Grants & Support Programs for Australian Manufacturers 2026
From Manufacturing Tech Australia by Shane Williams & Paul Mason
February 2, 2026 · 36 min · Season 4 · Episode 1
About this episode
This episode provides a practical guide to grants and support programs available to Australian manufacturers in 2026.
A practical guide to the grants, incentives, and support programs Australian manufacturers can actually use in 2026. Shane Williams and Paul Mason step back from the detail to map the landscape of federal and state funding programs available to manufacturers this year. We cover: - The biggest funding opportunities for 2026: Made in Queensland, National Reconstruction Fund, ARENA, and more - Why R&D, clean tech, and sovereign capability are the dominant funding themes right now - The difference between funding that helps you scale and funding that creates distraction - How to approach applications, where businesses get stuck, and how to assess program fit - Non-grant support options including R&D Tax Incentive and Instant Asset Write-Off Whether you're mapping investment priorities, planning a capital upgrade, or exploring R&D options, this episode gives you a clear view of where the real opportunities are. Show notes and links for this episode: https://www.manufacturingtech.au/episode/75-grants-and-support-to-help-manufacturers-scale-in-2026/
People in this episode
Hosts: Shane Williams, Paul Mason
Topics covered
- grants
- support programs
- Australian manufacturers
- funding opportunities
- R&D
- clean tech
- sovereign capability
Keywords
- manufacturing
- funding
- incentives
- support programs
- R&D
- clean technology
- investment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Made in Queensland, National Reconstruction Fund, ARENA, R&D Tax Incentive, Instant Asset Write-Off
More episodes of Manufacturing Tech Australia
- Australia’s Biggest Manufacturing Sector Is Being Squeezed, Here’s How to Fix It | Angeline Achariya · June 8, 2026 · 36 min
- Inside Australian Manufacturing Week 2026: robotics, software, skills and productivity · May 25, 2026 · 34 min
- AMW 2026 Brisbane Part 1: Robots, ERP & Grants, and why Manufacturers still run on Excel · May 14, 2026 · 35 min
- Why siloed projects kill manufacturing competitiveness · April 27, 2026 · 39 min
- Making ERP More Useful with AI | Epicor · April 13, 2026 · 34 min
- Practical AI for Aussie Manufacturers: Use Cases & Hardware · March 30, 2026 · 27 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Manufacturing Tech Australia podcast page.