Advisory Service Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for participation in the program’s Advisory Service you must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• be non-income-tax-exempt
• be registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST)

and be one of the following entities:

• a company, incorporated in Australia
• a co-operative
• an incorporated trustee applying on behalf of a trust.

Additional eligibility requirements:

• have a combined annual turnover of less than $20 million for each of the three financial years prior to the lodgement of the application
• have an innovative product, process or service that you are seeking to commercialise and/or grow in one or more of the following NRF priority areas:
  1. value-add in resources
  2. value-add in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors
  3. transport
  4. medical science
  5. renewables and low emission technologies
  6. defence capability
  7. enabling capabilities.

Grant Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must demonstrate that they:

• are participating in the Advisory Service element of the program and have received a report from their Adviser
• can meet the co-funding contribution for the grant opportunity.

Program participants may apply for one or both Industry Growth Program grant opportunities over the life of the program depending on their commercialisation and/or growth potential.

You are not eligible to apply if you are:

• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website on the list of ‘Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme’
• an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
• an individual, partnership or trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust)
• a Commonwealth, state or local government agency or body (including government business enterprises).

See the guidelines for full details of organisations eligible for IGP support.

Value-add in resources

The area of the Australian economy that is involved in:

1. manufacturing products for use in or in connection with the mining industry; or
2. manufacturing products for use in or in connection with processing minerals; or
3. processing minerals.

For example:

• the manufacture of exploration or drilling technologies, mining safety solutions, or products to assist with transportation of minerals
• the refining and processing of spodumene to lithium hydroxide and then onto cathode active materials for use in battery manufacture as well as the manufacture of technologies and other products used in this processing.

Value-add in agriculture, forestry and fisheries

The area of the Australian economy that is involved in:

• manufacturing products for use in or in connection with a primary industry; or
• manufacturing products for use in or in connection with processing produce of a primary industry; or
• processing produce of a primary industry.

For example:

• the manufacture of fertilisers and farming equipment; technologies to manage crop, tree, and animal health; and improved storage solutions to extend product life.
• the manufacture of food, beverage, timber, and fibre products because this manufacturing involves the processing of produce of primary industries. It does not include developing new farms or plantations.

Transport

The area of the Australian economy that is involved in manufacturing any of the following products:

• aircraft, road vehicles, rail vehicles or ships;
• products for use in or in connection with aircraft, road vehicles, rail vehicles or ships.

For example, the manufacture of electric vehicles, or components or charging equipment connected with their use. It does not include common use infrastructure such as roads or railways, but may include products for use with or in such infrastructure such as road surfacing solutions, or components for rails.

Medical Science

The area of the Australian economy that is involved in manufacturing products for therapeutic use. For example, products such as medical devices, medicines, personal protective equipment, and vaccines. It does not include products for veterinary purposes and is not intended to include products with possible secondary health applications, for instance, cosmetics or health food.

Renewables and low emission technologies

The area of the Australian economy that is involved in manufacturing products for use in or in connection with:

• renewable energy generation, transmission, distribution or storage; or
• greenhouse gas emissions reduction; or
• energy efficiency; or
• recycling; or
• waste reduction; or
• resource recovery.

For example, manufacturing components of wind turbines, production of batteries and solar panels, hydrogen electrolysers and innovative packaging solutions for waste reduction.

It does not cover the installation of standalone renewable energy infrastructure for the generation of power for general use, such as solar or wind farms.

Defence capabilities

• The area of the Australian economy that is involved in manufacturing products that are wholly or primarily for use in or in connection with defence.
• It captures the parts of the economy involved in delivering the fundamental inputs to defence capability, such as those involved in the development, manufacturing, and sustainment of relevant products.

Enabling capabilities

The area of the Australian economy that is involved in manufacturing any of the following products:

• advanced manufacturing technologies or materials technologies;
• artificial intelligence technologies;
• advanced information or communication technologies;
• quantum technologies;
• autonomous systems;
• robotics technologies;
• positioning, timing and sensing technologies;
• biotechnologies;
• space objects or products for use in, or in connection with, space objects;
• other advanced technologies.

Advanced manufacturing or materials technologies refers to technologies such as additive manufacturing, advanced composite materials, high specification machining processes, and semiconductors and advanced integrated circuit manufacture.

“Other advanced technologies” is intended to capture emerging technologies, recognising that Australian industry is developing and adopting technology at a rapid rate, and that funding of manufacturing of such new and innovative advanced technologies aligns with the overall policy objective of the Government in establishing the Corporation to diversify and transform Australian industry.

Applications will be checked to ensure it meets the eligibility criteria.

The Program Delegate (who is a manager within the department with responsibility for administering the program) will decide if your application is eligible, based on the criteria listed in the guidelines.

Applicants that meet all the eligibility criteria will be approved by the Program Delegate.

Eligible applicants will be contacted with a response within 10 working days of submitting a complete application.

See the guidelines for full details of the assessment process for IGP support.

Applicants must:

• Read and understand the guidelines.
• Ensure eligibility for the funding. Applicants that do not meet all the eligibility criteria will not be considered.
• Provide complete information requirements.
• Have an eligible innovative product, process or service in one or more of the NRF priority areas.

You should have the following details ready if they are applicable to you.

• Australian Business Number (ABN)

or

• Australian Company Number (ACN)
• Indigenous Corporation Number
• Australian Registered Body Number
• Australian Registered Scheme Number
• Incorporated Association Registration
• Co-operative Registration Number
• Charity status
• Not for profit status

Where applicable, international organisations will need to provide

• country of registration
• registration number

See the guidelines for full details of information requirements.

Applications are submitted online via the business.gov.au portal.

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