Solar Sunshot

Solar Sunshot sits under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency as a national manufacturing program for solar PV. It is a A$1 billion programme supporting innovative solar facilities across Australia's solar supply chain, which makes it a supply-chain and industrial capability instrument rather than a general research grant. Its purpose is to grow domestic solar manufacturing capacity in Australia. The program is a grant route delivered through multiple rounds. Round 1A was the large closed tranche, while Round 1B supports feasibility studies and Round 2 covers balance-of-plant work; both are active in the structured schedule. The program page does not publish a formal grant cap, but the total allocation is A$1 billion and the live rounds show how the money is being split across manufacturing stages. The best applications are those that map cleanly to one of the active rounds and can show a credible manufacturing contribution, not just a concept for solar technology. The eligibility profile is broad across for-profit firms, non-profits, universities and research organisations, but all applicants must be tied to Australia. Strong proposals should read as facility, supply-chain or deployment plans that help domestic solar manufacturing scale.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.