AusIndustry Fact Sheet 

KEY POINTS

• AusIndustry is the Australian Government’s principal business program delivery division in the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
• AusIndustry offers both entitlement and grant programs.  For a grants-based program, customers compete for limited funds, based on the merit of their application.  For entitlements-based programs, such as the R&D Tax Concession, a customer makes a claim, based on their self-assessed eligibility. (See the AusIndustry Program Summary for more detailed information on these programs).
• AusIndustry’s aim is to increase the prosperity of all Australians through internationally competitive and sustainable business:
• through excellence in policy formulation and implementation
• by excelling in business program and service delivery
• by being a respected source of knowledge through our understanding of the business environment and business networks.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• AusIndustry delivers a range of more than 35 business programs - including innovation grants, tax and duty concessions, small business development, industry support and venture capital – worth $2 billion a year. AusIndustry's customers include about 12,000 businesses and more than 70,000 individuals. AusIndustry has customer service managers located in more than 20 offices across Australia, a national hotline and website.
• AusIndustry delivers programs that address:
• Industry innovation, research, development and commercialisation
• The structural adjustment of specific industry sectors
• The ongoing development of a healthy small business sector
• Activities designed to develop solutions to climate change challenges.
• AusIndustry customers and their representatives are innovative Australian businesses, researchers and investors looking for growth in Australia and in global markets through competitiveness, investment and technology.  Customers range from the largest multinational businesses to micro businesses. Customers include private individuals who access the LPG Vehicle Scheme and other programs designed to achieve broader societal and community benefits.
• AusIndustry’s major stakeholders are the portfolio Ministers, the Australian Parliament and the staff of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Other stakeholders include Innovation Australia, other government agencies, industry and research organisations, and the Australian public.
• AusIndustry works closely with Innovation Australia which is an independent statutory body established to assist with the administration of the Australian Government’s innovation and venture capital programs designed to support industry innovation and commercialisation.