Australian Capital Territory

Name of program: Business Electric Vehicle Charger Rebates

What is it for? To assist businesses to purchase and install EV charging infrastructure on their premises

Who's it for: 

• businesses that operate or subcontract fleet vehicles

Who's funding it? ACT government

What do you get?

• Eligible businesses may receive rebates of up to 50% of the cost (capped at $3,000 excluding GST) for the purchase and installation of EV charging infrastructure at their business premises.

How do I apply? Please send an expression of interest to the Fleet Advisory Service mailbox at [email protected], or give us a call on 13 22 81

Learn more: Click here

Name of program: Energy Innovation Fund

What is it for? To solve clean energy challenges and accelerate the uptake of clean energy initiatives

Who’s it for:

• non profits
• business
• think tanks
• research and trade institutions

Who's funding it? ACT government

Conditions:

The funding has 3 streams:

• Stream 1: Technology Demonstration Grant - providing up to $10 million over five years in flexible, early-stage funding for a broad range of new and emerging technologies supporting the energy transition. This grant is open all year round, so you can apply at any time. The Grant is targeted at businesses.
• Stream 2: Policy Challenge Grant - supporting innovative solutions to key policy challenges the ACT faces in accelerating the energy transition. Up to $3.75 million is available over five years. This grant is open all year round with annual themes announced each year. The Grant is open to businesses, research and trades institutions, and think tanks.
• Stream 3: Innovation Ecosystem Grant - supports innovation clusters and business accelerators, and supports networking opportunities, industry capacity building activities, and support for commercialisation solutions for energy innovation products and services. This grant is open all year round, so you can apply at any time. The Grant is open to businesses, including non-profits.

Learn more: Click here 

How do I apply? Click here

When does funding close? Grants are available year-round, with two assessment cycles each year with set deadlines.

Name of program: Innovation Ecosystem Grant

Who's it for: 

• businesses
• not-for-profits

What is it for? 

• To support innovation ecosystems building in the ACT
• It includes two categories of support:
  • Innovation Clusters: Funding supports to projects facilitating collaboration and investment opportunities in developing energy innovation sub-sectors and clusters in the ACT. EPSDD is inviting proposals that can facilitate capacity building activities in the energy innovation sectors. These activities could include connecting the ACT’s innovation network through networking events, accessing investors and capital, knowledge workshops, professional conferences and roundtables in the ACT, and showcasing Canberra in international roadshows.
  • Business Accelerator: Funding support to technological or product-based innovation based in the ACT to scale up to Australia and markets beyond. This grant is available for businesses only. Funding will support improved commercialisation, and access to consumers, that can help ACT-based energy innovation to turn from prototypes into potentially commercially successful products and services.

Who's funding it? ACT government

What do you get?

• Organisations can apply for funding between $30,000 and $300,000 (excluding GST) per grant.

How do I apply? Click here

Learn more: Click here

Name of program: Rebates and Incentives

What is it for? To support the ACT community to make sustainable choices

Who's it for: 

• First Nations
• households, community groups and businesses

Who's funding it? ACT government

View funding opportunities: Click here 

Name of program: Sustainable Household Scheme

Who is it for: 

• residents of the ACT who own a home OR hold a current driving licence
• community groups

Who's funding it? ACT government

Conditions: 

• Eligible home owners can borrow from $2,000 to $15,000 with up to 10 years to repay it. There's zero interest, and no upfront costs or fees. 

• Loans must be used to buy energy-efficient products, including:

  • rooftop solar panels 
  • household battery storage systems
  • electric heating and cooling systems
  • hot water heat pumps 
  • electric stove tops
  • electric vehicles
  • electric vehicle charging infrastructure
  • ceiling insulation
  • installation costs for these products.

When does funding close? OPEN

How do I apply? Click here 

Thanks to Allan Sharp for the photo!