Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Supports Australia's Department of Industry, Science and Resources, setting federal policy for industrial and science development.

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources is Australia's federal department for industry development, science policy, and resources. It is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity based in Canberra, with a stated role in lifting growth, productivity, innovation, and commercialisation. The department's grant work is delivered through AusIndustry and the Business Grants Hub inside business.gov.au.

Its grant portfolio includes the Industry Growth Program, CRC Grants, CRC-P Grants, Defence Industry Development Grants, Maker Projects, and National Science Week grants. The structured record puts annual grant funding at A$98 million, and the named programs carry caps ranging from A$20,000 for National Science Week to A$5 million for the Industry Growth Program and A$1 million for defence industry development. Eligibility is usually tied to Australian entities with an ABN, GST registration, and the right corporate structure.

DISR works as both adviser and delivery body: some routes are advisory first, some are matched grants, and some are run on behalf of other portfolios such as Defence. Its strongest sectors are manufacturing, energy, medical science, transport, agriculture, defence capability, and enabling technologies, while some clean-energy flagship programs sit with ARENA rather than DISR itself.