The federal government has announced $20 million in grant funding support for a satellite manufacturing hub in South Australia under the Collaboration Stream of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative.
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APP to quadruple pulse protein production in South Australia
A project led by Australian Plant Proteins (APP) has received $113 million in federal government funding to produce 25,000 tonnes of pulse protein yearly, quadrupling production capacity in South Australia.
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Advancing Women in STEM with new government funding
An additional $6.7 million in federal government funding has been secured for Science & Technology Australia’s Superstars of STEM program and is backing the Women in STEM ambassador initiative, including its Future You campaign.
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Research teams secure ARC LIEF funding through NSSN support
Research teams from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and University of Newcastle have secured $958,000 under the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme, through support of the NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN).
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Commercialising 24 world-leading, Australian-made products
The latest round of co-invested projects announced via the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) managed Commercialisation Fund will see Australia’s manufacturing industry contribute over $32.4 million, alongside the federal government’s $9.03 million to drive commercialisation of world-leading Australian-made products.
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Local AdBlue production ramps up to keep Australia moving
Fertiliser manufacturer, Incitec Pivot, has ramped up its production of AdBlue by around 800 per cent as the federal government continues to work closely with industry to bolster diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) supplies for Australia’s transport sector.
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ATSE to Elevate women’s leadership in STEM under new funding
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) has been named the sole implementing partner for the federal government’s 7-year $41.2 million “Boosting the Next Generation of Women in STEM” fund, through a transformational program named Elevate.
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Business Research and Innovation funding cuts regulatory burdens
The latest round of the federal government’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII) will benefit 17 businesses with over $1.6 million in support for the early-stage development of technologies that reduce regulatory processes.
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22 Australian entrepreneurs are supported to commercialise
As part of the latest Accelerating Commercialisation grants, 22 projects will share in $12.2 million in funding under the federal government’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme.
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New grant program supports AI adoption in regional organisations
The federal government is investing $12 million in a new Catalysing the Artificial Intelligence Opportunity in Our Regions program, to provide competitive grant funding over three rounds to regional organisations for AI projects that deliver benefits to regional industries, businesses and communities.
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Incitec Pivot to help boost AdBlue supplies for heavy transport
Incitec Pivot, a fertiliser manufacturer, will secure the local production of Technical Grade Granular Urea (TGU) to boost the supply of AdBlue, the diesel exhaust fluid used in heavy transport.
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Government matches $280 million in new round of MMI funding
As part of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI), the federal government will supply $280 million in matched funding through Round Two of the Integration and Translation streams, with applications opening on 13 December.
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Australia’s Trailblazer program applications are now open
The federal government’s Trailblazer program has officially opened, allowing Australian businesses and researchers to access up to $50 million to help build a small rover, to head to the Moon with NASA in the coming years.
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A lack of local skills will impact nuclear submarine manufacture
On 16 September, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia would no longer proceed with the Attack Class conventional submarine program to be built by Naval Group. Instead, Australia is set to build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines after striking a trilateral security agreement with the US and the UK.
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Applications open for Supply Chain Resilience funding
The federal government is investing more than $33 million to shore up Australia’s supply chains, including backing Australia’s only local manufacturing site for critical intravenous (IV) medical fluids.
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Up to $10 million available to launch Australian SMEs into space
Under round two of the Demonstrator Program as part of the Moon to Mars initiative, Australian small and medium businesses will be able to apply for mission grants between $750,000 and $10 million to help launch their technologies into space.
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Cyber security and manufacturing in the defence sector
The recent announcement by the federal government of the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines is amongst the most significant defence capability decisions in Australia’s history. This decision complements the government’s ongoing transformation of the Australian defence industry into a fundamental part of our national security and economic foundations.
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Australian Space Manufacturing Network makes $150 million bid for MMI funding
The Australian Space Manufacturing Network are supporting a $150 million bid for the Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Collaboration (MMIC) stream, to recognise the growing market opportunities
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$47.1 million to grow manufacturing research
Twenty-two successful projects under round 11 of the Cooperative Research Centre Projects (CRC-P) initiative will deliver a range of technologies and create job opportunities in key manufacturing sectors,
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UWA funded to advance 3D computer vision and study crop nutrients
The University of Western Australia (UWA) has received a combined value of $1.9 million in federal government funding for a project to advance 3D computer vision and a study to investigate how crops use nutrients.
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