Funding for 13 Cooperative Research Centre Projects has been announced, with a total of $32 million in grants awarded to projects including for green hydrogen storage and use, hypersonic drones, and mRNA formulation and manufacturing.
The program — which has been supporting collaborative projects since 2016 — was announced on Thursday, with these showing “how incredible problem solving is possible when businesses team up with researchers to address challenges that affect our lives and how we work,” according to science minister Melissa Price.
Grants under Round 12 of the program include:
A total of $56 million cash and in-kind will be invested by the 62 partners among the funded projects.
A full list of the 13 successful grant applicants can be seen here.
CRC-Ps run for a maximum of three years and must have teams that include two industry partners (with one SME) plus one Australian research organisation partner.
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