Modern Manufacturing Initiative grant – Recycling and Clean Energy

What is it?

If you are undertaking a project to develop and commercialise new or improved products or manufacturing processes related to the Recycling & Clean Energy sector, you could be eligible to apply for MMI grant funding under the following streams:

The Manufacturing Translation Stream provides businesses with funding to support projects that translate high quality research into commercial outcomes and support businesses to scale-up and be more competitive and resilient.
The Manufacturing Integration Stream supports projects that integrate Australian businesses into domestic and international value chains, propelling their goods and services into new markets.

What is available?

Co-funding grants of between $1 million and $20 million are available to cover up to 50% of eligible project expenditure. Your eligible project expenditure must be at least $2 million to apply for the minimum funding amount.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You must:

Be a trading entity incorporated in Australia, have an ABN, be registered for GST, and be non-tax exempt.
Have a minimum of $2 million in eligible project expenditure and be able to provide evidence that you can meet the costs of your project not covered by grant funding.
Demonstrate that your project aligns with the Recycling & Clean Energy National Manufacturing Priority – projects that may qualify include:
- Design and commercialisation of manufactured products or processes that:
  - Facilitate cleaner feedstocks for remanufacturing, such as new product design, smart sorting and automation technologies, feedstock recycling or e-waste processing technologies;
  - Enable clean energy in large industrial systems, such as electrolysers, high-voltage direct current cabling, thermal energy systems or modularised renewables;
  - Enable distributed clean energy systems, such as microgrids, advanced inverters, EV charging equipment and next-generation PV modules
- Commercialisation of products that use recycled feedstocks such as plastic, e-waste or organic waste
- Commercialisation of battery technologies, components or precursors, such as for electric vehicles or stationery energy storage
- Commercialisation of products that use clean energy as an input, such as ‘greener’ steel or other low carbon products
- Commercialisation of recycling technologies for end-of-life clean energy equipment such as solar modules, wind turbines or batteries