Program overview
Clean Technology Programs Closed:
While the program is closed to applications, this
document remains available to assist existing
program customers.
$25,000 – <
Less than
Up to 1:1
$500,000
$100 million
$25,000 – <
$100 million
$500,000
or more
$500,000 -
N/A
Up to 2:1
N/A
3:1**
Up to 2:1
< $10
What is the Clean Technology
Investment Program?
million
The Clean Technology Investment Program is a
≥ $10
merit-based grants program that supports
million
Australian manufacturers to invest in energy
* applies to the annual turnover of the applicant
efficient capital equipment and low emission
in the financial year preceding the lodgement of
technologies, processes and products.
an eligible application.
What grants are available for
manufacturers?
Grants are provided to successful applicants to
fund part of total eligible project costs. The
proportion of the cost covered by the grant is
** unless otherwise recommended by the Cabinet
of the Australian Government.
An additional funding ratio is available for some
companies with manufacturing facilities that are
likely to face a direct carbon liability.
This grant ratio is available for manufacturers
determined by the grant ratio.
For manufacturers who are not liable under the
Carbon Pricing Mechanism, the available grant
ratio is dependent on the size of the grant
requested and the turnover of the applicant.
Grant
Annual
Applicant to
amount
turnover of
grant ratio
with facilities that have emitted 25,000 tonnes
or greater, but less than 100,000 tonnes of
covered emissions in the last full financial year
prior to application lodgement.
Grant
Annual
Applicant to
amount
turnover of
grant ratio
applicant*
applicant*
$25,000 –
N/A
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the Equal Opportunity for Women in the
upwards
Workplace Act 1999.
For further information refer to the fact sheet
on Grant Ratio for Carbon Liable Businesses.
How are grants awarded?
In order for your application to be considered
for funding you must meet all the Program
eligibility criteria. Eligible applications are then
What projects and activities are
eligible?
Eligible projects must improve the carbon and
energy efficiency of the applicant’s
manufacturing process.
assessed against the Program merit criteria. The
Eligible project activities are capital investment
application must score highly against each of
and associated implementation activities that
the merit criteria to be successful.
generate carbon and energy savings through:
What are the eligibility criteria?

replacement or modification of existing
manufacturing plant, equipment and
processes, and/ or

changes to energy sources for the existing
or replacement manufacturing plant or
processes.
To be eligible to apply for funding an applicant
must:
1
Be a non-tax exempt corporation that is
incorporated in Australia under a law of the
Commonwealth or of a State or Territory
and is undertaking manufacturing activities
in Australia.
2
Have met one or more of the prescribed
energy or emissions thresholds in the 12month period before submitting an
application:
i
used at least 300 megawatt hours of
electricity; or
ii
iii
used at least 5 terajoules of natural gas;
Projects can include multiple efficiency measures
and occur across multiple sites within Australia.
The maximum project duration is two years.
What are the Merit Criteria?
Grants less than $1.5 million will be assessed
against merit criteria 1 to 3 and grants of $1.5
million or more will be assessed against merit
criteria 1 to 4 as outlined below.
1
or
emissions intensity, including through
used a mix of fuels and/or electricity
improvements in energy efficiency arising
that results in the emissions of at least
from the proposed project.
0.27 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide
2
Or be directly liable under the Carbon
3
The extent to which the project maintains
Pricing Mechanism.
and improves the competitiveness of the
Be able to fund the costs of the project that
applicant’s business.
will not be covered by the grant.
4
The capacity and capability of the applicant
to undertake the project.
equivalent.
3
The extent of the reduction in carbon
4
The contribution of the proposed project to
Are not named as an organisation that has
a competitive, low carbon, Australian
not complied with their obligations under
manufacturing industry and the benefits to
the broader Australian economy.
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For further information refer to the Merit
Assessment fact sheet.
What project costs can I
include in my application?
How will my application be
assessed?
All eligible applications are assessed by
Innovation Australia, an independent statutory
body. Grants of $10 million or more are also
The main categories of eligible expenditure
considered by the Cabinet of the Australian
include:
Government.

identifying carbon and energy savings to be
achieved through the project

plant and equipment

installation

commissioning

labour
cent of the grant amount is withheld until the

measurement and verification activities
project has been completed and all reporting

end of project financial audit
What happens if an application
is successful?
Applicants will have 30 days to sign a Funding
Agreement. Grant payments are made in arrears
on completion of project milestones. Twenty per
obligations have been met.
For further information please see Eligible
Expenditure Guidelines and the fact sheet on
Eligible Expenditure for Plant and Equipment.
Is funding available for
collaborative projects?
A collaborative project is a project undertaken
by a lead applicant and one or more project
partners, where the benefits of the project
(emission reduction, financial or otherwise) are
shared amongst the collaborative partners.
A collaborative project must provide a
demonstrated improvement in energy efficiency
or carbon emissions intensity for the lead
applicant.
A project partner must either meet the criteria
of an eligible applicant, or must be a part of the
lead applicant’s manufacturing supply chain.
For further information please see the fact sheet
on Collaborative Projects.
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