House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-10-13 Daily Xml

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Grant Programs

In reply to the Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay) (28 July 2021). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): In response to questions 14 and 15 I have been advised the following:

The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2020-21 and across the forward estimates for the Defence SA—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
Defence Industry Development Defence Teaming Centre—SA Defence Industry Sustainment Project 360 368 - - -
Defence Industry Development Defence Teaming Centre—Other assistance 10 - - - -
South Australian Space Innovation Fund Space Accelerator program 50 436 325 25 -
South Australian Space Innovation Fund Space Incubator program 400 400 - - -
South Australian Space Innovation Fund Post-graduate scholarships (5 @ $20,000 ea pa) 8 130 94 - -
2,500 Space Industry Development State contribution to Space Discovery Centre & Mission Control Centre 2,500 - - - -
Space Industry Development Space industry Gravity Challenge Collaboration 150 - - - -
Space Industry Development Contribution to the Space Manufacturing Hub 100 - - - -
Space Industry Development State contribution to the Andy Thomas Space Foundation 300 300 300 - -
Space Industry Development 10th Space Forum income transferred to the 11th Space Forum conducted by the Andy Thomas Space Foundation 106 - - - -
Industry Development Line Zero Factory of the Future, prototyping line - 1,960 510 510 510
Industry Development Overseas supply chain engagement 182 - - - -
Industry Attraction / Assistance Cyber Industry Development 100 200 190 - -
Industry Attraction / Assistance Establish significant base of operations in SA creating skilled technical and research positions 1,200 - - - -
Industry Attraction / Assistance Establish a purpose-built Centre for Joint Integration and expand recipient's operations in SA 2,000 1,600 797 800 513
Defence Innovation Partnership – Research Collaboration Fund Defence Industry Collaborative Research grants 619 833 670 670 670
Defence Innovation Partnership – AI Decision making projects Defence Industry Artificial Intelligence for decision making grants 589 - - - -
Defence Innovation Partnership – Activate Fund Defence Industry Activate Fund grants - 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
Defence Industry Skilling Premier's Defence Industry Scholarships Fund 152 150 150 150 -
Science and Research Contribution to SmartSat CRC 200 200 - - --
Space Industry Skilling Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program scholarships 26 50 50 50 -
Science and Research Cyber Security Co-operative Research Centre 25 - - - -
Science and Research Contribution to the Cyber Security Node 10 10 10 10 10
Veterans Employment Program Ex-service personnel to maximise job outcomes for veterans in the defence industry 100
Veterans SA State contribution to Legacy SA 100 100 100 100 100
Veterans SA State contribution to RSL SA 80 100 100 100 100
Veterans SA State contribution to for Anzac Day services COVID grants 84 - - - -
Veterans SA Ensure First World War Veterans are appropriately commemorated by identifying and placing headstones on unmarked graves 10 - - - -
Veterans SA Provision of perpetual leases for veterans' grave sites in dedicated RSL approved burial sites 137 671 674 111 114-
Veterans SA Minor grants 27 4 11 16 23


The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2020-21 and across the forward estimates for Defence SA—Administered:

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
Veteran's SA Anzac Commemorative Fund To fund projects which commemorate South Australia's men and women who have served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations and the role they have played in shaping our nation. 100 100 100 100 102


The following table details the carryover of grants from 2020-21 into 2021-22 for Defence SA:

Grant/program name 2020-21 $000 2021-22 $000
Veterans SA—Provision of perpetual leases for veterans' grave sites in dedicated RSL approved burial sites -265 265


The following table details the new commitment of grants in 2020-21 for Defence SA—Controlled:

Grant program/fund name Beneficiary/Recipient Purpose Date Agreement Signed Date Recipient Paid Value$
Andy Thomas Space Foundation Andy Thomas Space Foundation Financial support for Andy Thomas Space Foundation operations $0.900m
Line Zero Flinders University Contribution towards the Accelerated Research to Commercial operation prototyping line for the Defence Sector $5.000m
Defence Innovation Partnership Collaborative Research Fund Various Researchers Support genuine collaboration across government, universities and industry, as a catalyst for defence-relevant research, development and innovation $2.680m
Defence Innovation Partnership Activator Fund Various To identify, build and invest in research and development collaborations in nationally and globally significant areas. $4.800m