{"meta":{"requested-page-number":1,"requested-page-size":20,"actual-page-size":20,"total-pages":1724,"total-size":34475,"search-description":null,"sort-by":""},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20","first":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20","last":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants?page%5Bnumber%5D=1724&page%5Bsize%5D=20","prev":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20","next":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants?page%5Bnumber%5D=2&page%5Bsize%5D=20"},"data":[{"type":"grants","id":"CE260100007","attributes":{"code":"CE260100007","scheme-name":"ARC Centres of Excellence","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"CE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"CE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"The University of Sydney","announcement-admin-organisation":"The University of Sydney","grant-summary":"ARC Centre of Excellence for Advanced Peptide and Protein Engineering. Leveraging emerging technologies and a global competitive advantage, this ARC CoE aims to transform the engineering and translation of peptides and proteins – molecules essential for all life on Earth – for human and planetary benefit. CAPE will uncover unique molecules, including from Australia’s flora and fauna, using advanced computational methods; design ‘new-to-nature’ structures with unprecedented applications; and step-change production technologies to an automated and eco-friendly new paradigm. CAPE will unite diverse research leaders for a legacy of impactful translation in agriculture, conservation and biotech, while engaging the Australian public in the peptide and protein revolution via extensive outreach and creative pedagogy.","lead-investigator":"Prof Richard Payne","current-funding-amount":35119998.00,"announced-funding-amount":35000000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"3404 - Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry","anticipated-end-date":"2032-12-31","investigators":"Prof Richard Payne; Prof Lara Malins; Prof Katrina Jolliffe; Prof David Craik; Prof Gregory Challis; Dr Simone Li; Prof Max Cryle; Prof Colin Jackson; Prof Wai-Hong Tham; Prof Christoph Nitsche; A/Prof Luis Pedro Coelho; A/Prof Sonia Henriques; Prof Kate Schroder; Prof Bostjan Kobe; Prof Carolyn Hogg; Prof Alice Motion; Prof Elizabeth New; Prof Hiroaki Suga; Prof Ami Bhatt; Dr Jennifer Cochran; Dr Louise Walport; Prof Benjamin Davis; Prof Willem van der Donk; A/Prof Pamela Ronald; Prof Dr Florian Hollfelder; Prof David Komander; Asst Prof Nina Hartrampf; Prof Cesar de la Fuente; Prof Bradley Pentelute; Prof David Spiegel; Prof Arun Shukla; Prof Elizabeth Campbell; Dr Charlotte Williams; Dr Bhavesh Premdjee; Dr Laurent Knerr; Dr Christina Schroeder; Dr Aurélien Bigot; Dr Toby Passioura; Dr Joshua Schwochert; Dr Wendy Hartsock; A/Prof Corey Tutt","lief-register":[],"national-interest-test-statement":"Peptides and proteins are essential molecules for all life on Earth, from diverse microbial communities to native Australian flora and fauna. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Advanced Peptide and Protein Engineering (CAPE) will harness breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), automation and robotics to enable new ways to engineer Nature’s peptides and proteins to benefit humanity and the planet through advances in agriculture, environmental protection, healthcare and manufacturing. For example, the Centre will create novel molecules like eco-friendly pesticides and those needed to tackle urgent challenges like antibiotic resistance, food security and biodiversity loss. CAPE’s end-user partners will fast-track discoveries for uptake, while community partnerships will promote Indigenous co-design and benefit-sharing from Australian science. Our training programs will build an agile, multidisciplinary workforce to secure Australia at the forefront of this biotechnology revolution, and our STEM outreach will inspire communities and students. Ultimately, CAPE will provide global leadership in sustainable peptide and protein innovation. The outcomes will stimulate economic growth, generate high-skilled jobs in Australia’s biotechnology sector and open new export opportunities to drive Australia’s global competitiveness."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/CE260100007"}},{"type":"grants","id":"CE260100024","attributes":{"code":"CE260100024","scheme-name":"ARC Centres of Excellence","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"CE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"CE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"The University of Sydney","announcement-admin-organisation":"The University of Sydney","grant-summary":"ARC Centre of Excellence in Mathematics for Quantum Era Security and Trust. The ARC Centre of Excellence in Mathematics for Quantum Era Security and Trust (MathQuEST) strives to build critical expertise to protect against the expected breakdown of cybersecurity protocols on quantum computers and build trust in artifical intelligence. Deep, untapped reservoirs of mathematical problems and structures will be mined to establish complexity foundations for security and create accelerated methods for AI. MathQuEST will assemble leading researchers from diverse disciplines to deliver a mathematically trained, technologically agile workforce, ensuring Australia’s preparedness for grand challenges arising from future quantum computers with dual-use impact across agriculture, defence, health and industry.","lead-investigator":"Prof Nalini Joshi","current-funding-amount":35119998.00,"announced-funding-amount":35000000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"4613 - Theory of Computation","anticipated-end-date":"2032-12-31","investigators":"Prof Nalini Joshi; Prof Kate Smith-Miles; Prof Geordie Williamson; Prof Ron Steinfeld; Prof Warwick Tucker; Prof Stephan Tillmann; Prof Michael Small; A/Prof Qiang Tang; Prof Benjamin Burton; Prof John Voight; Dr Melissa Lee; Prof Murray Elder; A/Prof Youming Qiao; Dr Lindon Roberts; A/Prof Khoa Nguyen; Prof Bronwyn Hajek; Prof Amie Albrecht; Dr Clément Canonne; A/Prof Leonie Simpson; Prof Craig Costello; Prof David Reilly; Prof Gerard Milburn; Prof Steven Galbraith; Prof Marco Tomamichel; Dr Martin Callinan; Dr Nick McConnell; Prof Dr Michael Joswig; Prof Kenji Kajiwara; Mr Andreas Baumhof; Asst Prof Hlér Kristjánsson; Prof Colva Roney-Dougal; Adj/Prof Moti Yung; Dr Giles Gardam; Prof Alexander Russell; Prof Catherine Hobbs; Prof Salil Vadhan; Dr Giuliano Losa; A/Prof Tomoyuki Morimae; Prof Chitchanok Chuengsatiansup; A/Prof Luc Vinet; Dr Markku-Juhani Saarinen; Prof Dr Lejla Batina; Prof Foutse Khomh; Dr Mélissa Rossi; A/Prof Douglas Stebila; Mr David Hook; Dr Dongxi Liu; Dr Sid Chau; Prof Tatiana Toro","lief-register":[],"national-interest-test-statement":"Quantum computing is an era-defining technology, with such extraordinary promise of impact on agriculture, banking, defence, health, industry and national intelligence that the Australian government has invested almost $1B and predicts that this sector will add $48B to GDP and 240,000 new jobs by 2040. The prospect of discovering unforeseen new medicines or surprisingly efficient materials for sustainable batteries has resulted in significant investments in quantum computing and AI across the world. However, the quantum-computing era presents two diabolical challenges, arising from the expected break-down of widely used public-key cryptographic protocols and unexpected difficulties in designing algorithms at the scales and speed necessary to make trailblazing discoveries on quantum computers.  This Centre of Excellence aims to counter both challenges. The Centre's program is deeply aligned with the Australian Cybersecurity 2023-2030 strategy. It will deliver novel algorithms for Australian industry to take early advantage of the benefits of quantum computing and train industry to accelerate the adoption of post-quantum cryptographic recommendations to meet the 2030 deadline set by the Australian Signals Directorate."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/CE260100024"}},{"type":"grants","id":"CE260100070","attributes":{"code":"CE260100070","scheme-name":"ARC Centres of Excellence","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"CE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"CE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"University of Wollongong","announcement-admin-organisation":"University of Wollongong","grant-summary":"ARC Centre of Excellence for Renewable Fuels. As the world pursues net zero emissions, renewable fuels like green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol will become important. Such renewable fuels, and green products created from them, offer the only viable means to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries like steel, shipping, aviation, and chemicals. The Centre of Excellence for Renewable Fuels aims to exploit fundamental science to innovate next-generation technologies that will expand the renewable fuels industry and give Australia a competitive edge in their export. In so doing, the Centre will help to transform Australia from a major fossil fuel exporter to the world’s largest exporter of renewable energy, with global decarbonisation impact, while also training the next generation workforce.","lead-investigator":"Prof Gerhard Swiegers","current-funding-amount":35119998.00,"announced-funding-amount":35000000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"4004 - Chemical Engineering","anticipated-end-date":"2032-12-31","investigators":"Prof Gerhard Swiegers; Prof Rose Amal; Prof Deanna D'Alessandro; Prof Antonio Tricoli; Prof Michael Johns; Prof Eric May; A/Prof Paul Stanwix; Dr Jessica Allen; Prof Michael Brear; Prof Richard Sandberg; Prof Yi Yang; Prof Christopher Gibson; Prof Kashem Muttaqi; Prof Behdad Moghtaderi; Dr Paul Zulli; Prof Iain MacGill; Prof John Fletcher; A/Prof Emma Lovell; A/Prof Rahman Daiyan; Prof Zhenguo Huang; Dr Nicholas Florin; A/Prof Sonia Graham; Em/Prof Douglas MacFarlane; Prof Nigel Brandon; Prof Martin Trusler; Prof Dr Gerard Dismukes; Prof Thomas Turek; A/Prof Dirk Guldi; Dr Yunxia Yang; Prof Jimmy Yun; Dr Sadegh Shabani; Dr Charles Day; Dr Klaas van Alphen; Dr Paul Barrett; Mr Warner Priest; Dr Calvin Winter; Dr Andrei Khodakov; Prof Epaminondas Mastorakos; Prof Dr Markus Richter; Prof Iqbal Husain; Prof Thomas Jordan; Prof Dr Chang Won Yoon; Dr Benedicte Cuenot; Mrs Rachelle Doyle; Dr Ali Nezhad","lief-register":[],"national-interest-test-statement":"Renewable fuels hold enormous potential to decarbonise heavy fossil fuel-based industries and transform Australia’s energy landscape. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Renewable Fuels proposes an innovative and transformational research and translation agenda to develop sovereign Australian capacity in renewable hydrogen and green fuels, supporting Australia as a future major producer and global exporter of green fuels (and their products, like green iron). This will provide a renewable alternative to our current exports of coal ($127 billion p.a.), iron ore ($124 billion p.a.), and natural gas ($92 billion p.a.), which are CO2-intensive, and transfer approximately double our domestic emissions abroad. It will potentially also reduce Australia’s dependence on imports of fuels like refined petroleum, diesel, and kerosene ($45 billion p.a.). The Centre will do this by overcoming critical scientific, technological, and socio-economic barriers to the deployment of renewable fuels, by adopting a ‘science-at-scale’ approach. Adoption and uptake of outcomes will be maximised by partnering on the research and its translation with a team of world-class Australian and international energy sector experts across the technology development chain. The Centre aims to create national economic value and ongoing and new employment, while simultaneously training a new generation of transdisciplinary researchers and engineers to safeguard Australia’s social, environmental and economic future."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/CE260100070"}},{"type":"grants","id":"CE260100009","attributes":{"code":"CE260100009","scheme-name":"ARC Centres of Excellence","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"CE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"CE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","announcement-admin-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","grant-summary":"ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Performance and Integration. The Centre for Quantum Computer Performance and Integration aims to solve the scientific challenges that hinder the development of useful quantum computers. The Centre will synergistically develop high-performance quantum hardware, operate it in a resource-efficient way, and integrate diverse physical platforms across solid-state, optical and atom-based devices. Collaboration between world-leading researchers, emerging talent and global industries will unlock the full potential of quantum computer technologies, with an expected economic value of over $1 trillion across chemical, life sciences, finance and mobility industries. The Centre will be the key research vehicle to enable workforce growth and Australian leadership in this field.","lead-investigator":"Prof Andrea Morello","current-funding-amount":35119998.00,"announced-funding-amount":35000000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"5108 - Quantum Physics","anticipated-end-date":"2032-12-31","investigators":"Prof Andrea Morello; Prof Andrew Doherty; Dr Maja Cassidy; Dr Rose Ahlefeldt; Dr Jie Zhao; A/Prof Mary Jacquiline Romero; Prof Thomas Stace; Prof Stephen Bartlett; A/Prof John Bartholomew; Dr Xanthe Croot; A/Prof Ting Rei Tan; Prof Sven Rogge; A/Prof Jarryd Pla; Prof Andrew Dzurak; Prof Michelle Simmons; Prof Susan Coppersmith; Dr Maria Kieferova; Prof Nicolas Menicucci; Prof Jeffrey McCallum; Dr Joshua Combes; Dr Sergei Slussarenko; Dr Nora Tischler; Dr Andre Saraiva; Dr Eleanor Rieffel; Adj/Prof Ben Travaglione; A/Prof Jevon Longdell; Prof Dr Harald Schwefel; Prof Richard Curry; Asst Prof Francesco Borsoi; Prof Ping Koy Lam; Prof Alexandre Blais; Prof Joseph Emerson; Prof Dr Kristiaan De Greve; A/Prof Jonathan Home; Dr Audrey Bienfait; Dr Christian Weedbrook; Dr Carina Kemp; Prof Terence Rudolph; Prof Geoffrey Pryde; Dr Shane Mansfield; Dr Hidehiro Yonezawa; Prof Akira Furusawa; Dr Yong-Su Kim; Dr John Gaebler; A/Prof Muhammad Usman","lief-register":[],"national-interest-test-statement":"Quantum computers are a radically novel technological paradigm, projected to generate a global economic value of US$0.9 – 2.0 trillion by 2035, through their impact on chemical, life sciences, finance, and mobility industries. However, such value cannot be unlocked by simply scaling up current prototypes, which are exceedingly error-prone, lack integration, and demand exorbitant hardware overheads to calculate reliably. The Centre for Quantum Computer Performance and Integration will address these challenges by injecting scientific discoveries targeted at producing high-performance quantum hardware, integrating its components, and inventing quantum computer codes that minimize the manufacturing and energy consumption costs of devices capable of performing useful calculations. The Centre will be the key vehicle to link all stakeholders involved in delivering the National Quantum Strategy. Its impact will be realized in synergy with world-leading industries – many of them based in Australia – which will translate our discoveries into valuable products. The Centre will be a strongly outward-facing hub of research and education. We will train the next generation of skilled workers for the fast-growing quantum industry, engage and inform government and community stakeholders on the impact of this revolutionary technology, and ensure that our Country is prepared to harvest the maximum economic and social benefit from being a quantum computing pioneer."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/CE260100009"}},{"type":"grants","id":"CE260100018","attributes":{"code":"CE260100018","scheme-name":"ARC Centres of Excellence","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"CE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"CE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"Griffith University","announcement-admin-organisation":"Griffith University","grant-summary":"ARC Centre of Excellence for Transforming Human Origins Research. The Centre aims to transform our understanding of why and how our species, Homo sapiens, is the only surviving human on our planet. The Centre mobilises Indigenous, Global South and Western expertise to examine under-researched regions in Africa, Asia, and Australia. This novel synthesis aims to address how we became a versatile, global species, resilient to profound environmental changes over the last 300,000 years. Outcomes will include new scientific models and revisions to public education and policies about our history, our biological, and cultural relationships to one another, and how we have reshaped ecosystems worldwide. Benefits include a transformed, ethically engaged study of human origins for the betterment of society. ","lead-investigator":"Prof Michael Petraglia","current-funding-amount":35119998.00,"announced-funding-amount":35000000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"4301 - Archaeology","anticipated-end-date":"2032-12-31","investigators":"Prof Michael Petraglia; Prof Susan O'Connor; Prof Andy Herries; Dr Angeline Leece; Mr Robert Williams; Prof Amy Roberts; Prof Mike Morley; Prof Christopher Clarkson; A/Prof Alison Crowther; Prof Jian-xin Zhao; Prof Hamish McGowan; Prof Cressida Fforde; A/Prof Raymond Tobler; Prof Alison Behie; Dr Sofia Samper Carro; A/Prof Bastien Llamas; A/Prof Lee Arnold; Prof Julien Louys; A/Prof Martin Porr; A/Prof Michelle Langley; Prof Bruno David; Prof Maxime Aubert; Prof Adam Brumm; Dr Andrea Jalandoni; Dr Dipuo Kgotleng; Dr Emmanuel Ndiema; Mr Dany Williams; Dr Kenny Travouillon; Prof Nick Ashton; Prof Dr Frans van Buchem; Prof Aswan Aswan; Prof Hema Achyuthan; Ms Samantha Hamilton; Prof Gyaneshwer Chaubey; Prof Maria Martinon-Torres; Dr Hubert Vonhof; Mr Russell Mullett; Dr Herawati Sudoyo; Mr Marlon Ririmasse; Dr Oshan Wedage; Prof Paora Tapsell; Dr FAISAL ALJIBRIN; Dr Emma Finestone; Mr Scott Gorringe; Dr Rahab KINYANJUI; Prof Qiaomei Fu; A/Prof Shixia Yang; Em/Prof Paul Turnbull; Prof Nick Drake; Dr Lauren Linnenlucke","lief-register":[],"national-interest-test-statement":"Understanding our deep human past is crucial for facing modern environmental and cultural challenges. Despite humanity's history stretching back around 300,000 years, we still know surprisingly little about how our ancestors adapted to environmental changes, mainly because research has overlooked many regions and traditional knowledge systems. The Centre addresses these gaps by uniting Indigenous, Global South, and Western researchers to co-design and co-conduct field research in understudied regions across Africa, Asia and Australia. This collaborative approach will revolutionise our understanding of human adaptation and innovation across diverse ecosystems, positioning Australia at the forefront of ground-breaking research into our biological and cultural heritage. Crucially, the Centre will highlight the importance of cooperation, technology, and culture in human resilience to climate and environmental change. The Centre’s reformed and inclusive approach to human origins research will empower Indigenous and Global South researchers and communities, enabling them to lead new dialogues that change the way we understand past and present human experiences. The Centre’s team will work together to disseminate new knowledge about human responses to climate change regionally and globally, contributing to public education and national and international policies on nature and heritage. "},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/CE260100018"}},{"type":"grants","id":"CE260100001","attributes":{"code":"CE260100001","scheme-name":"ARC Centres of Excellence","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"CE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"CE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","announcement-admin-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","grant-summary":"ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans. This Centre will comprehensively determine how our oceans are changing, now and in the future, and develop solutions to promote ocean sustainability and a thriving blue economy. Our oceans are already changing at an unprecedented rate, with costly impacts on marine ecosystems and coastal communities worldwide. By integrating fundamental science advances, innovative analyses of new observational data, new ultra-high resolution ocean models, and training a new generation of world-class scientists, the Centre will uncover vital information about our changing oceans. This will enable proactive management of our ocean environments and resources, enhancing the health, resilience, and security of Australia’s oceans for generations to come.","lead-investigator":"Prof Matthew England","current-funding-amount":35119998.00,"announced-funding-amount":35000000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"3708 - Oceanography","anticipated-end-date":"2032-12-31","investigators":"Prof Matthew England; Prof Helen Bostock; Prof Nicole Jones; Prof Peter Strutton; Prof Nathaniel Bindoff; Prof Zanna Chase; Prof Michelle Heupel; Prof Helen Phillips; Dr Tyler Rohr; A/Prof Paul Spence; Dr Adele Morrison; Prof Michael Ellwood; Prof Andrew Hogg; Dr Nicola Maher; A/Prof Callum Shakespeare; Prof Thomas Baldock; Prof Anthony Richardson; A/Prof Wenhua Zhao; A/Prof Jeff Hansen; Prof Ryan Lowe; Dr Matthew Rayson; Prof Moninya Roughan; Prof Ian Turner; A/Prof Jan Zika; A/Prof Shane Keating; Prof Laurie Menviel; A/Prof Amandine Schaeffer; A/Prof Alexander Sen Gupta; A/Prof Kristen Splinter; Dr Pearse Buchanan; Adj/Prof Elizabeth Fulton; Dr Emlyn Jones; Dr Bernadette Sloyan; Dr Jessica Benthuysen; Dr Katharina Fabricius; Mrs Manuwuri Traceylee Forester; Dr Barbara Robson; Dr Kamran Shafi; Dr Robbi Bishop-Taylor; Dr Rachel Nanson; Adj/Prof Matthew Taylor; Dr Stephen Griffies; Dr Amy Waterhouse; Prof Falk Feddersen; Dr Caroline Ummenhofer; Prof Laure Zanna; Dr Sophie Cravatte; Dr Jerome Aucan; Prof Alberto Naveira Garabato; Prof Deborah Greaves; Prof Dr Dano Roelvink; Prof Dr Andreas Oschlies; Prof Dr Tatiana Ilyina; Dr Fabrice Ardhuin; Dr Casimir de Lavergne; Prof Sayaka Yasunaka; Prof Axel Timmermann","lief-register":[],"national-interest-test-statement":"Our oceans and coasts are at the heart of our economic, social, cultural, and environmental well-being, with more than 85% of Australians living and working in coastal regions. Our marine industries alone currently contribute over $120 billion to Australia’s annual GDP. Population and economic growth necessitate the continued expansion of infrastructure and services, placing immense pressure on our coastal zones. Meanwhile, our oceans are changing faster than ever due to climate change and population growth. Coastal erosion, storm surge flooding, marine heatwaves, declining marine water quality, and marine pollution are just some of the challenges that are already proving very costly to society. Managing these threats to our Sea Country, lifestyle, and billion-dollar industries and infrastructure requires a generational step forward in Australia’s capacity to understand and predict our future oceans. At this time of change, our Centre’s vision is to bring together Australia’s leading oceanography and coastal science communities to deliver the best information and tools available, empowering our partners in government, industry and the community to make informed decisions both now and into the future. We will work alongside a diverse group of partners, train a new generation of ocean scientists, and translate new scientific knowledge into on-ground actions through government and industry partnerships, cutting-edge science, and wide-ranging education outreach."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/CE260100001"}},{"type":"grants","id":"CE260100045","attributes":{"code":"CE260100045","scheme-name":"ARC Centres of Excellence","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"CE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"CE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"Flinders University","announcement-admin-organisation":"Flinders University","grant-summary":"ARC Centre of Excellence for Prisoner Reintegration. Australia is gripped by a reincarceration crisis with 70,000 people exiting prison each year and half returning within two years of release. Using a strengths-based, First Nations and industry led approach, this Centre aims to fundamentally transform how prisoner reintegration is envisaged, practiced and achieved at scale. Expected outcomes include a world-first national database of successful reintegration scenarios, new metrics for measuring success, tools for building social licence, training of a world-class generation of researchers, and enhanced levels of social inclusion. With Australia's annual correctional budget approaching $7B, the Centre should deliver a major return on investment via real improvements in post-prison pathways.","lead-investigator":"Prof Mark Halsey","current-funding-amount":35119998.00,"announced-funding-amount":35000000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"4402 - Criminology","anticipated-end-date":"2032-12-31","investigators":"Prof Mark Halsey; Prof Victoria Hovane; Prof Ian Goodwin-Smith; Prof Thalia Anthony; Prof Dr Juanita Sherwood; Mr Brett Sentance; Prof David Preen; Prof Paul Flatau; Prof Hilde Tubex; Prof Svetlana Bogomolova; A/Prof Caitlin Hughes; A/Prof Anna Eriksson; Dr Matthew Maycock; A/Prof Susan Baidawi; Dr Simone Deegan; Dr Melissa de Vel-Palumbo; Prof James Smith; A/Prof Selina Tually; Prof Gerard Redmond; Prof Rosemary Ricciardelli; Prof Stephen Farrall; Mrs Alexandra Reid; Mrs Jennifer Galouzis; Dr Aaron Hart; Mr David Murray; Prof Rachel Condry; Prof Shadd Maruna; Dr Thomas LeBel; Dr Angela Me; Adj/Prof Scott Wilson; Mr Leigh Garrett; Miss Carly Stanley; Dr Rory Gillard; Mr Robert Leidig; Dr Jennifer Cleary; Mr John Briggs; Dr Jody Lewen; Prof Mark Stoove; Dr Anna Clancy","lief-register":[],"national-interest-test-statement":"For several decades, nearly half of the people released from prisons in Australia have returned within two years. Australia’s current approaches to prisoner reintegration primarily focus only on the reasons behind reoffending. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Prisoner Reintegration (CEPR) addresses the urgent need to understand how and why people successfully turn away from crime and break the cycle of reoffending. CEPR will focus on over represented groups in prison, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to develop strength-based strategies that support successful reintegration into society. It will examine how imprisonment affects personal identity, community connections and long-term rehabilitation. CEPR will produce culturally informed, evidence-based approaches that improve public safety, enhance community wellbeing, and reduce prison-related costs, benefiting Australians socially, culturally and economically. Communication and adoption of findings will extend beyond academia through our extensive partner network of government agencies, non-governmental organisations, and First Nations organisations. Site-specific action plans and practical resources will support policymakers, service providers, and advocacy groups. Podcasts, films and other accessible outputs will engage the broader public, ensuring sustained social licence for effective reforms."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/CE260100045"}},{"type":"grants","id":"CE260100108","attributes":{"code":"CE260100108","scheme-name":"ARC Centres of Excellence","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"CE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"CE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"Curtin University","announcement-admin-organisation":"Curtin University","grant-summary":"ARC Centre of Excellence for Quality Work in a Digital Age. This centre aims to bring together experts from the social and technical sciences to learn how to create quality work for the future. This aim is significant because intelligent technologies, such as AI and robotics, are radically disrupting work. The Centre will investigate how to use these technologies to augment human performance, how to enable people to collaborate across geographic and temporal boundaries, and how to future-proof workers by building capabilities to thrive in a digital era. Expected outcomes are that the Centre will generate knowledge, tools and guidance that is relevant and ready for use by government and industry. Social and economic benefits include improvements in health and well-being, inclusion and productivity.","lead-investigator":"Prof Sharon Parker","current-funding-amount":34966986.00,"announced-funding-amount":34847731,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"3507 - Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour","anticipated-end-date":"2032-12-31","investigators":"Prof Sharon Parker; Prof Andrew Neal; Dr Timothy Ballard; Prof Timothy Miller; Prof Mark Griffin; Prof Eva Kyndt; Prof Toby Walsh; A/Prof Catherine Collins; Prof Maureen Dollard; Prof Mark Billinghurst; Prof Marek Kowalkiewicz; A/Prof Char-lee McLennan; Prof Karina Jorritsma; Prof Frank Vetere; Prof Jeannie Paterson; A/Prof Wafa Johal; Prof Dean Lusher; Prof Tony Dundon; Prof Gareth Baynam; Prof Dr Beatrice van der Heijden; Asst Prof Maria Luce Lupetti; Prof Kevin Crowston; Prof Steve Kozlowski; Prof Dr Gudela Grote; Dr Lauren Waardenburg; Dr Jessie Koen; Dr Sean Rintel; Dr Cecile Paris; Prof Peter Radoll","lief-register":[],"national-interest-test-statement":"The Centre for Quality Work in a Digital Age (QWiDA) investigates how to jointly design technology and work systems to create and sustain healthy, inclusive, and productive future work. It adopts a novel interdisciplinary approach informed by new theories and innovative methods. QWiDA is supported by diverse Partner Organisations that function as living labs, enablers, and/or disseminators, and involves engagement activities to ensure the new knowledge is relevant, ready for use, has reach, and is resilient (lasting). The research benefits Australians in many ways.  First, the Centre enhances national productivity by fostering the optimal use of intelligent technologies to augment human work, reducing costly failed applications and wasted investment. Second, QWiDA enhances the mental and physical health and well-being of Australians by designing work that prevents psychosocial risks, thereby reducing burnout, minimising workers’ compensation cases, and mitigating other negative outcomes of poor work. Third, by creating future-ready workers, QWiDA supports inclusive and fair employment opportunities, closing the digital divide and enabling participation in quality work for all people. Combining the cost benefits across the three areas of impact, and adjusting for interdependencies, the economic value of creating effective, healthy, and fully inclusive Australian work is many billions per year. The societal value of meaningful work is also highly significant. "},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/CE260100108"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100005","attributes":{"code":"LE260100005","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","announcement-admin-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","grant-summary":"A next generation single-photon microscope for dynamic live cell biology. This project aims to establish a single-photon counting image scanning microscope that is capable of single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and empowers researchers across Australia to perform dynamic structural biology with unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. By combining time-resolved single-photon counting electronics with single-photon avalanche diode array technology, this microscope will provide picosecond-level detection of fluorescent protein properties (intensity, lifetime, anisotropy) that can reveal nanoscale changes in protein structure down to the nanosecond timescale. This breakthrough is expected to advance Australian research by enabling direct observation of protein dynamics previously beyond reach in a living cell.","lead-investigator":"A/Prof Elizabeth Hinde","current-funding-amount":1025000.00,"announced-funding-amount":1025000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"3101 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"A/Prof Elizabeth Hinde; A/Prof Paul McMillan; Prof Matthew Watt; Prof Daniel Hatters; Prof Christopher McDevitt; Prof Mathias Francois; A/Prof Alyson Ashe; Prof Kieran Harvey; Prof Lee Wong; Prof Yuning Hong; A/Prof Donna Whelan; Prof Sarah Russell; Prof Andrew Clayton","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"Single-photon counting image scanning microscope for single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy of protein structure and dynamics in a living cell.","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"Understanding the single-molecule events that govern cell biology, particularly the behaviour and interactions of proteins, is essential for advancing scientific knowledge and driving breakthroughs in biotechnology. This is because these molecular processes control fundamental biological functions, such as gene expression and cellular metabolism. However, Australia currently faces a significant gap in its ability to directly measure protein structure, interaction, and dynamics within the intracellular environment. To address this technological gap, we propose the establishment of an innovative image scanning microscope in Australia that combines cutting-edge single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detector technology with time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC). This integration will enable real-time, high-resolution observation of protein behaviour at the single-molecule level within living cells, providing unparalleled insights into protein function and interaction in their native cellular context. This research infrastructure will not only enhance scientific understanding but also drive innovation in biotechnology. By enabling precise measurements of protein dynamics, it will accelerate drug discovery, improve diagnostic technologies, and strengthen Australia’s competitive position in the global biotechnology market, contributing to both economic growth and social well-being."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100005"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100008","attributes":{"code":"LE260100008","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"The Australian National University","announcement-admin-organisation":"The Australian National University","grant-summary":"Australian Partnership for Breakthrough Science in the Advanced LIGO+ Era. Australia is currently a global leader in gravitational-wave astrophysics, through key technological and scientific contributions to the Advanced LIGO+ Observatories located in the USA. Gravitational-wave observatories provide a fundamentally new way to observe the Universe, allowing us to witness and explore the nature of extraordinarily powerful events such as the mergers of binary black holes and neutron stars. In partnership with the USA and UK, we expect to provide crucial enhancements enabling discoveries of hundreds of gravitational wave events per year. The project will maintain Australia's global leadership in the field, and inspire our next generation of scientists and researchers in this exciting domain.","lead-investigator":"A/Prof Bram Slagmolen","current-funding-amount":2972043.00,"announced-funding-amount":2972043,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"5101 - Astronomical Sciences","anticipated-end-date":"2028-12-31","investigators":"A/Prof Bram Slagmolen; Prof David Ottaway; Prof Robert Ward; Dr Ling Sun; Prof Peter Veitch; A/Prof Chunnong Zhao; Dr Carl Blair; Prof Paul Lasky; Prof Eric Thrane; Prof Andrew Melatos; Prof Matthew Bailes; Dr Jade Powell; Em/Prof David McClelland; Dr David Reitze; Dr Jennifer Driggers","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"Advanced LIGO+ is an astronomical facility for the detection of gravitational waves","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"New discoveries about the Universe are a superbly effective way to fire up the public's imagination, and inspire interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Australia is at the forefront of gravitational-wave technology, driving advancements in precision instrumentation and optical systems for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in the USA. Australia’s technological and scientific partnership in LIGO has led to amazing discoveries, inspiring curiosity and wonder about the Universe. These achievements have boosted scientific literacy, deepened public engagement, and enriched Australia’s cultural and educational landscape, especially for young Australians.\nThis project will see Australian scientists design and deliver key hardware and other upgrades to LIGO, to see further into the Universe than ever before, to boost Australia's long-standing scientific excellence, intellectual capital, and innovation on a global stage.\nThe team has an excellent track record of science and technology investment in LIGO, with spin-off applications for Australian industry, job opportunities in critical domains like precision instrumentation, data analysis and high-speed/big data computing, the promotion of diversity and cultural understanding, and extraordinary discoveries about the Universe.\n"},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100008"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100009","attributes":{"code":"LE260100009","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"Adelaide University","announcement-admin-organisation":"The University of Adelaide","grant-summary":"3D Printing Facility for Precision Micro & Nano Photonics. This project aims to create a 3D Printing Facility for Precision Micro & Nano Photonics that enables high-speed and precise fabrication of complex optical micro-structures with nano-scale features, ultra-smooth surfaces and high-accuracy alignment. This is expected to achieve seamless integration of optical fibres and photonic chips with each other and their environment, which is crucial for their practical deployment outside of well-controlled laboratories. Expected outcomes of the proposed facility include the convergence of multiple disciplines and the fostering of innovation, enabling research in quantum technology, secure communications, bioimaging, sensing, materials science and more—ultimately accelerating industrial translation.","lead-investigator":"A/Prof Jiawen Li","current-funding-amount":1317432.00,"announced-funding-amount":1317432,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"4009 - Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"A/Prof Jiawen Li; Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem; A/Prof Andreas Boes; A/Prof Ling Yin; Prof Kishan Dholakia; Prof Arnan Mitchell; A/Prof Shahraam Afshar Vahid; Dr Stephen Warren-Smith; Dr Haoran Ren; Dr Michael Barson; Dr Martin Ploschner; A/Prof Mary Jacquiline Romero; Dr Moritz Merklein","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"The 3D Printing Facility for Precision Micro & Nano Photonics creates bespoke 3D nanostrucutres suited for optically interfacing devices and systems.","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"The advancement of imaging, sensing, quantum computing, and super-fast communication technologies requires compact, high-performance photonic devices that can seamlessly interface with each other. Currently Australia lacks the capability for creating such interfaces. The proposed facility will overcome this technological gap by bringing a world-class capability to Australia that allows precise printing of micro and nano photonic components needed for realising the critical interfacing between advanced photonic devices into fully integrated systems. The proposed facility will operate as a shared and open-access research facility. \n\nThe cutting-edge and portable photonic systems that will be enabled by the facility will create wide economic benefits across multiple industries by addressing diverse needs in areas such as environmental monitoring, Defence and National Security, telecommunication and health industries. Additional social benefits will be realised by increasing Australia’s competitiveness in imaging, sensing, information, and communication sectors. For example, this facility will enable 1) efficiently interconnected photonic chips to create systems for precision sensing and high-speed communication and 2) non- or minimal-invasively fibre devices to image and sense in previously inaccessible regions in brain, heart and embryos. Project outcomes will be communicated to the public through media releases, social media and proactive engagement with the media.\n"},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100009"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100016","attributes":{"code":"LE260100016","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"University of Technology Sydney","announcement-admin-organisation":"University of Technology Sydney","grant-summary":"3D Nanofabrication facility. This project aims to establish a 3D nanofabrication facility with capabilities that will be unique in Australia. It will enable a combination of planar and non-planar nanofabrication capacities with feature sizes spanning nanometers to millimeters. The facility will support research and translation accross quantum technologies, sensing, meta-optics and photovoltaics, including emerging materials that are incompatible with standard nanofabrication protocols. Expected outcomes include breakthrough in device engineering, new economic initiatives and training of Australians on state of the art nanofabrication capabilities, thus expanding the advanced manufacturing and green energy sectors, and growing the quantum technology sector.","lead-investigator":"Prof Igor Aharonovich","current-funding-amount":1330000.00,"announced-funding-amount":1330000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"4018 - Nanotechnology","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"Prof Igor Aharonovich; Prof Hark Hoe Tan; A/Prof Jean-Philippe Tetienne; Prof Glenn Solomon; Prof Jan Seidel; A/Prof Shery Chang; A/Prof Nathan Langford; Dr Natalie Holmes; Dr Daria Smirnova; Prof Sumeet Walia; A/Prof Gilberto Umana-Membreno; A/Prof Martin Hill; Dr David Broadway; Prof Milos Toth","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"3D nanofabrication facility (direct write gas assisted + two photon polymerisation tool)","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"The Australian government is investing heavily in the advanced manufacturing,energy sectors, and the emerging quantum industry. These sectors, deemed critical to economic prosperity and sovereignty of the nation, are underpinned by advanced nanofabrication capabilities and a highly skilled local workforce. This project seeks to establish a 3D nanofabrication infrastructure that will support  future-generation research and technologies that underpin these sectors. It will enable training of Australians and help secure a pipeline of local talent for the required high-tech workforce. The infrastructure will benefit the Australian labour market, and it will yield socioeconomic benefits to the nation.\nThe facility will address a gap in Australian capabilities created by a growing need for non-planar nanofabrication of 3D device architectures. It will pave way to innovative nanofabrication workflows for non-conventional advanced nanomaterials that are incompatible with established manufacturing protocols. The facility will accelerate the development of functional materials and devices for quantum technologies, sensing, nanoelectronics, photovoltaics, meta-optics, energy storage, and cybersecurity hardware. Access to the infrastructure by local industries will help secure Australia as an independent, sovereign leader in the advanced manufacturing, green energy, cybersecurity and quantum technology sectors."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100016"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100026","attributes":{"code":"LE260100026","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"University of Technology Sydney","announcement-admin-organisation":"University of Technology Sydney","grant-summary":"Facility for Next-Generation Volatilomics Analysis of Complex Samples. Measuring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is critical to gain a better understanding of our world; and is used to locate missing persons, monitor environmental contaminants and infer health status, with major implications across climate change, human safety and entire ecological communities. The proposed project will establish novel mass spectrometry capabilities that overcome current limitations, leveraging two state-of-the-art mass spectrometry systems that offer complementary capabilities for unprecedented comprehensive VOC covering. This will lead to increased understanding that will inform policy and the development of new interventions to prevent species decline, improve safety and ultimately helping to preserve our natural world.","lead-investigator":"A/Prof Maiken Ueland","current-funding-amount":1787524.00,"announced-funding-amount":1787524,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"3401 - Analytical Chemistry","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"A/Prof Maiken Ueland; A/Prof Matthew Padula; Prof Brian Oliver; Dr Jennifer Matthews; Prof William Donald; Prof Richard Stuetz; A/Prof Mark Raftery; Dr Martin Lindley; Dr Malcolm Possell; A/Prof Philip Barton; Prof Xavier Conlan; Prof Brett Neilan; Prof Jay Horvat; Dr Celine Kelso; Dr Jody Moller","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"Automated thermal desorption (ATD) coupled with Orbitrap GC","isItemAvailable":true},{"primaryItem":"Waters Atmospheric Pressure Gas Chromatography (APGC) coupled with Cyclic Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS)","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"Measuring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is critical to gain a better understanding of our world; and is used to locate missing persons, monitor environmental contaminants and infer health status, with major implications across climate change, human safety and entire ecological communities. In order to understand these signalling chemicals and their critical role as indicators of reef, terrestrial and atmospheric health, this project looks into improving the process of volatile analysis. Improved detection and identification of volatiles will allow for the development of new technologies and intervention strategies which will have a significant impact across numerous fields, especially in analytical chemistry and environmental sciences. The generated capability will be unique in Australia and position Australia as a global leader in volatilomics research, furthering international prestige and collaborations. This will bring notable benefit to the Australian society at large as it will help to safeguard our population and Australian environment. The project aims at promoting knowledge on environmental risks and human safety through awareness raising, research publications and interaction with media."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100026"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100034","attributes":{"code":"LE260100034","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"Adelaide University","announcement-admin-organisation":"The University of Adelaide","grant-summary":"Australian Optical Dating and Archaeological Luminescence Facility: AusOpAL. AusOpAL aims to transform our understanding of human evolution and past human interactions using next-generation innovations in luminescence dating. It addresses significant limitations in the scope and capacity of the national geochronology portfolio, unlocking Australian-first capabilities in emergent feldspar and quartz dating techniques and direct dating of archaeological materials such as stone tools. Expected outcomes include benchmark reconstructions of past human dispersals and cultures, advances in dating reliability and training of future geoscience expertise. This will provide important benefits for improved temporal appraisals of human history, including timing of human settlement and causes of megafauna extinction in Australia.","lead-investigator":"A/Prof Lee Arnold","current-funding-amount":688334.00,"announced-funding-amount":688334,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"4301 - Archaeology","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"A/Prof Lee Arnold; Dr Martina Demuro; Prof Bruno David; Prof Andy Herries; Dr Matthew Meredith-Williams; Prof Mike Morley; Prof Gavin Prideaux; Prof Christopher Clarkson; A/Prof Bastien Llamas; Dr Elizabeth Reed; Dr Anna Kotarba; Dr Ashleigh Rogers; Dr Mathieu Duval; Dr Justin Shiner; Dr Shaun Adams","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"Broadband EMCCD imaging attachment for spatially resolved luminescence measurements.","isItemAvailable":true},{"primaryItem":"Luminescence dating reader with dual detector infrared photoluminescence (IRPL) attachment.","isItemAvailable":true},{"primaryItem":"Luminescence dating reader with high-sensitivity emission spectrometer for spectrally resolved TL, OSL, IRSL, TT-OSL and pIR-IRSL measurements.","isItemAvailable":true},{"primaryItem":"Modified dual laser single-grain luminescence dating attachment for continuous and pulsed IRPL stimulation of individual grains.","isItemAvailable":true},{"primaryItem":"Optical dating measurement facility with capabilities in spectrally and spatially resolved luminescence and infrared photoluminescence (IRPL) dating.","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"This LIEF project will establish a world-leading geochronology laboratory (AusOpAL) with state-of-the-art capabilities in dating archaeological, palaeontological and geological materials. It will address major gaps in our understanding of Australia’s past climates, long-term biodiversity changes and environmental history, and it will provide critical new insights into the evolution and global dispersal history of our species, including when humans first arrived on our continent.\n\nThe facility will improve Australia’s skill base by training students with sought-after geoscience expertise, and it will sustain new and streamlined commercial dating services that benefit archaeology consultancy, mining and government sectors. It will ensure cultural benefits by strengthening research partnerships with Indigenous communities and heritage management, raising awareness of deep-time connections with Country and promoting science-based conservation initiatives at Australian heritage sites. By improving reconstructions of past climate change, AusOpAL will provide critical calibration datasets for climate forecast models, thereby optimising projections of future environmental changes affecting Australia.\n\nAusOpAL’s high-profile findings will be promoted beyond academia via social and mainstream media, popular science articles, public seminars, on-Country community meetings, and by hosting immersive student learning experiences, high-school outreach and laboratory showcasing events."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100034"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100038","attributes":{"code":"LE260100038","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","announcement-admin-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","grant-summary":"Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy Facility. This project aims to establish an ultrafast transmission electron microscopy facility that will enable direct visualisation of the charge creation, migration and combination in materials at the atomic scale within materials. This facility will achieve this by synchronising ultrafast pulsed laser and electron beam with high speed detector, retrofitted to an existing $7M ARC invested aberration-corrected transmission electron microscope. This Ultrafast Facility, the only one in Australia, will lead breakthrough outcomes for research and industry sectors in key national priorities of materials for quantum technologies, renewable energy harvest and storage, clean fuel production and biomedical diagnostic and therapy technologies. ","lead-investigator":"A/Prof Shery Chang","current-funding-amount":1204160.00,"announced-funding-amount":1204160,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"4018 - Nanotechnology","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"A/Prof Shery Chang; Prof Richard Tilley; Prof Jan Seidel; Prof Xiaojing Hao; Prof Liming Dai; Prof Igor Aharonovich; Dr Xiaoxue Xu; Prof Xiaozhou Liao; Prof Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh; Prof Ajayan Vinu; Prof Laure Bourgeois; Dr Amelia Liu; Prof Dougal McCulloch; Prof Sarah Harmer","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"Ultrafast transmission electron microscopy facility with synchronized  pulsed laser and