Commonwealth Funding

In reply to Mr WINGARD (Mitchell) (31 July 2017). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy): I have been advised:

The Department of State Development gathers information on South Australian success rates on commonwealth grant funding programs routinely.

In 2016, of the 946 competitive projects awarded nationally by the national Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), South Australia secured 62 grants, from a total of 467 applications made, totalling $40 million in funding.

The other main avenue for funding from the commonwealth is the Australian Research Council (ARC) funding. In the most recent round, a total of 989 research projects received $416.6 million in funding, of this South Australian universities received $26.8 million for 59 projects, from a total of 335 project applications submitted.