The grant of up to $50,000 is for Queensland-based manufacturers to improve energy efficiency measures and technology, reduce energy usage, costs and emissions.

A  $7.1 million program, the Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Grant (MEEG) Program is part of the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan and also complements the Queensland Government’s Advanced Manufacturing 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan.

The MEEG Program will support eligible Queensland-based manufacturing SMEs by reimbursing up to 100 per cent of Eligible Project costs for lighting projects and/or up to 75 per cent of Eligible Project costs for other eligible projects undertaken by a SME manufacturer.

Grants of between $7,500 to $50,000 (excluding GST) willbe:

• available for projects that align with the sustainability goals of the applicant and the MEEG Program Objectives 
• available for projects that support manufacturers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce energy costs and operational emissions through adoption of energy efficiency technologies, equipment, systems or processes
• awarded following a demand driven process. The process involves an applicant submitting a completed application form. If the submitted application demonstrates that the applicant and the project satisfactorily meet all eligibility and assessment criteria, grants will be awarded to those applicants with the earliest submission date of a complete and proper application, where funding remains available to be allocated.

Note: only one eligible application from each entity, which may contain multiple project items, will be considered for funding in this round. Where an application includes lighting projects, the lighting component will be fully funded while any remaining eligible project items will receive 75 per cent funding.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the MEEG Program, an applicant must: 

• be a Queensland-based business whose principal activity and majority annual turnover is derived from manufacturing, as defined under Division C of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006
• be registered for GST and hold an active Australian Business Number (ABN) 
• be an SME with between five and 200 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. A minimum of five FTE employees must be located in Queensland 
• have a proposed Eligible Project that meets the requirements set out in Section 2.4 of the guidelines
• have a minimum of 12 months access to the project site address in Queensland (either through ownership or an executed lease agreement or similar)
• have quotes for a minimum of $7,500 excluding GST of Eligible Project costs for lighting only projects or a minimum of $10,000 excluding GST of Eligible Project costs for other eligible projects (which may also include lighting), noting that additional quotes or project costs cannot be added to an application once it has been submitted
• have the financial capacity and standing necessary to successfully undertake and complete the proposed Eligible Project, recognising that the grant payments are made in arrears 
• have operated within Queensland for a minimum of 12 months prior to submitting an application
• not have, and must not be, an Associated Entity of an entity that has received funding under the MEEG Program that in aggregate exceeds $50,000 (excluding GST)
• not have, and must not be, an Associated Entity of an entity that has been awarded MEEG Round 1 and has not completed the project
• accept that the department may require security over any single Eligible Project item that exceeds $100,000 in value, for a period of seven years
• not be insolvent or have owners or directors that are an undischarged bankrupt 
• not be a federal, state or local government entity, statutory authority or special purpose vehicle or not-for-profit organisation.

If an application does not meet the Eligibility Criteria, the department may reject the application and not consider it for any further assessment. 

• Phone: 07 3330 4444
• Email: advanced.manufacturing@rdmw.qld.gov.au