Carbon Innovation Grants Program (CIGP)

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Carbon Innovation Grants Program (CIGP)

Funding Providers

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (WA)

Location

WA

Funding Type

Cash grant G15762

Primary Category

Environment

Eligible to

  • Not-for-Profits
  • Unincorporated Groups
  • Universities
  • Local Governments
  • Businesses

Funding

Amount : $50,000 to $1,500,000

Round(s)

  • Opened 21-Nov-2024 Closes 28-Feb-2025

Purpose

The purpose of the program is to build the capacity of heavy industry sectors to transition to net zero emissions by 2050, in line with government targets.

Overview

The aim of the program is to support Western Australian heavy industries to transition to net zero emissions, in accordance with the WA Climate Policy.

Specifically, the program has the following objectives:

  • Reduce carbon emissions from heavy industry processes in WA. 
  • Support the development of innovative technologies for carbon abatement. and sequestration. 
  • Maximise co-benefits for the environment and the WA economy. 
  • Increase the supply of carbon credits, to enable heavy industry to offset residual emissions (optional).

The program features two grant funding streams to reflect different stages of technology development that may require government support. These streams are: 

  • Feasibility studies - supporting technologies and methods to progress from concept to real-world trials. 
  • Pilot projects and capital works - supporting real-world testing of innovative technologies and methods from pilot stage through to full-scale deployment.

The application form requires applicants to select a funding stream.

Feasibility studies have a minimum funding limit of $50,000 and a maximum funding limit of $500,000, which must be no more than 50 per cent of eligible project costs. 

Pilot projects and capital works have a minimum funding limit of $100,000 and a maximum funding limit of $1.5 million, which must be no more than 25 per cent of eligible project costs.

Limitations

The two funding streams have the same applicant eligibility criteria. To be eligible for funding, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

Applicant eligibility criteria Requirements (Feasibility and Pilot projects and capital works funding streams)
Business registration The applicant must hold a current Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered for GST.
Eligible entities An Australian corporation, local government authority, not-for-profit organisation, incorporated association, university, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander corporation, company limited by guarantee, government trading entity (GTE) and a partnership or consortium of any of the eligible entities as listed above.
Fit and proper persons

Members of the applicant’s management team must be fit and proper persons to engage in the applicant’s authorised activities by reference to: 

  • no disqualification by law from performing their role 
  • no conflict of interest or any conflict that may create a material risk that they will fail to properly perform in their management role 
  • their legal right to carry out and control the project under consideration.
Carbon credit projects Applicants proposing to either assess the feasibility of, or to generate carbon credit units, must demonstrate that they have the ability to meet all applicant eligibility criteria relevant to the carbon crediting method. An example is the Fit and Proper Person posture set by the Clean Energy Regulator in the context of the issue of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).

Applications / Guidelines

Application methods: Online

Contact Details

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