Defence Industry Development Grants Program - Sovereign Industrial Priorities Stream

The objective of the program is to build the industrial base Australia needs to achieve Defence outcomes in areas of strategic priority.

The Defence Industry Development Grants Program funds four distinct grant opportunity streams tailored to address the program outcomes:

1. Sovereign Industrial Priorities
2. Skilling
3. Exports
4. Security.

The Sovereign Industrial Priorities stream will assist eligible small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to purchase manufacturing plant and equipment which is used directly to develop and/or deliver programs that are in line with the Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities described in the Defence Industry Development Strategy.

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• are a SME with less than 200 employees
• are registered for GST
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• are non-income tax exempt

and are one of the following entities:

• an entity incorporated in Australia
• a company limited by guarantee
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust.