CSIRO Kick-Start
Business growth funding for companies and indigenous organisations, offered by Australian Government.
Ongoing intake
Applications are accepted continuously and the funder publishes no closing date. Ongoing programs do get paused or closed without notice, so this one is re-read nightly.
- Funding
- $20k to $60k
- matched funding
- Where
- Australia (Commonwealth)Commonwealth of Australia
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Who can apply
- Companies
- Indigenous organisations
These are the applicant types Australian Government lists for this program. It is a starting filter, not the full eligibility test, and the guidelines on the official page are what decide an application.
Eligibility, in Australian Government's own words
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What CSIRO Kick-Start funds
CSIRO Kick-Start provides matched funding for start-ups and small to medium enterprises to help access CSIRO's research expertise and capabilities to help grow your business. This program pairs businesses with CSIRO experts to help them: research a new idea or discovery with commercial potential develop a novel or improved product or process test a novel product, to inform research and development activities.
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How to apply
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Australian Government
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About CSIRO Kick-Start
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When does CSIRO Kick-Start close?
Australian Government accepts applications on an ongoing basis and publishes no closing date. Ongoing rounds do get paused and closed without much notice, so this listing is re-read every night and the alert list is told the day it changes.
How much funding is available through CSIRO Kick-Start?
Australian Government publishes a funding amount of $20k to $60k, noted as: matched funding. Confirm it in the guidelines on the official page before you build a budget around it.
Who can apply for CSIRO Kick-Start?
Australian Government lists this program as open to companies and indigenous organisations. That is a starting filter rather than the full eligibility test: the criteria in the funder's guidelines are what decide an application.
Is CSIRO Kick-Start still open?
It was open now when we last read Australian Government's own page, on 24 Oct 2026. Every source is re-read nightly and this page carries the date of the last read.
Who runs CSIRO Kick-Start, and does GrantWindow take a cut?
CSIRO Kick-Start is offered by Australian Government in Commonwealth of Australia. Applications are made through the funder, never through GrantWindow: we take no applications, charge no fee and act as no intermediary. Any site offering to apply on your behalf for a government grant is worth a very careful look.
Where this record came from
Sourced from business.gov.au, © Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Industry, Science and Resources), used under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
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- Last checked24 Oct 2026The day we last read this program on the funder's own page.
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