Australian SMEs Offered up to AU$75,000 in Co-Funding to Test Additive Manufacturing

• Australia’s Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) has unveiled its STARTER Project Funding Program, a AU$3.25 million (approx. US$2.25 million) initiative announced in Melbourne on 1 July 2026 aimed at accelerating additive manufacturing uptake among Australian small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups. The scheme pairs dollar-for-dollar matched funding with access to the centre’s national research…

Australia’s Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) has unveiled its STARTER Project Funding Program, a AU$3.25 million (approx. US$2.25 million) initiative announced in Melbourne on 1 July 2026 aimed at accelerating additive manufacturing uptake among Australian small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups. The scheme pairs dollar-for-dollar matched funding with access to the centre’s national research network, letting businesses examine how the technology can address operational challenges and generate commercial value. Projects run between three months and one year and are deliberately compact, covering areas such as product redesign, rapid prototyping, on-demand production, supply chain optimisation and sustainability gains. Companies can apply for AMCRC co-fund