New Industries and Innovation Fund: Commercialisation Bridge Grant

In 2025, a number of new elements have been incorporated to enhance the CBG program:

The maximum grant amount has increased from $200,000 to $250,000 to maximise the impact on Western Australia’s innovation sector.

Matched funding requirements for successful applicants have been reduced from 50% to 35%.

Matched funding requirements for successful applicants in targeted cohorts have been reduced from 50% to 25% to encourage applications from:

• businesses headquartered in regional WA
• First Nations founded businesses, and
• female founded businesses

Please see the Commercialisation Bridge Grant guidelines and FAQ for more details.

The CBG is designed to assist businesses to:

• Strengthen their commercialised product or service, such that it can become a sustainable, profitable and scalable business;
• Build a globally-focussed, innovative business that is based in WA; and
• Create jobs, develop new industries and assist in the diversification of the WA economy.

Intended outcomes of the program are that:

• Startups with commercialised ideas build the capabilities necessary to scale their innovation. Startups and small businesses can address a technical problem and develop their product or service.
• More innovation-driven startups can scale into global businesses with sustainable revenue.
• Innovators can access the capital they need to strengthen, grow and further advance their commercialised innovation.
• More innovators overcome barriers to securing investment to develop, test and commercialise their technologies/products.