Tag: IGP

IGP awards $21m to startups ahead of budget cut

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Albanese government’s beleaguered startup commercialisation program quietly awarded a slew of new grants just days before the scheme’s application process was paused following a $48 million budget cut....

Exclusive: IGP frozen as grant funds clawed back

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s flagship commercialisation program for startups and SMEs is on hold after almost $50 million in uncommitted grant funding was clawed back in this week’s budget to help pay...

IGP advisers sweat on govt’s $102m cut to program

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The contracted advisers for Australia’s flagship commercialisation program face an uncertain future after receiving only six month extensions in the wake of the Albanese government’s $102 million program cut....

MYEFO cuts $102m from Industry Growth Program

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will cut $102 million in uncommitted funding from its flagship early-stage commercialisation initiative designed to help startups bridge the funding gap. The Industry Growth Program (IGP)...

IGP rolling again with $29m in new grants

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
Cutting-edge Australian companies have picked up grants worth almost $29 million from the Albanese government’s key startup program to develop and commercialise products like laser drilling, battery recycling and...

Advanced materials maker snags $1.5m scaleup grant

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Wollongong firm developing materials for use in extreme environments like air travel and nuclear waste disposal will receive $1.5 million from the federal government’s scaleup program to expand...

IGP backs local battery tech in latest grants round

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Battery storage manufacturer Allegro Energy is one of five local scaleups to share in the latest allocation of funds from the federal government’s flagship innovation pipeline program. Allegro Energy,...

Manufacturing experts added to national commercialisation push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Experts in advanced manufacturing have been added as industry advisers to the Albanese government’s flagship commercialisation and scale up program, as its grants trickle out to local startups. Industry...