the management of charging. Open until funding exhausted.
Grants supporting advanced or innovative manufacturing
Made In Queensland (Round 6) – grants between $50,000 and $2.5mill for Queensland-based SME manufacturers to invest in advanced manufacturing technologies to improve productivity, profitability and international competitiveness. Closes 11 December 2023.
South Australian Economic Recovery Fund (Round 1) – grants between $150,000 and $1mill, as well as loans of up to $5mill, to assist South Australian business in key areas to grow secure, well-paid jobs, improve productivity, increase exports and support innovative, value adding technologies. The two streams for Round 1 include Manufacturing Innovation and Regional Tourism Infrastructure Development. Closes 15 December 2023.
Made In Victoria: Manufacturing Growth Program (Round 2) – grants between $50,000 and $250,000 for SME manufacturers on a growth trajectory to support investments in new equipment and technology as part of an expansion of their Victorian manufacturing operations. Closes 19 December 2023.
The grant landscape is dynamic with new grants opening and closing with limited notice. We work closely with our client to understand their upcoming projects and to then identify grant funding opportunities that are best suited to these investments.
Contact our team if you are interested in exploring these grants further, or if you need help to identify funding that is a good fit for your business.