{"id":186412,"date":"2021-06-01T01:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T01:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationaus.com\/?p=18752"},"modified":"2021-06-01T01:08:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T01:08:00","slug":"nsw-offers-24m-to-solve-innovation-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/06\/01\/nsw-offers-24m-to-solve-innovation-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW offers $24M to solve innovation problems"},"content":{"rendered":"
The New South Wales government<\/strong> is offering $24 million in competitive grants to SMEs to solve the government\u2019s own innovation challenges.<\/p>\n The program, which will run over the next two years, is the first key recommendation of an advisory council set up to accelerate research and development outcomes in the state.<\/p>\n The grants will be delivered through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program under the state\u2019s new R&D agency and chief scientist. The program gives SMEs a chance at over $1 million in grants and to land the state’s government agencies as customers.<\/p>\n SMEs can apply for up to $100,000 for a three-month feasibility study on their solutions to one of five SBIR challenges.<\/p>\n The challenges relate to regional connectivity, assisting vision impaired passengers to navigate public transport, recycling personal protective equipment, detecting and counting koala populations, and water purification.<\/p>\n