Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants application process is now open

The Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants program is now accepting applications for Round 17. This program provides funding for short-term, industry-led research collaborations aimed at developing new technologies, products, or services that address industry challenges, particularly those in the National Science and Research Priorities and National Reconstruction Fund priority areas.

The grant will match funding of between $100,000 and $3 million for up to 3 years.

Program Objectives

The CRC-P Grants program supports projects that:

  • Improve competitiveness, productivity, and sustainability, particularly in the National Science and Research Priorities
  • Foster collaboration between industry and research organisations to solve industry-identified problems via high quality research.

The funding can be used for:

  • New research
  • Proof of concept activities
  • Pre-commercialisation of research outcomes
  • Industry-focused education and training activities
  • Conferences, workshops, symposia related to the joint research
  • Information sharing and communications related to the research.

Eligibility

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible as a lead applicant, you must:

  • Be an SME (defined as less than 200 employees) that is registered for GST and has an Australian business number (ABN)
  • Be incorporated in Australia and a trading corporation.

Your trading activities must be either:

  • Enough to be called a trading corporation
  • A major, not minor, part of your overall activity.

Project partners must include:

  • 2 Australian industry organisations (including at least 1 SME as the lead applicant)
  • 1 Australian research organisation.

Assessment Criteria

  • Alignment with program objectives (25 points)
  • Quality of the project (25 points)
  • Capacity, capability and resources to deliver the project (25 points)
  • Impact of grant funding on the project (25 points, including 4 points for the impact the project will have on regional and remote Australia).

Applications must be submitted through the online grants portal by 20 March 2025, 5pm AEDT.

How BDO can help

BDO has successfully secured grants for clients in previous CRC-P rounds. We can also help recipients understand the novel changes and assess which expenses are eligible under the program. If you have any questions regarding CRC-P or any other government grant programs, contact the R&D and Government Incentives team.