House of Assembly: Thursday, September 23, 2021

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Grant Programs

In reply to Mr BOYER (Wright) (4 August 2021). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. D.G. PISONI (Unley—Minister for Innovation and Skills): In response to questions 14 and 15 I have been advised the following:

Department for Innovation and Skills

The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2020-21 and across the forward estimates for the Department for Innovation and Skills—Controlled:

Grant program/fund name Purpose of grant program/fund 2020-21 Actual result $000 2021-22 Estimate $000 2022-23 Estimate $000 2023-24 Estimate $000 2024-25 Estimate $000
Adelaide Film Festival Operational funding for Adelaide Film Festival. 1,084 1,110 1,126 1,133 1,140
Adult Community Education (ACE) Grants paid to ACE providers to deliver foundation skills training (literacy, numeracy, digital literacy and employability skills) in accessible community settings. 739(COVID impacts) 1,984 1,984 1,984 1,996
Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C) To establish and support the A3C which support cyber start-ups, scale-ups and existing enterprises to launch new productsand services to global markets. 1,390 1,780 430
Australian Institute of Machine Learning Build on research strengths in machine learning. It is the first machine learning institute in Australia. 1,000 1,300
Boosting Business Investment Migration To assist with achieving 1,000 business migrant nominations. 375 425 428 431
Bushfire Response—Small Business and Not for Profit grants Provide up to $50,000 for eligible small businesses impacted by the 2019-20 South Australian bushfires. (short-term program responding to bushfires) 2,605
Bushfire Response—Small Business Loss of Income Grant Provide up to $10,000 for eligible small businesses impacted by the significant 2019-20 bushfires. (short-term program responding to bushfires) 2,140
Centre for Business Growth Support the creation of a new position, the Playford Professor of Business Growth, and provide continued support for outreach activities included in the centre's Growing South Australian Companies program. 680 506 320 275
Defence Industry Workforce & Skills Action Plan To partially fund the salary and other expenses associated with the Director Defence Industry Workforce and Skills. 375
EXCITE Strategy To establish Innovation and Translation Intermediaries within South Australia's Innovation Districts and Neighbourhoods. 1,880 1,878 1,876
Gig City Connect businesses within key innovation precincts with extremely fast broadband speeds of 1 gigabit per second and up to 10 gigabits per second available on request. 807 1,105 349 356
Government as First Customer (Go2Gov) To support early-stage business to pitch their innovation product or service to state government agencies. 286 813
Jamfactory Operational Funding for the Jamfactory. 950 1,075 1,087 1,093 1,100
JobTrainer National Partnership Agreement To ensure job seekers can reskill and upskill for in-demand jobs, school leavers are provided a pathway into their careers, and businesses are able to get the skilled workers they need. (short-term program in response to COVID-19 impacts) 9,551 82,478 27,572
Live Music Venue Support Live music venue grants to support the hosting of live music. Provided as a reimbursement of costs from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 as part of the Arts Recovery Fund to fast track recovery in the South Australia's arts and Culture Sector. (short-term program in response to COVID-19 impacts) 458
Local Finance Management Scholarships Scholarship program to provide post-graduate research opportunities in finance and related sectors by investing in research projects exploring new innovations, products or problems in the finance and fintech sectors. 250
Longitudinal Study Funding for undertaking a Longitudinal Study over 5 years to assess the impact on former automotive workers as a result of the closure of GMH and Toyota. 200 200 200
Lot Fourteen/FIXE Rental subsidies for the Innovation, Incubation, Start-Up and Growth Hub to be domiciled at Lot Fourteen. 1,630 1,669
Music Development Office Facilitate the development of South Australia's music industry by supporting both creative and business development. 1,711 1,609 1,616 1,626 1,636
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy To support South Australian based NCRIS facilities through the purchase of new equipment and theupgrade of existing equipment. 4,159 3,784 3,675 462 462
National Infection Control Training Fund To support the accelerated uptake of the new nationally accredited Infection Prevention and Control Training skills set (or equivalent nationally accredited training), for customer-facing employees in any industry. (short-term program in response to COVID-19 impacts) 329
Regional Jobs Support and Incentive program To assist the urgent mobilisation of a seasonal and regional workforce to fill vacancies and boost employment access across South Australia in key industries and supply chains, over the next 6-12 months. (short-term program in response to COVID-19 impacts) 1,585 490
Research and Innovation Fund (formerly Research Commercialisation and Start-up Fund) To support South Australian businesses to collaborate with researchers and universities to solve industrial problems, commercialise new products and services and attract research infrastructure investment into the state, as well as to encourage the establishment and growth of start-ups. 7,618 7,253 8,824 8,874 8,922
SA Film Corporation Operational Funding for the SA Film Corporation. 4,839 6,506 6,604 6,702 6,848
SA Film Corporation – Video Games Development Rebate Rebate Scheme to support the game development industry. 307 3,010 - - -
SA Film Corporation – Post-production, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) Rebate Scheme PDV Rebate Scheme to support the screen industry. 917 7,598 6,000 6,000 6,000
Science and Research Fund Dedicated Research and Development funding to support the State's research community to compete successfully on a national and global scale. 1,650 100
Skilling South Australia Fund to support a range of initiatives to create an additional 20,800 apprenticeships and traineeships in South Australia through subsidised training and support services. (NP Agreement ends June 2022) 42,257 43,787 19,333 16,794 5,238
Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) Business Advisory Services Scheme To assist small to medium enterprises in South Australia to access business advice to support the development of sustainable business strategies. (short-term program in response to COVID-19 impacts) 2,708
Tauondi Review of business and commercial development capability to support program design towards delivering services that meet current and future training needs. (funding through peppercorn lease, maintenance programs and training continued) 190 - - - -
TechInSA Contribute to the development of South Australia's high-tech industry. ( 211
Training Fund & other VET Support Subsidies for TAFE SA and non-government training providers for the provision of VET and associated services. 264,536 261,407 264,680 260,209 247,010
Workforce Mobility and Micro Credential To support the development and pilot of micro-credential training in priority sectors and also includes funding for the development of suitable online platforms. (pilot project) 2,737
TAFE SA Capital Support provided to the TAFE SA Capital program. 19,176 24,080 20,109 12,179 12,484
Other minor grant payments Various 499 154 -102 104 106


The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2020-21 and across the forward estimates for the Department for Innovation and Skills – Administered Items:

Grant program/fund name Purpose of grant program/fund 2020-21 Actual result $000 2021-22 Estimate $000 2022-23 Estimate $000 2023-24 Estimate $000 2024-25 Estimate $000
Student Transport Concessions To support Student Transport Concessions. Payable to the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT). 15,590 13,096 13,424 13,759 14,103


The following table details the carryover of grants from 2020-21 into 2021-22 for the Department for Innovation and Skills—Controlled:

Grant/Program Name 2020-21$000 2021-22$000
GigCity -921 921


There were no carryovers of grants from 2020-21 into 2021-22 for the Department for Innovation and Skills – administered Items.