House of Assembly
Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
55
1
Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Estimates Replies
Grant Programs
Grant Programs
In reply to Mr WHETSTONE
House of Assembly
Chaffey
Grant Programs
In reply to Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey) (3 July 2023). (Estimates Committee A)
The Hon. S.E. CLOSE
House of Assembly
Port Adelaide
Deputy Premier
Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
Minister for Defence and Space Industries
Minister for Climate, Environment and Water
Minister for Workforce and Population Strategy
Grant Programs
The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water): I have been advised that for the Department for Industry, Innovation and Science:
The following table provides the requested information on grant program/funds under my responsibility for the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years—Controlled:
Payments into the program/fund are identified as a negative.
| Grant program/fund name |
Purpose of grant program/fund |
2023-24 Estimate $000 |
2024-25 Estimate $000 |
2025-26 Estimate $000 |
Industry, Innovation and Science |
| Entrepreneur Settlement Services |
To attract and retain more entrepreneurs to start and grow innovative businesses in South Australia by providing support to Supporting Innovation South Australia (SISA) visa holders, incentivising global talent attraction and engaging not for profit settlement service providers to help integrate skilled migrants into their new community. |
115 |
— |
— |
| EXCITE Intermediaries |
To drive translation and commercialisation outcomes from research and development activities within the Adelaide Biomed City precinct. |
800 |
800 |
100 |
| 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. |
841 |
— |
— |
| International Education Recovery |
Funding provided to StudyAdelaide to attract and retain high quality international students to drive sustained growth following the COVID-19 pandemic.The initiative will enhance marketing programs and deliver targeted industry connection and employment readiness programs to connect skilled graduates to employers to retain them in South Australia's workforce after study |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Manufacturing Innovation Grant Program |
Grant program to boost the state's manufacturing industry. |
2,500 |
500 |
— |
| Multicultural Tertiary Courses – Italian Language |
Working with universities to design and develop a program to support the delivery of Italian language courses. |
250 |
250 |
250 |
| National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) |
To support the ongoing operations of South Australian based NCRIS facilities, including the purchase of new equipment and the upgrade of existing equipment. |
4,762 |
4,683 |
4,268 |
| Research and Innovation 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. |
9,278 |
10,700 |
10,754 |
| Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) |
Funding provided to enable RiAus to expand its journalism, with a particular focus on emerging South Australian industries such as space and renewable energy. |
270 |
— |
— |
| Software Engineering Degree Apprenticeship |
To support the establishment and implementation of a software engineering degree apprenticeship pilot. |
150 |
150 |
— |
| Study Adelaide |
Operational funding for StudyAdelaide. |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
| Teaching Profession Scholarships |
To provide scholarship funding to up to 400 eligible students commencing tertiary education with the recipient in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that is accredited by the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia. |
500 |
500 |
500 |
| Other minor grant programs |
various |
144 |
153 |
163 |
The following table provides details, including the value and beneficiary, for any commitments relating to contracts (excluding MOAAs) executed on or before 30 June 2023 and funded from the program or funds mentioned in the previous answer for contracts with a total value of $200,000 and above. Grant commitment data is subject to change (pending the provision of commitment data to the Auditor-General on 11 August 2023).
| Grant program/fund name |
Beneficiary/Recipient |
Purpose |
Value $ |
Industry, Innovation and Science |
| Entrepreneur Settlement Services |
Flinders University |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
25,000 |
| Entrepreneur Settlement Services |
University of South Australia |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
25,000 |
| Entrepreneur Settlement Services |
Stone and Chalk Limited |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
50,000 |
| Entrepreneur Settlement Services |
University of Adelaide |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
25,000 |
| EXCITE Intermediaries |
MTP-IIGC Ltd |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
1,700,000 |
| Gig City |
SABRENet Ltd |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
497,273 |
| Gig City |
MIMP Computer Cable Pty Ltd |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
62,500 |
| Manufacturing Innovation Grant Program |
Flinders University |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
1,700,000 |
| Manufacturing Innovation Grant Program |
Belgravia Group Pty Ltd |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
550,000 |
| National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) |
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Ltd |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
462,000 |
| National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) |
The University of Adelaide |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
3,388,250 |
| Research and Innovation Fund |
Brandon Biocatalyst Fund |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
150,000 |
| Research and Innovation Fund |
Flinders University |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
285,000 |
| Research and Innovation Fund |
The University of Adelaide |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
555,000 |
| Research and Innovation Fund |
University of South Australia |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
150,000 |
| Research and Innovation Fund |
Flinders University |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
200,000 |
| Research and Innovation Fund |
Financing of Return to Employment (Forte) Pty Ltd |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
3,000,000 |
| Research and Innovation Fund |
The University of Adelaide |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
70,000 |
| Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) |
Royal Institution of Australia Inc |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
270,000 |
| Software Engineering Degree Apprenticeship Pilot |
University of South Australia |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
300,000 |
| Teaching Profession Scholarships |
The University of Adelaide |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
450,000 |
| Teaching Profession Scholarships |
Flinders University |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
525,000 |
| Teaching Profession Scholarships |
University of South Australia |
Refer purpose of grant program above. |
525,000 |
The following table provides the requested information on grant program/funds under my responsibility for the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years—Administered:
| Grant program/fund name |
Purpose of grant program/fund |
2023-24 Estimate $000 |
2024-25 Estimate $000 |
2025-26 Estimate $000 |
Industry, Innovation and Science |
| Student Transport Concessions |
Payments to the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) to recognise the value of transport concessions provided for student travel associated with higher education. |
10 891 |
11,165 |
11,444 |
Funding is provided to DIT per the table above, there are no further details regarding the value and beneficiary, or any commitments already made to be funded from the program or funds mentioned in the previous answer.