electron beam coupled with a ultra-high speed detector","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"The ultrafast transmission electron microscopy facility will revolutionize our ability to track the migration of charges in materials and is vital for quantum sensing and information technologies, clean and renewable energy production and biomedical diagnostics and therapy technologies. This urgently needed facility will enable Australia to take a leading role in all of these key research areas and industries. The project aligns and underpins with Australian government’s National Science and Research Priorities of Transitioning to a net zero future, Building a secure and resilient nation and Supporting healthy and thriving communities , as well as National Reconstruction Fund priority areas of renewables and low emissions technologies and enabling capabilities. The supported research outcomes will impact in next generation materials for those above mentioned key technologies. The proposed facility will support > $115 million investment in research centres and industry-linked grants. The research supported by the facility will be used from the exploration of fundamental phenomena which will generate new knowledge, advancing science all the way to the understanding of commercial industrial samples. This facility will cultivate future industries, stimulate growth, create jobs, and lift productivity and maximising Australia’s competitive advantage in new materials. The facility also provides excellent training opportunities for the students, fostering Australian new workforce. "},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100038"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100041","attributes":{"code":"LE260100041","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"Swinburne University of Technology","announcement-admin-organisation":"Swinburne University of Technology","grant-summary":"Laboratory X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy for Victoria and Queensland. This project aims to establish laboratory X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) instruments in Victoria and Queensland, enhancing research nationwide by improving access to a vital characterization tool. Laboratory-based XAS will enable essential fast equipment access and long-term in situ studies. Two mirrored facilities—one at Swinburne University of Technology (Victoria) and the other at Queensland University of Technology (Queensland), each optimized for their stakeholders—will operate collaboratively, enhancing research impact through shared management, data handling, and expertise. The facilities will drive innovation across diverse fields including electro-catalysis, environmental science, critical minerals, and the circular economy.","lead-investigator":"Prof Rosalie Hocking","current-funding-amount":1203756.00,"announced-funding-amount":1203756,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"3402 - Inorganic Chemistry","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"A/Prof Alexandr Simonov; Prof Rosalie Hocking; Adj/Prof Anthony O'Mullane; A/Prof Joshua Lipton-Duffin; Dr Michael Jones; Dr Meng Li; A/Prof Hamid Arandiyan; Prof Torben Daeneke; Dr Mengran Li; Prof Feng Wang; A/Prof Will Gates; A/Prof Ellen Moon; Prof Lian Zhang; Dr Ryo Sekine; A/Prof Andrew Ang","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"Laboratory XAS for in situ and ex situ innovation across Physical, Chemical, Materials and Environmental Sciences","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"This project will establish laboratory-based X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) facilities in Victoria and Queensland, addressing a crucial gap in Australia’s national infrastructure for advanced material characterization. XAS is a powerful analytical tool capable of probing nearly any sample environment in ways that other techniques cannot, making it indispensable for driving innovation across multiple fields. By enhancing Australia’s analytical capabilities, this project will provide a critical foundation for scientific and industrial advancement.\n\nThe proposed facility will substantially contribute to the generation of new knowledge essential for areas such as critical mineral recycling, the circular economy, and sustainable chemical manufacturing. It will also support the transition to carbon-neutral production of fuels, chemicals, and critical minerals—aligning with Australia’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.\n\nTo maximize impact, the project will facilitate knowledge translation through publications, patents, and direct industry engagement. The availability of laboratory-based XAS facilities will enable long terms studies not possible before in Australia and enhance collaboration between researchers and industry partners, accelerating the adoption of new technologies.\n\nAdditionally, we will establish a national XAS user network, promoting knowledge exchange and collaboration and education across Australia. "},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100041"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100042","attributes":{"code":"LE260100042","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"Queensland University of Technology","announcement-admin-organisation":"Queensland University of Technology","grant-summary":"Photochemistry Mass Spectrometry Facility. Development of next-generation chemicals and materials requires concurrent advances in molecular characterisation technologies. This proposal aims to establish the first mass spectrometer in Australia dedicated to the detailed characterisation of light-responsive molecules and polymer materials. With unique capacity to initiate photochemical transformations on-demand, this novel and bespoke platform will elucidate molecular structure in real time with unparalleled specificity and sensitivity. Servicing an interdisciplinary research team, the platform will deepen our comprehension of light-matter interactions at a molecular scale, and accelerate transformative advances in applications across chemical, atmospheric, and materials sciences.","lead-investigator":"Dr David Marshall","current-funding-amount":1354530.00,"announced-funding-amount":1354530,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"3401 - Analytical Chemistry","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"Prof Adam Trevitt; Dr David Marshall; Prof Stephen Blanksby; Prof Christopher Barner-Kowollik; Prof Sally-Ann Poulsen; Prof Craig Williams; Prof Megan O'Mara; A/Prof Cheng Zhang; A/Prof Branka Miljevic; Dr Sinead Keaveney; A/Prof Hendrik Frisch","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"A high resolution mass spectrometer for photochemistry","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"Australia is endowed with abundant solar energy, which drives our unique climate and environment, and is key to Australia’s clean energy future. Harnessing the benefit of this unlimited natural resource to drive photochemical processes relies on a fundamental understanding of the interaction between light and matter at the molecular\nscale. Mass spectrometry is the leading analytical technology to address this need, providing unique chemical insight into the structure and properties of individual molecules upon exposure to light. Through the development and application of innovative mass spectrometry-based technologies, advanced functional molecules and\nmaterials will be detected and structurally characterised with greater confidence, with more precision, and in less time.\nThe proposed infrastructure will build on and accelerate a long and successful history of Australian research excellence in photochemistry and polymer science. Australian innovation in these fields has been at the forefront of fundamental discoveries and impactful applications that ultimately benefit our economy, society, and environment.\nThe unique state-of-the-art infrastructure will create significant opportunities for new collaborations and partnerships across academia, government, and industry. This facility will support advanced manufacturing capabilities in Australia and equip a workforce with the analytical skills to meet growing demand from emerging, future-focused industries."