ClosedBusinessStream 2 – Enabling Project Infrastructure

Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Activation Fund - Stream 2 — NSW

$2M – $10M available

Department of Regional NSW

This NSW grant co-funds enabling infrastructure for critical minerals and high-tech metals projects nearing construction and operation. It supports strategic infrastructure that accelerates mining and downstream processing projects in regional New South Wales.

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Funding

$2M – $10M

Closed

31 Oct 2022

Duration

up to 18 months to commence construction from execution of the Funding Deed

Location

New South Wales

Who Can Apply

• Must have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) • Must be registered for GST • Must be an eligible incorporated entity, such as an Australian company, company limited by guarantee, incorporated trustee for a corporate trust, incorporated association or co-operative, publicly funded research organisation, eligible government business research entity, or an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation • Must operate, or be developing, a mineral project within the critical minerals and high-tech metals industry or supply chain • Must demonstrate financial and technical capacity to deliver the proposed infrastructure project • Must provide evidence of $20 million public liability insurance, or confirm it will be obtained before the Funding Deed is executed • Proposed project must support infrastructure needed to enable critical minerals or high-tech metals mining, processing or production in New South Wales • Proposed project must relate to at least one identified critical mineral or high-tech metal • Proposed project must commence construction within 18 months from execution of the Funding Deed • Proposed project must already have, or be able to secure, all necessary planning approvals and licences • Proposed project must align with the objectives of the Fund and Stream 2 • Proposed project must deliver significant benefits to critical minerals extraction and/or downstream processing in regional New South Wales • Proposed project must use technologies successfully demonstrated and accepted by research and industry • The related mineral project must be significantly advanced and economically feasible • Proposed project must create additional ongoing jobs in regional New South Wales • Applicants must provide a cash co-contribution of at least 50% of total project cost unless otherwise approved by the Department • Ineligible lead applicants include local councils, Joint Organisations of Councils, Australian or New South Wales Government departments, sole traders, individuals, unincorporated associations, and insolvent businesses
Applicants must have an Australian Business Number, be registered for GST, and be an eligible incorporated entity such as an Australian company, company limited by guarantee, incorporated trustee for a corporate trust, incorporated association or co-operative, publicly funded research organisation, certain corporate Commonwealth entities or State and Territory business enterprises undertaking publicly funded research, or an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation. Applicants must operate, or be developing, a mineral project within the critical minerals and high-tech metals industry or supply chain, demonstrate financial and technical capacity to deliver the infrastructure project, and hold or commit to obtaining at least $20 million public liability insurance before executing the funding deed. Proposed projects must support critical minerals or high-tech metals mining, processing or production in New South Wales, relate to at least one identified critical mineral or high-tech metal, commence construction within 18 months of the funding deed, secure necessary approvals and licences, align with fund objectives, deliver significant benefits in regional New South Wales, use successfully demonstrated technologies, involve a significantly advanced and economically feasible related mineral project, and create additional ongoing jobs in regional New South Wales. Applicants must provide a cash co-contribution of at least 50% of total project cost unless otherwise approved in writing. Ineligible lead applicants include local councils, Joint Organisations of Councils, Australian or New South Wales Government departments, sole traders, individuals, unincorporated associations, and insolvent businesses.

What's Funded

Funding supports enabling project infrastructure such as road and rail upgrades, heavy-haulage route upgrades, power infrastructure, substations, powerlines, renewable energy conversion, solar farms, large-scale power storage, water treatment plants, water supply pipelines, trial processing plants, mine waste processing facilities, pilot or demonstration plants, environmental protection infrastructure, and modifications or additional circuits to processing facilities.

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Expected Outcomes

Expected outcomes include accelerated development of investment-ready critical minerals infrastructure projects, reduced project risk for private investment, delivery of infrastructure needed for operations, support for downstream mineral processing, additional ongoing jobs in regional New South Wales, and significant benefits to critical minerals extraction and processing in regional areas.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

companytrustcooperativeuniversityindigenous_organisationother

Stage

growthestablished

Funding Purposes

capital_expenditureinnovationcommercialisationother

Keywords

critical mineralshigh-tech metalsmining infrastructuredownstream processingregional developmentNew South Walesinfrastructureprocessing plants

Official Grant Page

Department of Regional NSW

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Activation Fund - Stream 2?

The Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Activation Fund - Stream 2 is a business grant offered by Department of Regional NSW in Australia, providing $2M – $10M in funding. This NSW grant co-funds enabling infrastructure for critical minerals and high-tech metals projects nearing construction and operation. It supports strategic infrastructure that accelerates mining and downstream processing projects in regional New South Wales.
2

How much funding does the Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Activation Fund - Stream 2 provide?

The Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Activation Fund - Stream 2 provides $2M – $10M in funding. The typical project duration is up to 18 months to commence construction from execution of the Funding Deed.
3

Who is eligible for the Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Activation Fund - Stream 2?

  • Must have an active Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • Must be registered for GST
  • Must be an eligible incorporated entity, such as an Australian company, company limited by guarantee, incorporated trustee for a corporate trust, incorporated association or co-operative, publicly funded research organisation, eligible government business research entity, or an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation
  • Must operate, or be developing, a mineral project within the critical minerals and high-tech metals industry or supply chain
  • Must demonstrate financial and technical capacity to deliver the proposed infrastructure project
  • Must provide evidence of $20 million public liability insurance, or confirm it will be obtained before the Funding Deed is executed
  • Proposed project must support infrastructure needed to enable critical minerals or high-tech metals mining, processing or production in New South Wales
  • Proposed project must relate to at least one identified critical mineral or high-tech metal
  • Proposed project must commence construction within 18 months from execution of the Funding Deed
  • Proposed project must already have, or be able to secure, all necessary planning approvals and licences
  • Proposed project must align with the objectives of the Fund and Stream 2
  • Proposed project must deliver significant benefits to critical minerals extraction and/or downstream processing in regional New South Wales
  • Proposed project must use technologies successfully demonstrated and accepted by research and industry
  • The related mineral project must be significantly advanced and economically feasible
  • Proposed project must create additional ongoing jobs in regional New South Wales
  • Applicants must provide a cash co-contribution of at least 50% of total project cost unless otherwise approved by the Department
  • Ineligible lead applicants include local councils, Joint Organisations of Councils, Australian or New South Wales Government departments, sole traders, individuals, unincorporated associations, and insolvent businesses
4

When does the Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Activation Fund - Stream 2 close?

Applications closed on 31 Oct 2022.
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What activities are funded?

Funding supports enabling project infrastructure such as road and rail upgrades, heavy-haulage route upgrades, power infrastructure, substations, powerlines, renewable energy conversion, solar farms, large-scale power storage, water treatment plants, water supply pipelines, trial processing plants, mine waste processing facilities, pilot or demonstration plants, environmental protection infrastructure, and modifications or additional circuits to processing facilities.
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