The Australian Space Agency is partnering with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on its inspiring plan to go back to the Moon and on to Mars. As part of this, the Australian Government is investing $150 million to fuel the growth of Australian businesses so they can succeed in national and international space supply chains, and support NASA's ambitious campaign.
The Supply Chain capability improvement grants are now open. Grants of between $250,000 and $1 million are available under the five year program. The grants also encourage the application of space capabilities across other high growth industries, such as resources and cyber security.
The Australian Moon to Mars Initiative forms an important element of the Advancing Space: Australian Civil Space Strategy 2019-2028 and supports Australian businesses and researchers to join NASA’s inspirational endeavour to go forward to the Moon and then go on to Mars.
The objectives of the Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability Improvement Grants are to:
grow Australian industry’s capability and capacity to support NASA’s
endeavour to go forward to the Moon and then on to Mars
grow the participation of Australian companies in domestic and/or international space supply chains that could support Moon to Mars activities
- grow the skills, capabilities and capacity of the Australian space industry.
Further information and grant guidelines can be found on GrantConnect (GO4104) or the funding body's website.
If you intend to submit an application please contact your Research Hub for assistance:
Research.CHM@utas.edu.au (CHM);
Research.CoSE@utas.edu.au (CoSE);
Research.ABLE@utas.edu.au (CALE, CoBE, Academic Division, University College).