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Grants

ARENA Battery Breakthrough Initiative

Battery Breakthrough Initiative

Status

Closed for now

No successor round announced at the time of checking. Battery manufacturing remains supported under the Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund.

Closed

Amount

142,320,000 AUD

Originally announced at $500 million; the 2026 Federal Budget reduced funding to $142.32 million.

Funder

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

public · national

Deadline: Closed — Listed as closed on the ARENA funding page.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Sectors: energy, manufacturing
Stage: growth
Locally registered entity required

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://arena.gov.au/funding/battery-breakthrough-initiative/

"ARENA is no longer accepting new applications, subject to further notice"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: arena.gov.au

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