Overview
The Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII) is a challenge-based innovation program. It provides funding for startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to undertake research and development on new-to-market technologies.
Each round seeks solutions to different public policy or service delivery challenges. Australian Government agencies support the program to develop new-to-market technologies that they can negotiate to buy.
Agencies participating in BRII value the unique capabilities, speed, agility and open-mindedness the SMEs bring to the program.
BRII offers government agencies:
the opportunity to work with SMEs to identify innovative solutions to a challenge
funding to test multiple innovative solutions
the opportunity to increase the innovative capability of the agency
external management of the grant process
the opportunity to purchase a solution specific to the agencies’ challenges.
Renewables and Low Emissions round
The BRII Renewables and Low Emissions round is now open. This BRII round focuses on building Australia’s renewables and low emissions practices in government public policy or service delivery. This lends itself to challenges centred on climate change and sustainability.
Government agencies submit challenges by 16 June 2023 through this final challenge submission.
It is expected there will be multiple challenges approved. Government agencies will work together with the SMEs on the approved challenges through the feasibility stage and the proof-of-concept stage.
Submitting a challenge
Agencies may submit more than one challenge. Each proposed challenge must be on a separate submission form. Agencies can submit challenges for which no Expression of Interest was submitted. In this situation, we encourage you to reach out to discuss your challenge with us.
Each full application will be assessed against the merit criteria by an independent expert panel.
It is expected that challenges will be announced in Sept-October 2023 for SMEs to apply for feasibility grants.
For detailed information about the process of submitting a challenge go to the BRII challenge application process page.