Victorian Grants
Small Business Grants program by City of Melbourne open
Mar 8th
The Small Business Grants program provides financial assistance to small businesses currently located or intending to locate in the City of Melbourne.
Key objectives
The key objectives of the Small Business Grants program is to:
increase diversity in the city by supporting the establishment of new and creative small businesses
assist existing innovative businesses that are introducing innovative services or More >
$100k for Software – App My State-Victoria
Feb 21st
Victoria’s IT innovators will be invited to take part in a $100,000 online competition to create new applications to be formally launched Feb 2010. App My State is a competition to encourage software developers and members of the public to create web or mobile applications using Victorian Government data.
Victorian Electric Vehicle Trial $5m – inviting participants
Feb 3rd
A comprehensive five-year trial of electric vehicles has now commenced with a call for interested car manufacturers, electricity suppliers and others to participate. Applications close on 26 March 2010. The trial will run for five years and help Victoria to better understand the process, timelines and barriers for transitioning to electric vehicle technologies. The trials will collect real-world information on the use of electric vehicles in Victorian conditions, including information on:
the market for electric vehicles, both initially and as it matures;
impacts of the use of electric vehicles on driver behaviour, recharging, vehicle performance and efficiency; and
the potential implications of electric vehicles for electricity consumption, management of electricity demand, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant emissions.
Victorian Regional Technology Commercialisation Program II now taking applications
Jan 14th
Victorian business can link into a new program for commercialising new and innovative technologies called Regional Technology Commercialisation Program II. This follows the prevous program, VicStart Regional Technology Commercialisation Program (RTCP), that started in September 2005 and delivered services to over 200 business over 4 years. The RTCP II is funded by the Victorian Government under More >