High emitting industries grants

Application and assessment processes for HEI funding are non-competitive and applications will be assessed as we receive them.

The application process for projects consists of the following 2 stages.

Stage 1: Fast-track assessment

The first stage allows you to submit a shorter, high-level application outlining the key elements of your project for consideration by a technical review committee.

During this process there is no need for you to provide a detailed breakdown and analysis.

This stage will enable us to provide faster feedback and discuss with applicants any additional project elements which may be needed prior to the project progressing to stage 2.

We expect that stage 1 reviews will take 4 to 6 weeks and if successful, we will invite you to submit a full application.

Note: In some cases, we may waive the requirement for a stage 1 application. For example, we may waive the requirement if you have previously accessed funding to conduct a pre-deployment project.

Stage 2: Full application

The second stage requires you to provide a thorough, detailed project proposal that clearly outlines how the project addresses all stage 2 eligibility and merit criteria.

Stage 2 applications will be assessed and scored by a technical review committee prior to a final determination being made regarding the outcome of the application and the level of funding awarded, should your application be successful.

The timeframe for stage 2 reviews will vary, depending on the amount of funding requested by the applicant and the complexity of the project.

The applicant must:  

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

• confirm that they:

  • are an Australian entity duly incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

  • hold and comply with all necessary authorisations that are material to the conduct of the business of the applicant.

• be classified under the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) codes of manufacturing or mining

• hold all insurances required by law, including public liability insurance and workers compensation

• materially comply with all:

  • obligations under employment contracts, industrial agreements and awards

  • codes of conduct and practice relevant to conditions of service and to the relations between the applicant and the applicant’s employees

  • applicable Workplace Health and Safety legislation.

• not be subject to any insolvency event, including the subject of an order or resolution for winding up or dissolution (other than for the purposes of reconstruction or amalgamation) or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, administer or similar

• not be listed on the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade sanctions consolidated list

• disclose any legal proceedings or investigations, including litigation, arbitration, mediation, or conciliation taking place, pending or (to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, after having made proper enquiry) threatened against you or a related body corporate (as defined in the Corporations Act) (Claims) to the extent that such claims either:

  • affect, could affect, or be perceived to affect, the reputation of the state of NSW (including its officers, ministers and employees)

  • conflict with, may conflict with, or be perceived to conflict with the potential funding or your obligations under the funding agreement or project more generally

  • relate to an authority investigating the applicant’s compliance with any law, regulation or legislation

  • relate to or arise from any issues relating to Environmental Protection Licences issued through the NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • impact (materially or otherwise) the applicant’s ability to comply with its obligations under the funding agreement or to complete the project.

• agree to comply with any further requests for information by the office

• disclose all Australian state government, territory government and Commonwealth Government grants applied for in relation to the project, including applications made over the last 5 years (including both successful and unsuccessful applications)

• be the legal and beneficial owner of, or have all necessary rights to use and licence, any intellectual property necessary to carry out the project

• have a public commitment to decarbonise the facility from the executive/board level.

Your application must address each of the merit criteria. It needs to respond to the aspects of the criteria relevant to each stage (Stage 1: Fast-track assessment and Stage 2: Full application).

If you are applying for pre-deployment projects, you should describe how the project would contribute to emissions reductions, and any other relevant outcomes if the project is adopted at full commercial scale.

Merit criteria

1. emissions reduction to be achieved
2. technical feasibility of the project
3. financial feasibility of the project and value for money
4. project delivery
5. alignment to NSW Government strategic objectives and
   economic growth
6. knowledge sharing.

For full details of stage-specific requirements, download the grant guidelines (PDF 8.97MB).