Defense grants in Australia
Explore Defense grants for companies in Australia. This list brings together funding for dual-use technology, defense research and security challenges from Australian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Australia, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Defense in Australia come first.
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Innovative Manufacturing Adoption Fund Stage 1
🇦🇺NSW Government · Australia
Funds NSW manufacturers with $10,000 to $50,000 to investigate adopting advanced manufacturing technology through feasibility studies, pilot projects and technology assessments run by an external consultant.
AEA Innovate Round 2
🇦🇺Dept of Education AU · Australia
Connects research teams and institutions for AEA Innovate in artificial intelligence, agriculture innovation, and materials science.
ASCA Innovation Incubation — Pitch Days & Challenges
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Supports Australian innovators with incubation and challenge programs for AI, cybersecurity, and defense technologies.
ASCA Missions — Active Call-Outs
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Helps research teams and institutions for ASCA Missions Active Outs in aerospace, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
Industry Growth Program — Commercialisation and Growth
🇦🇺DISR · Australia
Funds Australian small businesses scaling deep-tech products from prototypes toward broader national and global growth.
Defence Industry Development Grants — Exports
DISR · Australia
Supports Australian defence small businesses in strengthening commercial positioning for exports through capability building and market readiness assistance.
Defence Industry Development Grants — Security
DISR · Australia
Funds Australian defence small businesses to improve security operations and infrastructure practices across critical manufacturing and cyber related capabilities.
Defence Industry Development Grants — Skilling
DISR · Australia
Supports Australia's defence sector by funding technical training and professional upskilling for strategic capability teams.
Defence Industry Development Grants — Sovereign Industrial Priorities
DISR · Australia
Funds Australian defence small businesses to upgrade industrial manufacturing capacity aligned with national sovereign priorities through matched equipment support.
Industry Growth Program — Early-Stage Commercialisation
🇦🇺DISR · Australia
Funds Australian small businesses in early commercialization through feasibility, proof-of-concept, and prototype support.
Industry Growth Program (IGP)
🇦🇺Australian Govt · Australia
Funds Australian businesses to commercialise and scale up in priority sectors such as renewables, medical science, food and advanced manufacturing.
National Industry PhD Program — Round 8
🇦🇺Dept of Education AU · Australia
Administers students and early career scholars with mentoring support for National Industry PhD in artificial intelligence, agriculture innovation, and materials science.
Victorian Land Systems Fund SCUP
🇦🇺Vic Gov · Australia
Supports Australian manufacturing supply-chain development by helping small businesses access defense procurement opportunities.
Industry Growth Program Advisory Service
🇦🇺DISR · Australia
Provides Australia innovators with hands-on guidance for commercialization strategy and growth planning and commercialization planning.
AEA Ignite — Next (seed)
🇦🇺Dept of Education AU · Australia
Supports Australian university researchers in early commercialisation by advancing proof-of-concept work toward market application.
AEA Ignite Round 3
🇦🇺Dept of Education AU · Australia
Provides research teams and institutions for AEA Ignite in artificial intelligence, agriculture innovation, and materials science.
ASCA EDT Decision Advantage
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Funds Australian companies and universities developing AI and data-fusion technologies for Defence decision-making capability.
ASCA EDT Explore: Information Warfare and Quantum Technologies
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Funds Australian companies and universities conducting long-term R&D in information warfare countermeasures and quantum technologies for Defence.
ASCA EDT P2ISR — Persistent and Pervasive Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Funds Australian companies and universities developing sensing, edge processing, and ISR technologies for persistent Defence situational awareness.
NRFC General Fund
🇦🇺NRFC · Australia
Funds Australian companies in seven priority sectors with debt, equity, and guarantee instruments.
HMGCC Accelerate
Plexal · United Kingdom
Supports HMGCC Accelerate through a six week HMGCC and Plexal engineering programme for hardware and software security firms.
Female Founders Co-Investment Fund
🇦🇺QLD Government · Australia
Funds Queensland women-led innovation businesses raising early-stage equity through matched co-investment grants.
CSIRO Kick-Start
🇦🇺CSIRO · Australia
Funds Australian small businesses and researchers to run fast innovation pilots with CSIRO.
CSIRO RUIC matched-funding voucher
🇦🇺CSIRO · Australia
Funds Australian Queensland businesses to co-develop projects with regional universities under matching support.