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Graphite Research and Development Grant

Administered by Australian Government - Department of Industry

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Australian GovernmentBusiness SupportAustralia

About this grant

Support for businesses to collaborate with CSIRO on innovative R&D projects, driving the development of cutting-edge technologies and processes essential for natural and synthetic graphite production, especially for battery applications.

Key facts

Funding amount$10,000 – $50,000 (non-repayable)
Deadline (5 days remaining)
Grant typeOpen
Funding typeGrant
CountryAustralia
RegionAustralia
Funding bodyAustralian Government - Department of Industry
IndustriesGeneral

Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

  • Australian SMEs undertaking graphite R&D.
  • Overview
  • The Graphite Research and Development (R&D) Grant opportunity provides Australian small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with funding and access to Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) experts on collaborative R&D projects. These projects will focus on developing innovative technologies and processes essential for natural graphite production, particularly for battery applications.
  • This initiative will support development of a sustainable graphite industry in Australia, which is essential to meeting the growing global demand for battery anode materials. Australia is positioned to become a key supplier to the USA and other global markets by capitalising on its natural and synthetic graphite deposits. This program supports R&D in areas like alternative feedstocks, efficient recycling methods, and purification techniques, contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable graphite production process.
  • CSIRO has considerable expertise in and is actively involved in a range of different research activities supporting the development of a Graphite anode industry in Australia.
  • The intended outcomes of the opportunity are:
  • to contribute to the development of efficient and effective downstream processing to active materials
  • support SMEs who have a role to play in developing a world-class, competitive and sustainable graphite industry to support domestic Australian manufacturing and exports to the USA and globally.
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  • To be eligible, applicants must:
  • have an Australian business number (ABN) and Australian company number (ACN)
  • be registered for the purposes of goods and services tax (GST)
  • have less than 200 employees.
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  • 1300 363 400
  • Email:
  • graphitegrants@csiro.au
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What the funding covers

  • Matched funding of between $10,000 and $50,000.

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  1. 1Visit https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/graphite-research-and-development-grant for application details

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Grant details are sourced from official public databases and reviewed weekly. Eligibility criteria, funding amounts, and deadlines may change without notice. Always confirm details on the Australian Government - Department of Industry website before applying.

FUNDING AMOUNT$10,000 – $50,000Non-repayable grant
DEADLINE5 days remaining
GRANT TYPEOpen
COUNTRYAUAustralia
REGIONAustralia
INDUSTRIES
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