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This grant assists eligible regional NSW businesses and councils by co-funding the purchase and installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargers at your site.

The NSW Government’s objectives of the grants are to:

• Overcome range anxiety and help to create a world-class EV charging network
• support destinations across regional NSW to be EV-ready
• support the growth of the NSW visitor economy and the ability to cater for an increasing number of EV drivers.

Round 2 of the EV destination charging grants will fund:

EV charger hardware:

• up to75% towards the cost of eligible 7 kW and 22 kW EV chargers from the approved EV charger hardware list

EV charger installation:

• up to 75% towards the cost of EV charger installation
• the maximum 75% funding available is capped at $3,000 per single port charger and $6,000 per dual port charger ($3,000 per charge port).

EV charger software subscription:

• up to 75% towards the cost of the first year of an eligible annual software subscription, per charge port, from the grant’s approved EV charger software list

To be eligible, you must:

• be located in an eligible regional NSW local government area (LGA)
• be an approved destination type
• have a live listing with ATDW (Australia Tourism Data Warehouse)
• have no more than four existing EV charge ports installed
• not be a site(s) approved for funding under round 1.

Funding is available for businesses preparing to commercially manufacture low carbon products in NSW. This stream will fund specific development activities that enable a financial investment decision to establish a manufacturing facility.

The low carbon product manufacturing - project development stream is part of the net zero manufacturing initiative and will invest in project development activities to help businesses reach a financial investment decision for a new facility that manufactures low carbon products.

The initiative plays a pivotal role in achieving NSW's commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 through the following 4 objectives:

• drive economic growth across NSW - increase economic activities by providing funding for new or expanded low carbon manufacturing facilities.
• increase investment and employment in new low carbon industries - attract more investors to engage in the low carbon manufacturing sectors, leading to more job opportunities. 
• support a diverse, self-sufficient, resilient and competitive low carbon manufacturing sector - foster a dynamic and robust economic landscape, reduce dependency on a single sector, and promote the export of low carbon products and technologies.
• establish new industrial facilities and advanced manufacturing capabilities to help decarbonise NSW’s economy - facilitate the establishment and development of low carbon manufacturing with advanced capabilities, contributing to the overall reduction of NSW's economy's carbon footprint.

Apply now for a metering plan implementation grant and receive up to $100,000 to cover up to 50% of the costs of installing an energy metering and monitoring system. 

The objectives of this funding are to:

• improve energy performance in NSW businesses.
• enable businesses to identify, prepare and verify energy and emissions reduction projects.
• provide robust data to site managers to make informed investment decisions that help achieve net zero emissions objectives.
• demonstrate the link between energy metering and monitoring systems and energy and cost savings.

The NSW Government is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and this will require supporting industry to decarbonise. Critical to enabling this is the Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020-2030 (the Net Zero Plan). The Net Zero plan will fast-track emissions reductions over the next decade to combat climate change, grow the economy, create jobs and attract investment.

In its 2023 budget, the NSW Government announced $480 million in funding to boost the net zero manufacturing initiative (the Initiative), which is a key part of the Net Zero Plan. The Initiative builds on from the work of the Net Zero Industry and Innovation Program (NZIIP) released in 2021 which includes Clean Technology Innovation (CTI) as one of 3 key focus areas.

Clean Technology Innovation has allocated $2.5 million in this round for technical and commercial viability studies of a project or product to make informed decisions before progressing with technology trials.