Driving the Nation Program – Innovation in Charging
Opened in November 2024, ARENA allocated $100 million towards the Focus Areas aiming to support demonstration and deployment of heavy vehicles, charging solutions and other innovations supporting uptake of BEVs.
Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio
The Future Drought Fund has invested $10 million in a two-year pilot initiative aimed at enhancing the commercial availability of drought resilience products and services for Australian food and fibre producers. Opens March 2024.
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation
Offers debt finance, equity finance and guarantees for compelling proposals in seven priority areas of the Australian economy.
CSIRO Kick-Start
Matched funding for start-ups and small to medium enterprises to help access CSIRO’s research expertise and capabilities to help grow your business.
Seedlab Australia
Seedlab Australia is a free incubator and accelerator program supporting Australian and New Zealand producers of food, non-alcoholic drinks, and sustainably produced personal and home care products to supply national retailers. Seedlab is supported by Woolworths.
Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (VCLP)
The Venture Capital Limited Partnership program offers tax benefits to fund managers and eligible foreign investors to help stimulate venture capital investment. Benefits include an exemption for eligible foreign investors from capital gains tax on their share of a fund’s returns from eligible venture capital investments.
Australian Venture Capital Fund of Funds (AFOF)
The Australian Venture Capital Fund of Funds (AFOF) program encourages investment in a portfolio of early stage venture capital limited partnerships (ESVCLPs) and venture capital limited partnerships (VCLPs). It offers tax incentives and provides diversification and flexibility for the fund and its investors.
Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (ESVCLP)
Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnerships provides fund managers and investors with support to help stimulate early stage venture capital investments. Benefits include tax exemptions on an investor’s share of a fund’s income and tax gains.
Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF)
The Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF) provides companies with venture capital through licensed private sector fund managers. It will help you to develop your biomedical discoveries into tangible products, services and outcomes.
Major Project Status
Enables strategically significant projects facing complex regulatory challenges to get extra support and coordinated approvals.