Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program

Program status

Open for applications.

Updated customer documentation

Customer Guidelines and Fact Sheets

The Customer Guidelines and Fact Sheets have been updated to provide additional clarity on program rules, merit assessment and application requirements.

There have been no changes to core program eligibility, merit criteria or reporting requirements.

Application Form

As of the 31st March 2013, an application lodged using form versions 1 through 5 will not be accepted as an eligible application. Form versions 6 onwards are eligible and have been available for download since January 2013.

Description

On 16 February 2012, Minister for Industry and Innovation, Greg Combet, announced the launch of the Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program (Minister Combet's Clean Technology Program media release).

The Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program (the Program) is a central element of the Australian Government's Clean Energy Future plan announced in July 2011. The Clean Energy Future plan provides transitional assistance for businesses and industry through the $8.6 billion Jobs and Competitiveness Program, the $1.2 billion Clean Technology Program, the $300 million Steel Transformation Plan and the $1.3 billion Coal Sector Jobs Package.

The Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program (the Program) is a $200 million competitive, merit-based grants program to support Australian food and foundry manufacturers to maintain competitiveness in a carbon constrained economy. This program will provide grants for investments in energy efficient capital equipment and low emission technologies, processes and products.

Contact

Should you have an inquiry about the Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program, please contact the AusIndustry Hotline on 13 28 46 or email hotline@ausindustry.gov.au 

If you do not operate in the food or foundry industries but are a manufacturer in another industry you may be interested in the Clean Technology Investment Program.

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