Nine SME businesses have been awarded grants worth between $50,000 and $250,000 under round two of the Made in Victoria – Manufacturing Growth Program. Grants under the state government program assist purchasing and commissioning of capital equipment and associated project expenditure, and every dollar must be matched by at least $2 invested by the recipient.…
Microelectronics manufacturer Hendon Semiconductors (HSC) has been awarded a grant through the South Australian government’s $122 million Economic Recovery Fund. The specialist electronic design and subassembly manufacturing company was awarded $605,561 through the fund to be matched by HSC, bringing the total investment to $1,227,522. The funds will be used to upgrade facilities and equipment…
CSIRO has opened up its Innovate to Grow programme to small to medium enterprises (SMEs) hoping to advance their innovative ideas in the food innovation and technology sector. Led by experienced researchers, the programme helps participants examine technical and business challenges, explore research and development (R&D) opportunities, and develop actionable business and funding plans for…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Civmec and Austal join forces for landing ship bid Engineering firm Civmec and shipbuilder Austal have executed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture (JV) to submit a proposal to the government to support the project LAND8710…
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has invited universities and government research institutions in the state to apply for a total of $1.25 million in grants available through the Plastics Research Program (PRP). Applications are open until September 5, and grants are valued at between $250,000 and $500,000 each. According to the program’s description, funded…
Forty-one million dollars in grants has been awarded to approximately 1,700 businesses under Round 2 of the federal Energy Efficiency Grants for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Program. Grants through the program are valued from $10,000 to $25,000 and are aimed at assisting companies lower energy use and improve energy efficiency. “Breweries, manufacturers and commercial…
Low emission industrial technology developer Calix has been awarded a $15 million grant from the Australian Government’s Carbon Capture Technologies Program. The grant will support the construction of a world-first, renewably powered carbon capture and use (CCU) demonstration plant in South Australia. The plant will produce near-zero emissions lime and supply captured industrial CO2 emissions…
Chris Bowen visits China to talk low carbon transmission The Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen will travel to China to represent Australia at the 8th Ministerial on Climate Action (MOCA), taking place on 22-23 July 2024. There he will deliver a keynote address on emissions reduction and the low-carbon transition and meet with…
Recce Pharmaceuticals has been awarded a grant of US$2 million (approximately $3 million) by the US Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) for development of burn wound treatments. Recce, an ASX-listed company developing synthetic anti-infectives, said in a statement on Monday morning (AEST) that the grant recognised its RECCE 327 Gel (R327G)…
The federal government has announced a total of $13 million in grants to Queensland Pacific Metals and Renascor Resources through the International Partnerships in Critical Minerals program. Each grant supports up to half of project costs, with $5 million to Renascor Resources for its pilot purified spherical graphite (PSG) project and $8 million to Queensland…