The NSW Treasury has just released the Defence NSW Industry Support Catalogue. The catalogue builds on the Commonwealth document released in November, which laid out defence industry support and related budget measures.
The catalogue is split into six sections, each providing comprehensive details of each initiative. Here’s an overview of the support, including the available funding. For full details, including aims of each initiative and eligibility criteria, download the full report below.
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
Commonwealth
Capability Improvement Grant – $4,000 – $240,000
Defence Innovation Hub – $800 million over the next decade
Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grant – $70,000 – $1.4 million
Joint Strike Fighter Industry Support Program – Sustainment Grant – $50,000 – $250,000
NSW
Minimum Viable Product – Maximum $25,000
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Commonwealth
Defence Global Competitiveness Grant – $24,000-$240,000
Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) – Reimbursement of up to 50% of eligible export promotion expenses above $5,000
NSW
Jobs Plus Program – Individual allocation from a funding pool of $250 million over 4 years
Export Assistance Grant – Reimbursement of 50% of eligible expenses up to a maximum of $10,000
REGIONS & PRECINCTS
NSW
Regional Job Creation Fund – Up to $10 million in co-funding
Regional Skills Relocation Grant – Reimbursement of up to $10,000 for approved relocation costs
Regional Startups – Up to $2,000
Western Sydney Investment Attraction Fund – TBC
FUTURE SKILLED WORKFORCE
Commonwealth
APR Internships – Up to $18,000 per internship
Boosting Apprenticeships Commencements – Subsidy of 50% of wages up to a maximum of $7,000 per quarter
Defence Industry Internship Program (DIIP) – $2.7 million per year from the Defence
Industry Skills Flexible Funding Pool
JobTrainer Fund – $500 million across financial year 2020-21
JobMaker Hiring Credit – $200/week for employees aged 16-29 and $100/week for employees aged 30-35
Industry Skilling Enhancement Program Schools Pathway Program – Defence Industry Skills Flexible Funding Pool ($2.6 million per year)
Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry (SADI) Grant – $39 million over three years from the Defence Industry Skills Flexible Funding Pool
Youth Jobs PaTH – Up to $10,000
NSW
NSW DIN – APR Internships – $10,000 voucher towards internship costs
Skilling for Recovery – Individual allocation from funding pool of $160 million
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Commonwealth
Accelerating Commercialisation – Up to $500,000 of matched project funding for Research Commercialisation Entities and Eligible Partner Entities and up to $1 million for all other eligible applicants
ARC Linkage Program – $50,000 – $300,000/year for two to five years
Australia-US Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Program (AUSMURI) – Grant funding covers full eligible project costs up to a maximum of $1 million per year for three years
CSIRO Kick-Start – Dollar-matched funding of $10,000 – $50,000
CSIRO SIEF Ross Metcalf STEM + Business Fellowship Program – Up to $115,000 per annum
Defence Cooperative Research Centres – Individual allocation from funding pool of $1.2
billion over the decade to 2030
Defence Industry Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement – Up to $300,000 ex. GST per proposal
Innovation Connections – $30,000 – $50,000
Next Generation Technologies Fund – $1.2 billion over the decade to 2030
Small Business Innovation Research for Defence (SBIRD) – Up to $100,000 ex. GST per proposal
NSW
NSW Defence Innovation Network – From $50,000-$1 million
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT MEASURES
Commonwealth
Advanced Manufacturing
Australian Defence Export Office
Business Grants Hub Service
Business Tax Incentives
Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC)
Digital Marketplace
Entrepreneurs’ Programme
Export Finance Australia
GrantConnect
Landing Pads
NSW
Advanced Manufacturing
Business Connect Program
Local Innovation Network
NSW Government prequalification scheme
Regional Landing Pad
Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE)
Sydney Startup Hub
Waratah Research
Please note: The Defence NSW Industry Support Catalogue will be updated periodically.