Manufacturing Strategy - Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI)

The objective of the Australian Government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy (the Strategy) is to build scale and capture income in high-value areas of manufacturing where Australia has established either competitive strength or emerging priorities. Accordingly, the aims of the Strategy are to help Australian manufacturers scale-up, build resilience, compete internationally and create jobs. The Strategy will harness Australian manufacturing capability and help drive our economic recovery and future resilience.

Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) was established as part of the Modern Manufacturing Strategy. The SCRI aims to strengthen Australia’s ability to access critical products and inputs, better positioning us to respond to future supply chain disruptions.

A Sovereign Manufacturing Capability Plan (SMCP) outlining desired domestic capabilities has been developed to inform this funding round of the program. Applications for funding must address a vulnerability identified in the Sovereign Manufacturing Capability Plan. Funding is available for businesses to establish or scale a manufacturing capability or a related activity to address supply chain vulnerabilities for a critical product or input identified in the Sovereign Manufacturing Capability Plan.