Hardware grants in Australia

Open

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.

Open

Supports Australian innovators with incubation and challenge programs for AI, cybersecurity, and defense technologies.

Open

Helps research teams and institutions for ASCA Missions Active Outs in aerospace, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

Open

Invests directly in university spinouts across health, deep technology, and clean technology from formation through scale-up.

Funds Australian manufacturing small businesses developing innovative production and commercialization capabilities.

Between cycles

Co-funds New South Wales startups and SMEs building tech or hardware products, up to A$75,000 depending on the stream.

Between cycles

Offers matched support for Queensland manufacturers increasing productivity, export pathways, and reshoring potential.

Closed

Funds Queensland small and medium enterprises running co-funded innovation trials with corporate partners.

Closed

Funds Australian companies and universities developing AI and data-fusion technologies for Defence decision-making capability.

Closed

Funds Australian companies and universities developing sensing, edge processing, and ISR technologies for persistent Defence situational awareness.

Closed

Supports small New South Wales businesses in commercialising innovative products and moving them toward market-ready delivery.

Closed

Funds small businesses in New South Wales to commercialise innovative products through hands-on development support.

Closed

Supports Queensland small businesses entering export markets through matched assistance for trade missions and international promotion.

Between cycles

Supports HMGCC Accelerate through a six week HMGCC and Plexal engineering programme for hardware and software security firms.

Closed

Funds a complete tunable 6G radio front-end module for 7–15 GHz, combining European microelectronics with low-energy operation.

Open

Funds Queensland women-led innovation businesses raising early-stage equity through matched co-investment grants.

Open

Funds Australian small businesses and researchers to run fast innovation pilots with CSIRO.

Open

Funds Australian Queensland businesses to co-develop projects with regional universities under matching support.

Between cycles

Funds Australian startups and SMEs to solve government-nominated challenges with new tech.

Reimburses Australian businesses for a share of their eligible marketing and promotion spend when they sell or plan to sell products overseas.

Pays Australian exporters and their representative bodies between $20,000 and $80,000 a year in matched funding to market and promote their goods and services in international markets, with the maximum set by their export-readiness tier.

Between cycles

Funds Australian companies through tax incentives that reward innovation investment and reduce financial risk.

Closed

Funds three-year fellowships for early-career researchers across all disciplines except medical research with salary and project support.

Closed

Funds Australian university teams developing long-term, university-led research through a two-stage concept pathway.