Quad Clean Energy Supply Chain Diversification Program (Quad Grant) – Round 1

The Quad Grant will support projects that strengthen Indo-Pacific solar PV, hydrogen electrolyser and battery supply chains by addressing:

• Raw material processing
• Component manufacturing (e.g. polysilicon, ingot/wafer, cells, cathode and anode materials, electrolytes, separators)
• Assembly (e.g. cells to produce PV modules, battery cell production, battery pack assembly, electrolyser fabrication)
• Recycling (e.g. recovery of materials, metals and critical minerals in cathodes/anodes).

Funding will be available across two streams:

• Research and development projects: to improve supply chain efficiencies, lower costs or reduce material dependencies
• Feasibility study projects: to support business case development for a new facility in the Indo-Pacific.

The total pool is $25 million. Grants of between $100,000 and $2.5 million are available and cover up to 95% of project costs.

The following Australian organisations can apply on behalf of a consortium:

• Incorporated entities
• Companies limited by guarantee
• Indigenous Corporations
• Co-operatives
• Incorporated not-for-profit organisations / charities
• Publicly funded research organisations
• Cooperative Research Centres
• Commonwealth, state, territory or local government bodies (including government business enterprises).

Australian organisations must deliver a joint project with an Indo-Pacific organisation from an economy listed in Appendix A of the guidelines.

Applications can be submitted between 6 December 2024 and 10 February 2025.