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Grants

Hydrogen Headstart production credit programme

Hydrogen Headstart

Status

Closed for now

Two rounds have been run to date. Any Round 3 would be announced through ARENA; the programme is aimed at very large projects rather than early-stage startups.

Closed

Amount

2,000,000,000 AUD

Revenue support (production credit) covering the commercial gap for large-scale renewable hydrogen production, paid per kilogram over up to ten years.

Funder

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

public · national

Deadline: Closed — Round 2 EOI opened 10 October 2025 and closed 8 December 2025; ARENA funding page lists Round 2 as closed.

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, climate
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/hydrogen-headstart-round2

"EOI Due Date: Monday 8 December 2025, at 5:00 PM (AEDT)"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: arena.gov.au

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