State Government programs supporting innovation. Designed to drive new, more effective solutions to complex policy and service delivery challenges. We support small-scale collaborative projects that test new approaches to deliver better outcomes.

State Government Programs

State Government programs supporting innovation:

NEW SOUTH WALES

Jobs for NSW offer co-funding competitive grant programs for NSW urban and regional companies for the development of commercial products, processes or services. These programs are:

– Minimum Viable Product grant  (MVP)

– Building Partnerships Program (BPP) * Currently on hold by NSW State Govt.

– Regional Solutions grant * Currently on hold by NSW State Govt.

– Accelerating Growth Loans * Currently on hold by NSW State Govt.

– Gazelle Loan Guarantees * Currently on hold by NSW State Govt.

QUEENSLAND

– Advance Queensland programs, notably:

– Ignite Ideas Fund – a co-funding program for proof of concept/proof of market.

– Hot DesQ – startup relocation

–   Industry Accelerator Program

–   Innovation Partnerships for collaborative research projects

–   Commercialisation Partnership Program

– Business Development Fund – $40m co-investment program

– Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

–   Regional Innovation Hubs

– Platform Technology Program

 VICTORIA

Future Industries Fund supports projects that create new jobs and stimulate industry investment with competitive grant schemes under:

– The Manufacturing Program

– The Sector Growth Program and the

–   New Energy Jobs Fund.

LaunchVic offers a Startup Infrastructure Funding Program

Local Industry Fund for Transition to support workers and businesses affected by the closure of large scale passenger manufacturing.