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Funding for organisations to accelerate the uptake and deployment of grid enhancing technologies
Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET)
The Grid Enhancing Technologies program provides businesses with up to $5 million in competitive grant funding to accelerate the uptake and deployment of grid enhancing technologies on Australia's electricity networks.
Opening date: Tuesday 15 July 2025 10:00am AEST Tue 15 Jul 2025 10:00am AEST
Closing date: Monday 11 August 2025 5:00pm AEST Mon 11 Aug 2025 5:00pm AEST
What do you get?
A grant of up to $5 million to cover up to 100% of eligible expenditure.
Who is this for?
Eligible entities seeking to deliver benefits for Australian energy consumers by accelerating the development, trialling and application of grid enhancing technologies in electricity networks.
About the program
The Grid Enhancing Technologies program aims to accelerate the development, trialling and application of grid enhancing technologies, to maximise capacity and utilisation of existing infrastructure in Australian electricity networks. This program is a part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)'s goal to deliver secure, reliable and affordable energy to consumers.
The program aims to achieve its objectives by:
- demonstrating and testing the effectiveness of grid enhancing technologies being applied to Australian electricity networks
- identifying costs and benefits of key technologies and pathways for wider application in Australian electricity networks.
The intended outcome of the program is to apply grid enhancing technology to Australia’s electricity network infrastructure resulting in:
- greater utilisation and productivity of existing network infrastructure allowing more renewable energy to flow to consumers more rapidly, helping put downward pressure on wholesale power prices
- addressing congestion “black spots” in existing networks reducing curtailment of renewable energy generation, while improving reliability and capacity within and at the edges of the grid
- reducing or delaying the need for additional network infrastructure lowering the network cost component of energy bills, with lower impact on the environment and communities hosting infrastructure relative to greenfield transmission
- improving network visibility and control, leading to enhanced resilience and safety for bushfire, extreme weather events, cyber security and other system security, reliability and recovery benefits.
The program provides up to $30 million in competitive grant funding over four years from 2025-26 to 2028-29.
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 GST
- are non-income tax exempt
And are one of the following entities:
- an entity incorporated in Australia
- a university
- a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO) as defined in section 14 of the guidelines
- a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government body (including government business enterprises).
You can’t apply if you are:
- any organisation not included in section 4.1 of the guidelines
- an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s 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 Regional Development Australia Committee
- an unincorporated association
- a partnership
- a trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust).
Partner with other organisations
Organisations may join as a group to deliver a project. In this circumstance you must appoint an eligible entity lead organisation.
Only the lead organisation can submit the application form and enter into the grant agreement with the Commonwealth. The application must identify all other members of the proposed group and include a letter of support from each of the project partners.
Refer to section 7.2 of the guidelines for further information.
You must complete your project by 31 March 2029.
Your project must:
- be aimed at delivering benefits for Australian energy consumers by accelerating the development, trialling and application of grid enhancing technologies in electricity networks
- incorporate activities that directly relate to the program objectives and outcomes under section 2 of the guidelines, including, but not limited to:
- test and demonstrate the effectiveness of a range of technologies that support Australian electricity networks
- identify costs and benefits of key technologies and pathways for wider application in Australian electricity networks.
You can apply for a grant between $250,000 and $5,000,000.
You can only spend the grant on eligible expenditure you have incurred on an agreed project as defined in your grant agreement.
- For guidance on eligible expenditure refer to Appendix A of the guidelines.
- For guidance on ineligible expenditure, refer to Appendix B of the guidelines.
To be eligible, expenditure must:
- be a direct cost of the project
- be incurred by you for required project activities.
You may choose to commence your project from the date we notify you that your application is successful. We are not responsible for any expenditure you incur until a grant agreement is executed.
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 the Committee will assess eligible applications against the assessment criteria including an overall consideration of value with money and compare it to other eligible applications.
The Committee assessment criteria are a set of rules that describe how the Committee must assess each application.
Each criterion is allocated a certain number of points.
- Assessment criterion 1: Project alignment with program objectives and intended outcomes (40 points)
- Assessment criterion 2: Capacity, capability and resources to deliver the project (20 points)
- Assessment criterion 3: Outcomes of the project (20 points).
Only applications that score at least 50% against each assessment criterion will be recommended for funding by the Committee.
The amount of detail and supporting evidence you provide should be relative to the project size, complexity and grant amount requested.
The Minister makes the final decision.
Contact
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