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100042"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100043","attributes":{"code":"LE260100043","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"University of Wollongong","announcement-admin-organisation":"University of Wollongong","grant-summary":"State of the Art Coastal Elevation and Bathymetry Facility (CoastElBathy). Green laser LiDAR technology enhances the capacity to develop seamless elevation and bathymetric models and integration with remote-piloted aircraft (RPA/drones) provides the opportunity to address significant data gaps in shallow-water coastal environments, including beaches and estuaries. When RPA-mounted, surveys can target regions where data are sparse, access is limited and can be optimised to characterise morphological change. Data generated from the CoastElBathy facility will underpin development of models urgently needed to project shoreline change due to storms, climate variability, and sea-level rise. Collaboration with industry ensures CoastElBathy informs decisions that seek to minimise coastal risk and maximise public benefit.","lead-investigator":"Prof Kerrylee Rogers","current-funding-amount":650000.00,"announced-funding-amount":650000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"3709 - Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"Prof Kerrylee Rogers; A/Prof Sarah Hamylton; Prof Barbara Bollard; Prof Neil Saintilan; Prof Kirstie Fryirs; A/Prof Hannah Power; Dr Christopher Owers; Dr Michael Kinsela; A/Prof Mitchell Harley; Dr Thomas Oliver; Prof Ana Vila Concejo; A/Prof Eleanor Bruce; Dr Thomas Doyle; Mr Patrick Dwyer; Dr Timothy Rawling","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"Amuse Oneself Processing software","isItemAvailable":true},{"primaryItem":"High quality shallow-water bathymetric green laser LiDAR and suitable remotely piloted aircraft","isItemAvailable":true},{"primaryItem":"Shallow-water bathymetric green laser LiDAR for DJI M300/350 remotely piloted aircraft","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"This project addresses a significant coastal data gap and expands modelling capacity by developing the facility. The facility will provide access to green laser LiDAR technology, suitable remotely piloted aircraft (RPA or drones), and a community of practice that will develop resources to the support successful application of RPA-mounted green laser LiDAR technology for coastal research. The seamless elevation and bathymetric models that will be developed as an outcome of this facility will traverse the coastal zone from shallow water environments, across the intertidal and beyond. These 3D models are crucial for understanding coastal morphodynamics and hydrodynamics, particularly in the context of a changing climate and sea-level rise. Improvements to models will enhance coastal decision-making that seeks to optimise risk minimisation for coastal assets, including infrastructure, dwellings and ecosystems while maximising public benefit through ongoing supply of ecosystem services. In doing so, this project provides economic, social and environmental benefits to the people of NSW and across Australia. Collaboration with industry and government ensures project outcomes support decision-making and are appropriately communicated. "},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100043"}},{"type":"grants","id":"LE260100047","attributes":{"code":"LE260100047","scheme-name":"Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"LE  ","program":"Linkage","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"LE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","announcement-admin-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","grant-summary":"In-situ optical characterization platform for emerging energy materials. This project aims to establish an in-situ optical characterisation platform to study the nucleation, crystallisation, and phase transitions of emerging energy materials. Understanding these processes is crucial for improving the stability, efficiency, and manufacturability of next-generation solar technologies. This facility will enable real-time monitoring of material transformations, providing key insights into halide segregation, 2D-3D phase evolution, and degradation mechanisms. The expected outcomes include valuable intellectual property on more stable and commercially viable perovskite solar cells, which will directly support Australia’s renewable energy goals, strengthening its leading position in clean energy innovation.","lead-investigator":"Prof Xiaojing Hao","current-funding-amount":380000.00,"announced-funding-amount":380000,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"4016 - Materials Engineering","anticipated-end-date":"2026-12-31","investigators":"Prof Xiaojing Hao; Dr Meng Zhang; Prof Martin Green; Dr Peng Chen; Prof Rongkun Zheng; Dr Julian Steele; Dr Xiaoming Wen","lief-register":[{"primaryItem":"An optical characterisations platform for in-situ monitoring of emerging thin-film photovoltaic materials","isItemAvailable":true}],"national-interest-test-statement":"To accelerate the development of next-generation advanced solar technologies, this project aims to establish a specialized in-situ optical characterization platform to address key challenges in stabilizing perovskite solar cells. Perovskite solar cells hold great promise for high efficiency and low-cost renewable energy, but current limitations in understanding their material formation and degradation hinder their commercial readiness. This platform will enable researchers to study these processes in real-time, directly informing the development of scalable, stable, and efficient perovskite solar cells. This aligns strongly with the Australian Government’s priority of transitioning to a net-zero future by supporting innovation in clean energy technologies. By supporting collaborative research across Australia’s leading universities, this infrastructure will contribute in generating new knowledge and practical pathways for the commercialization of advanced solar technologies. These outcomes will deliver significant economic and environmental benefits by lowering the cost of renewable energy, enabling local technology development, and reducing carbon emissions. This research will strengthen Australia’s position at the forefront of global solar innovation, while helping to ensure a sustainable, low-carbon future that benefits all Australians."},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE260100047"}},{"type":"grants","id":"DE260100002","attributes":{"code":"DE260100002","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","funding-commencement-year":2026,"scheme-information":{"schemeCode":"DE  ","program":"Discovery","submissionYear":2025,"roundNumber":1,"schemeRound":"DE26 Round 1"},"current-admin-organisation":"The Australian National University","announcement-admin-organisation":"The Australian National University","grant-summary":"Synthetic Technologies to Accelerate Peptide and Protein Production . Chemical synthesis of the 3D structures of peptides and proteins is a formidable challenge due to their susceptibility to shape alterations (misfolding), abolishing their biological function. This project aims to develop new methods to produce correctly folded peptides and proteins, accelerating the use of Australia's abundant natural biomolecules as novel therapeutics, agrochemicals, and biotechnological tools. Expected outcomes include the development of new synthesis tools and strategies that efficiently access complex molecules while reducing waste. This project will provide significant health, manufacturing, and economic benefits to the pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors by enabling greener and more effective synthetic methods.","lead-investigator":"Dr Andrew White","current-funding-amount":532865.00,"announced-funding-amount":528646,"grant-status":"Active","primary-field-of-research":"3404 - Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry","anticipated-end-date":"2028-12-31","investigators":"Dr Andrew White","lief-register":[],"national-interest-test-statement":"This project focuses on advancing the production of natural peptides and proteins, which have significant potential in medicine and agriculture. One of the key challenges being addressed is the difficulty in creating these molecules with the correct three-dimensional structures necessary for their function. In Australia, this research gap is critical, as local industries and healthcare could greatly benefit from improved methods of synthesising these biologically active compounds, increasing our competitiveness in the global market. \n\nThe research holds numerous benefits for Australians across various sectors. Economically, it could drive innovation in therapeutics and eco-friendly pesticides, boosting local industries and job creation. Socially, the increased availability of effective medicines could improve public health outcomes, enhancing the quality of life for Australians. Environmentally, the focus on natural peptides as pesticides offers a sustainable alternative to synthetic chemicals, promoting greener agricultural practices. Culturally, this research may foster a greater appreciation for the intersection of science and health, encouraging community engagement in biotechnology. Key findings will be actively disseminated across social media and news outlets to maximise public outreach. By engaging with diverse stakeholders, this project will strengthen Australia’s technological capabilities for broad societal benefit.\n"},"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260100002"}}]}