Joint Strike Fighter Industry Support Program – Production and Modernisation Grants

This grant provides Australian companies and institutions with funding to develop new or improved capabilities to win work in the production and modernisation phases of the Joint Strike Fighter Program.

What do you get?

• Grants from $150,000 to $1.5 million to fund up to 50% of eligible project expenditure.

Who is this for?

• An Australian company, university, research organisation or cooperative research centre.

Overview

This grant provides funding to develop new or improved capabilities to win work in the production and modernisation phases of the Joint Strike Fighter Program.

The intended outcomes are a strong, skilled and successful defence industry that:

• is committed to increase, identify and make the most of business opportunities within Australia and overseas.
• has improved competitiveness by developing skills of the workforce, fostering innovation and boosting productivity.

Eligibility

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible you must:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• be registered for the goods and services tax (GST).

You must be one of the following entities:

• an entity, incorporated in Australia.
• an Australian university
• a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO)
• cooperative research centre.

You must provide:

• evidence of ownership, access to, or the beneficial use of, any intellectual property necessary to carry out the project.
• evidence from your board (or chief executive officer or equivalent if there is no board) that the project is supported, and that you can complete the project and meet the costs of the project not covered by grant funding.
• an Accountant Declaration that confirms you can fund your share of the project costs.

Not eligible

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 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
• income tax exempt
• an individual
• partnership
• unincorporated association
• any organisation not included in section 4.1 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines
• a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government body (including government business enterprises)
• a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.

Applying

How do you apply?

You should read the grant opportunity guidelines and sample grant agreement before you apply.

To apply, you must submit your application through the online portal. You’ll need to set up an account when you first log into the portal. The portal allows you to apply for and manage a grant or service in a secure online environment.