Program Status: Open to new applications.
Description: The EPG program is an eligibility-based program; its objective is to encourage the use of biofuels in transport in Australia. The program commenced on 18 September 2002 and is available to ethanol producers until 30 June 2011. AusIndustry administers the program on behalf of the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism. The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (the Department) has policy responsibility for the Ethanol Production Grants program.
Ethanol Production Grants are paid to ethanol producers at a rate of 38.143 cents per litre. To claim the grant, ethanol must be produced entirely in Australia by the grant recipient from biomass feedstock, which is to be used in, or as, a transport fuel in Australia. To enable payment of the production grant, the ethanol producer must first enter into a funding agreement with the Australian Government.
All applicants for funding under the program must be approved by the Australian Government. To determine if you may be eligible to access the program, please see the Ethanol Production Grants Initial Enquiry Form.
Contact: Should you have an inquiry about the EPG Program, please contact the EPG team via the AusIndustry Hotline on 13 28 46 or email hotline@ausindustry.gov.au