AUSTRALIA · GRANT
Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Rebate Program Round 2
✈️ Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Rebate Program Round 2 The Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Rebate Program Round 2, issued by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts, offers a demand-driven funding opportunity with $8,400,000 available nationally. This progr…
Key facts
- Agency
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Location
- National
- Status
- Open
- Opened
- 22 Aug 2024
- Closing
- 31 May 2027
- Funding
- $8.4M
- Categories
- 351003 - Transport
Summary and scope
The objective of the Program is to incentivise voluntary uptake of ADS-B equipment in Australian-registered aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) to improve safety and efficiency for Australian airspace users. The program will provide: better situational awareness for pilots through improved electronic visibility of nearby airborne VFR and IFR aircraft enhanced search and rescue capabilities through improved air traffic information air traffic controllers with additional and accurate automated aircraft position information of VFR aircraft. The Program funds two classes of eligible ADS-B equipment: installed ADS-B equipment that air traffic controllers can use for aircraft separation purposes (referred to as ADS-B) portable ADS-B equipment for local electronic traffic information purposes (referred to as ADS-B EC).
Eligibility
To apply you must: be the registered owner of a crewed aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) or Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and shown in an approved registration database including: the CASA Australian aircraft register for VH aircraft (e.g. fixed wing, helicopter, balloon, glider) registration database managed by CASA an approved Australian Sport Aviation organisation: Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus) Australian Sport Rotorcraft Association (ASRA) Sports Aviation Federation of Australia (SAFA). purchase and/or install in your registered aircraft: a device which provides ADS-B-OUT functionality or an ADS-B EC device but not both, after 20 December 2021, or a device which provides ADS-B-IN functionality or a device which provides ADS-B-IN and OUT functionality, after 31 May 2024. If a grant was paid in respect of your aircraft under ADS-B Round 1 you are eligible to apply under the following conditions: the equipment adds ADS-B IN functionality that was not previously available, or you are upgrading from an EC device to installed equipment. Further information on eligibility can be found in the grant opportunity guidelines.
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.