Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6402

The Telecommunications Disaster Resilience Innovation (TDRI) Program will encourage the development and deployment of innovative, new or emerging technologies and/or solutions that will improve the resiliency of telecommunications against the impacts of natural disasters.

The TDRI Program Power Resilience Round will focus on funding innovative solutions that will strengthen the resilience of telecommunications against the impacts of power outages. The Power Resilience Round has three focus areas:

·       Focus area 1: Stand-alone, off-grid power solutions

·       Focus area 2: Deployable power solutions

·       Focus area 3: Energy efficient telecommunications infrastructure

The objective of the TDRI program is to improve the preparedness of Australia’s telecommunications networks against rising climate risks, including against an anticipated increase in the frequency and severity of natural hazards in Australia, by:

·       supporting and accelerating the development and deployment of innovative, new or emerging technologies that will improve the resiliency of telecommunications, particularly in rural, regional, remote or First Nations communities;

·       demonstrating the benefits of emerging telecommunications technologies in improving disaster resiliency outcomes; and

encouraging greater collaboration and partnerships between industry and government stakeholders on telecommunications disaster resilience matters.

To be eligible, you must:

·       have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

·       be registered for the purposes of GST

and be one of the following entity types:

·       a company incorporated in Australia

·       a company incorporated by guarantee in Australia

·       a partnership where each partner is a constitutional corporation

·       a joint (consortia) application of incorporated entities 

·       a publicly funded research organisation that is incorporated in Australia

·       An Australian local government body, or state/territory government body, where an application involves a partnership with at least one other eligible entity (under subsection 4.1.2 or 4.1.3 as applicable).

·       an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

In addition, if your application is targeting Funding Stream 2: Deployment Grants, to be eligible you must also be:

·       a Mobile Network Operator (MNO);

·       a Mobile Network Infrastructure Provider (MNIP); or

·       an NBN corporation as defined in Clause 1 of Schedule 1 of the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011.

There may be other eligibility or other requirements in order for a project to be funded under the TDRI Program – Power Resilience Round. Please refer to the Power Resilience Round Grant Opportunity Guidelines for more information.

You must complete your project by 31 December 2025.

$30,000,000.00

From $50,000.00 to $5,000,000.00

Before applying, you must read, understand and be able to meet the requirements of the TDRI Program Power Resilience Round guidelines and the application form.

Applications must be submitted to TDRI@communications.gov.au by the closing date.

Please note, the department’s file size limit for receiving emails from external contacts is 35MB. Please ensure that email applications sent are less than 35MB. Alternatively, if the file size cannot be reduced, an application can be sent by multiple emails where this is clearly identified.

The whole-of-government Standard Grant Agreement template will be used as a basis for entering into grant agreements with successful applicants, and is available at the link below

https://www.finance.gov.au/government/commonwealth-grants/tools-and-templates