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Defence Industry Development Grants Program - Skilling Stream
Defence Industry Development Grants Program - Skilling Stream The Defence Industry Development Grants Program (Skilling Stream), issued by the Australian Department of Defence, is a funding opportunity designed to enhance Australia's defence industrial base and workforce capabilities. This stream specifically targets the upskilling and training of personnel…
Key facts
- Agency
- Department of Defence
- Location
- National
- Status
- Open
- Opened
- 12 Jun 2024
- Closing
- Ongoing
- Funding
- $169.1M
- Categories
- 361002 - Defence
Summary and scope
The Defence Industry Development Grants Program (the program) will award grants over four years from 2024-25 to 2027-28. The program was announced as part of the Defence Industry Development Strategy. 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: Sovereign Industrial Priorities Skilling Exports Security. The Skilling stream helps Australian defence industry to upskill and train in priority trade, technical and professional skillsets to develop a workforce with the right mix of qualified and experienced personnel to meet Defence requirements. The program will enhance the capacity and capability of Australian defence industry workforce to deliver Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities described in the Defence Industry Development Strategy.
Eligibility
You can apply if you: have an Australian business number (ABN) are a SME with less than 200 employees or a Defence Industry Association (DIA) 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. You can’t 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 a partnership an overseas organisation an unincorporated association an organisation not included in section 4.1 of the grant opportunity guidelines a trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust) a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government body (including government business enterprises).
Source and freshness
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Information shown is sourced from public opportunity records. Official buyer documents and addenda take precedence for deadlines, eligibility and submission requirements.