Funding to develop solutions for government challenges involving renewables and low emissions

Grants to SMEs to develop innovative solutions for government policy and service delivery challenges focused on renewables and low emissions.

Feasibility grants fund testing technical and commercial viability; successful feasibility projects may be invited to apply for Proof of Concept funding to develop prototypes or demonstrations.

Applicants must be small to medium enterprises.

Universities are not eligible to apply but may be a project partner to a lead applicant.

Applicants controlled by a Publicly Funded Research Organisation, including university spinoffs with at least 40 per cent university ownership, must have annual turnover in isolation of less than $20 million for each of the three financial years prior to lodgement of the application to be eligible to apply.

Projects must test the feasibility of a solution to one of the three challenges (increasing energy efficiency of commercial fishing operations; powering safe drinking water for Australian First Nations remote communities; alternative packaging for premium Australian wine).

The Feasibility project period is 3 months and the project plan provided in the feasibility application only needs to apply to the Feasibility stage.

A project plan including a risk strategy (including national and cyber security risks) must be attached.

Assessments are expected to take approximately 16 weeks.

Applicants can submit multiple applications but can only be awarded one grant under this BRII round if successful.