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Funding for carbon capture, utilisation and removal technologies.
Carbon Capture Technologies Program – Round 2
Closing date: Wednesday 6 May 2026 5:00pm AEST Wed 6 May 2026 5:00pm AEST
What do you get?
Grants of up to $10 million.
Who is this for?
Organisations developing technologies to capture, utilise or remove CO2.
About the program
The Carbon Capture Technologies Program aims to accelerate the research, development and demonstration of novel and emerging carbon management technologies to address Australia’s hard-to-abate emissions and residual emissions. Grants will be offered to pilot and demonstration projects that capture, utilise and remove CO2 and have the potential to create new, low-emissions or net-zero industries.
Examples of eligible technologies, include but are not limited to:
- novel or emerging carbon capture and/or utilisation for hard-to-abate sectors
- novel or emerging carbon removal technologies such as
- direct air capture
- enhanced rock weathering
- biomass carbon removal and storage, including durable sequestration of carbon in biochar
- mineral carbonation technology, such as capturing carbon in building and other materials.
Conventional and land-based approaches that leverage natural biological systems, without technological intervention, are not eligible. This includes:
- afforestation/reforestation,
- peatland or wetland restoration
- agroforestry are excluded from this program.
The objectives of the program are to:
- accelerate the development of emerging priority CO2 capture, utilisation, and removal technologies
- support research, development and demonstration to advance technological and commercial readiness of novel or emerging carbon capture, utilisation and removal technologies in hard-to-abate industries such as cement, chemicals and steel
- demonstrate verifiable permanence of CO2 sequestered via a range of utilisation applications
- support capability development in novel or emerging carbon removal technologies.
Check if you can apply
You can apply if you meet the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria are a set of rules that describe who we can consider for this grant. You can apply if you:
- are an eligible entity
- have an eligible project
- have eligible expenditure.
The rules are in the grant opportunity guidelines.
You can apply if you:
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
- are registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
and are one of the following entities:
- an entity, incorporated in Australia
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust where your trading activities:
- form a sufficiently significant proportion of the corporation’s overall activities as to merit it being described as a trading corporation; or
- are a substantial and not merely peripheral activity of the corporation
- an Australian state/territory Government agency or body
- a corporate Commonwealth entity.
You can’t apply if you are:
- an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website on the list of ‘Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme’
- an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012).
- an individual
- a partnership
- a Regional Development Australia Committee
- an unincorporated association
- a trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust).
Partner with other organisations
You can partner with one or more other organisations that also meet the eligibility criteria. But you must decide who the lead organisation is.
The lead organisation must fill out the application form.
If we give your group the grant, the lead organisation:
- signs the grant agreement
- is responsible for making sure your group follows the rules in the grant agreement.
You must complete your project by 31 March 2031.
Your project must include the following:
- be located in Australia
- aim to reduce, utilise and/or remove greenhouse gas emissions
- involve research, development and demonstration of novel or emerging CO2 capture, utilisation or removal technologies
- not solely be a feasibility or engineering study
- have at least $2 million in eligible expenditure, and
- not be a project funded under Round 1 of the Program.
You can apply for a grant between $1 million and $10 million.
You can use this grant funding to:
- design, construction, testing or research and development of CO2 capture, CCU, or novel CDR
- equipment and software: including prototype, pilot or demonstration facilities
- process or system design and engineering: including feasibility and engineering design studies.
How to apply
Check if you’re ready to apply for a grant
Finding a suitable grant opportunity is just the start of the process to get funding. The application process can take time and effort. Understanding the entire process will help you be grant ready and may improve your chances of getting funding.
Use our checklist to find out what it takes to apply for a grant.
When you're ready to apply
- When the online form is available you'll need to apply using our online portal:Create or log into your portal account.
- Follow the instructions to complete your application.
- Submit your application before the close date.
Make sure you include enough detail and supporting evidence in your application to help us decide whether to award you the grant.
Don’t submit the application until it’s complete. You can’t correct a mistake.
First we check that you meet the eligibility criteria. Then we assess your application against the assessment criteria.
The assessment criteria are a set of rules that describe how we must assess each application.
We give each criterion a certain number of points.
We’ll decide whether to award you the grant based on the total number of points we give your application.
- Assessment criterion 1: Alignment with program objectives (50 points)
- Assessment criterion 2: Capacity, capability and resources to deliver the project (30 points)
- Assessment criterion 3: Impact of the grant funding on your project (20 points)
The amount of detail and supporting evidence you provide should be relative to the project size, complexity and grant amount requested.
The Senior Executive in the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water makes the final decision.
Apply now
Apply for the Carbon Capture Technologies Program – Round 2 now
Before you apply, make sure you:
- read and understand the grant opportunity guidelines.
Sample applications
The best way to understand what information you need to provide is to start an application. We have also provided a version to download at the bottom of this page.
Technical help
See our customer portal's frequently asked questions to help with your queries. If you can't find your answer, contact us for assistance.
If you submit your application before the close date you can retrieve it any time to make changes. But you must submit it again before the close date.
We can’t consider the application you submit after the close date under any circumstances.
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