National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program
The federal government is inviting organisations to apply for grants to deliver services under the National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program – Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant Round.
Applications close 23 February 2023.
Critical Minerals Development Program
The federal government has released guidelines for new grants under the Critical Minerals Development Program. Grants of between $1 million and $30 million are available for projects producing or planning to produce critical minerals required for low-emission technologies.
Applications close 20 February 2023
Estimated Grant Amount: Between $150,000 and $500,000
Close Date: 24 March 2023
Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) is inviting Australia’s brightest minds and enterprises to submit applications for funding and assistance to increase OTR tyre resource recovery and decrease the burden of waste for future generations.
These funds can support practical commercial solutions in solving this challenge. TSA encourages and will consider a range of models, project areas and proposals, as long as they can demonstrably contribute to reaching TSAs desired outcomes and objectives.
Submissions close on 17 February 2023 at 9pm AEST.
Circular Economy Market Development Grants
Grants for councils, industry associations, not-for-profit organisations, research institutes, and businesses that design, apply and scale-up innovative circular economy business models and practices or produce, manufacture, sell or promote South Australian recycled materials and recycled-content products.
Submission of applications will close by 17 February 2023
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania has announced the Waste Tyre Reprocessing Grant Program: Roads to Resource Recovery.
The program is a one-off grant providing up to $3 million to support industry to invest in a rubber crumbing plant to produce materials for reuse in road surfacing, or to develop other genuine solutions for tyre reuse in Tasmania.
Applications may only be submitted from 15 December 2022 and must be lodged by Monday 30 January 2023.
Applications must be submitted online (link coming soon). [Waste Tyre Reprocessing Grant Guidelines]
Lead-Educate-Assist-Promote (LEAP) Grants
Estimated Grant Amount: Up to $100,000 (maximum $50,000 per fiscal year) per applicant
Close Date: 19 May 2023
Assess-Implement-Monitor (AIM) Grants
Estimated Grant Amount: Up to $15,000 per applicant
Close date: 20 March 2023
The Tasmanian government is providing $200,000 to fund a second round of the Business Resource Efficiency Program, which aims to help businesses that want to be part of the solution on waste and climate change. Applications are now open. [Announcement | Grants page]
CSIRO is looking to fund small to medium businesses with an annual turnover of $1.5m- $100m operating in one of the five growth sectors through their Innovation Connection program which will provide up to $130,000 of funding matched 1:1. This funding will help small to medium businesses overcome some of the barriers commonly associated with research and development (R&D), including identifying opportunities and connecting with research institutions to expand the scope of R&D services. [Program Overview]
The Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence is an independent, not for profit charity, that seeks to reduce waste generation and create positive environmental and social outcomes through sustainable design, resource conservation, reuse, repair, and recycling. The Centre helps businesses, industries, and product stewardship organisations to adopt a strong lifecycle approach to deliver their ESG and circular economy objectives. We also provide independent advice on product stewardship priorities to the Australian government.
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