Government Grants for Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the repetitive process of making of goods or things by manual labour or by machinery.
Manufacturing Grants Include:
Enterprise Connect
Enterprise Connect provides comprehensive support to Australian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), to help them become more innovative, efficient and competitive. Grants of $20k are available.
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Certain Inputs to Manufacture
The Certain Inputs to Manufacture (CIM) Program aims to improve the competitiveness of Australian industry by providing import duty concessions on certain imported raw materials and intermediate goods such as chemical, plastics, paper goods, metal materials and packaging.
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Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme
Import duty credits are available to manufacturers of motor vehicle parts where sales of each part exceeds $500,000 annually.
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Profiting from cleaner production
This Program provides grants to assist NSW businesses with cleaner production, reuse of materials, resource conservation and hazard reduction processes. Grants of $6k to $120k are payable in 4 categories on a competitive basis.
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Re-Tooling for Climate Change
The Re-tooling for Climate Change program helps SME Australian manufacturers reduce their environmental footprint, through projects that improve the energy and/or water efficiency of their production processes. The program provides grants of between $10,000 and $500,000, up to a maximum of one third of the cost of each project.
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Apprenticeship Training Vouchers
Australian Apprentices, of any age, who commence their first or second apprenticeship year on or after 1 July 2007, may be eligible for an Apprenticeship Training (Fee) Voucher. The voucher will entitle eligible Australian Apprentices or their employers to claim up to $500 for course fee costs incurred as part of the first and/or second year of their apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships Incentives for Existing Workers
Employers hiring an Australian Apprentice may be eligible for a range of Australian Government and State Government incentives and personal assistance.
ASI Smart Company Scholarships
The ASI 'SMART Company' Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance in the form of scholarships and education subsidies up to $20,000 per year (up to $2,000 per individual).
Assistance to Australian Apprentices with Disabilities
Employers hiring an Australian Apprentice may be eligible for a range of Australian Government and State Government incentives and personal assistance.
Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Scheme
To build a more skilled Australian workforce, the Australian Government offers a number of incentives to encourage employers to take on Australian Apprentices and to support Australian Apprentices throughout their apprenticeship or traineeship.
Australian School-based Apprenticeships Incentive
Employers hiring an Australian Apprentice may be eligible for a range of Australian Government and State Government incentives and personal assistance.
Business Enterprise Centres
BEC Australia is a national network of Business Enterprise Centres, which offer business advice and support to small and micro businesses.
Commonwealth Trade Learning Scholarship
Employers hiring an Australian Apprentice may be eligible for a range of Australian Government and State Government incentives and personal assistance.
Enhanced Project By-Law Scheme
The Enhanced Project By-law Scheme (EPBS) provides concessions from tariff duty for eligible goods for inclusion in projects, where expenditure on capital goods for the project is $10 million or more.
Group Training Programmes
Group training is an employment and training arrangement where an organisation employs apprentices and trainees under an Apprenticeship/Traineeship Training Contract and places them with host employers.
Incentives for Higher Technical Skills
Employers hiring an Australian Apprentice may be eligible for a range of Australian Government and State Government incentives and personal assistance.
Industry Cooperative Innovation Program (ICIP)
The ICIP is a $25 million program aimed at encouraging business-to-business cooperation on innovation projects that enhance productivity, growth and the international competitiveness of Australian industries.
Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund
The Australian Government provided funding through the Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund (LETDF) to help Australian firms commercialise world-leading low emissions technologies.
Mature Aged Worker Incentive
A special $750 Mature Aged Worker commencement incentive is available to an employer if the Australian Apprentice is aged 45 years or older on the day of commencement. A further $750 Mature Aged Worker Completion incentive is also available
Pooled Development Funds
Private sector investment companies (PDF) raise capital from venture capitalists and investors, then pool these funds to invest in the development and commercialisation of growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).
Pre-Seed Fund
The competitive Pre-Seed Fund for universities and public sector research agencies assists the commercialisation of public sector R&D activities by further developing the management and entrepreneurial skills of public sector researchers and build links with the finance and business community.
Regional Food Producers Innovation and Productivity Program
The $35 million RFPIPP provides support to boost the productivity and competitiveness of Australia’s regional food and seafood industries through innovation and technology improvements.
Support for Mid-Career Apprentices
Employers hiring an Australian Apprentice may be eligible for a range of Australian Government and State Government incentives and personal assistance.
Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Expanded Overseas Assembly Provisions (EOAP) Scheme
EOAP enables participants to assemble certain goods overseas from predominantly Australian fabric and leather.
Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Post-2005 Strategic Investment Program (SIP) Scheme
The TCF Post-2005 (SIP) Scheme rovides incentives in the form of reimbursement grants, paid annually and in arrears. The program will run until 2014/15.
Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Small Business Program
The TCF Small Business Program provides grants to improve the business enterprise culture of TCF small businesses. It is competitive and merit-based with a maximum grant of $50,000 provided to each successful project.
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Product Diversification Scheme
The TCF Product Diversification Scheme provides assistance in the form of Duty Credit to clothing and finished textile firms located in Australia. to help them internationalise their sourcing arrangements and complement their existing product range.
Venture Capital Limited Partnerships Program
Fund managers seeking to raise a new venture capital fund of at least $10 million for investing in Australian businesses with assets of up to $250 million may be eligible for VCLP registration.
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