GRANTS & INCENTIVES OVERVIEW
A range of grants and incentives have been introduced by the state and federal governments to stimulate investment in the Queensland resources sector.
Provider | Name/description | Link |
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Austrade | Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) - a key Australian Government financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters. Administered by Austrade, the scheme supports a wide range of industries. | Click here |
Australian Taxation Office | Exploration Development Incentive - Encourages shareholder investment in small exploration companies undertaking greenfields mineral exploration in Australia. It provides economic incentive to invest in the Australian mining sector. | Click here |
Australian Taxation Office | Research and Development Tax Incentive - Encourages companies to engage in R&D benefiting Australia, by providing a tax offset for eligible R&D activities. | Click here |
Queensland Government | Collaborative Exploration Initiative - Provides businesses with funding to conduct exploratory drilling and non-drilling activities in under-explored parts of north-west Queensland. | Click here |
Queensland Government | Knowledge Transfer Partnerships program - Builds collaboration between universities and small business by bringing on a university graduate to work on an innovative project. | Click here |
Queensland Government | Mentoring for Growth Program (M4G) - offers eligible businesses access to a panel of up to 6 volunteer business experts who during a meeting of around 90 minutes, offer insights, options and suggestions on business challenges relating to growth and innovation. | Click here |
National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) | NERA Project Fund - NERA is seeking to fund industry-led, collaborative projects that demonstrate innovative solutions for the energy resources sector, with the aim of enhancing productivity, competitiveness and long-term sustainability within Australia's oil, gas, coal and uranium industries. | Click here |