Housing Innovation Network Grant Program

To be eligible for the Program, applicants must:

• be one of the following entity types:

–a company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (including a company limited by guarantee)

–an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)

–a NSW University or other NSW-based Publicly Funded Research Organisation (PFRO) applying through its appropriate technology transfer office or the Chief Executive Officer (or equivalent) of the PFRO that will create a separate entity before entering into a legally binding Funding Agreement with the Premier’s Department

• be an SME, and demonstrate this by meeting one of the following:

–have an aggregate turnover of less than $50 million for each of the 3 financial years prior to the lodgement of your application, and/or

–have fewer than 200 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees

Note, if you apply through a NSW University or other NSW-based Publicly Funded Research Organisation (PFRO), you will be required to meet one of the above prior to entering into a legally binding Funding Agreement with the Premier’s Department.

• have an active Australian Business Number (ABN)

• be headquartered in NSW

• have an account with an Authorised Deposittaking Institution • hold the relevant Intellectual Property or rights to commercialise the solution

• agree to the following:

–all data generated throughout the Program will be owned by the NSW Government and may be used for future projects or data analysis, and

–data must be provided in the format specified by Investment NSW in the Funding Agreement.

To be eligible, projects must:

• address one of identified challenges captured in the Challenge Statements

• involve a solution that either:

– has progressed beyond early-stage development, has been tested in a relevant environment, and is suitable for pilot testing but has not yet been commercialised, or

– is an already-commercialised solution in a different setting that has not been tested in the NSW public housing environment

• demonstrate that your solution is at a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 6 or higher (see “Appendix B – Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Index”). This means you have a prototype that has been tested in a relevant environment and is ready for demonstration in an operational setting. You will need to provide evidence such as test results, prototype specifications or previous trial data

• directly relate to the piloting or demonstration of the solution within the NSW government housing sector

Grant activities must be undertaken in NSW.

You are not eligible if you are:

• insolvent, under external administration, or subject to any arrangement with creditors, including deeds or schemes of arrangement

• an individual or sole trader

• an unincorporated association

• a trust or trustee

• a partnership

• any income‑tax‑exempt entity (as defined under Australian taxation legislation)

• a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government agency or body excluding government corporate entities.

Joint applications are not eligible for this Program.

Eligible activities can include, but are not limited to:

• building and providing units of the solution

• engaging specific professional expertise (for example, technical specialists, business development or commercialisation experts)

• training Homes NSW personnel as part of the pilot

• integrating the technology with NSW Government ICT platforms

• undertaking data analysis and/or data management costs.