Investment Attraction Fund - New Energies Industries Round 2

The Investment Attraction Fund (IAF) was established to encourage new investment in Western Australia that will create local jobs and contribute to a more diversified economy.

The second round of the New Energies Industries Funding Stream (Funding Stream) targets specific subsectors, as identified in the Funding Stream Applicant Information supplied below.

The information you provide in this Application will be used to assess your proposal against the Eligibility Criteria and Merit Criteria outlined in the Fund Guidelines and the Funding Stream Applicant Information.

The information supplied will also support the completion of a Financial Assistance Agreement (FAA) should the application be successful. For reference, a copy of the template FAA is supplied below. 

As part of the process, applicants must accept the minimum terms in the FAA.  Applicants must ensure that they have received independent legal advice regarding the FAA. Departures from standard terms and conditions will not be considered.

It is important that the application responses are clear with enough detail for an assessment to be made.

All supporting documentation must be submitted in English.  Please ensure that attachments are up to date and directly relate to the Project.

To assist applicants in completing the Application Form, please review the following documents:

• Investment Attraction Fund Guidelines 
• New Energies Industries Round 2 Funding Stream Applicant Information
• Financial Assistance Agreement Template

Please ensure that you regularly press 'save progress' as there is a 20 minute limit to the time of ‘session’ duration. If work is not saved regularly any content or uploads may be lost and/or you may be logged out.

If you require any assistance or would like to withdraw from the process at any time, please email iaf@jtsi.wa.gov.au.

Information provided by applicants or collected by the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (the Department) in relation to an applicant or their application may be used in the administration of the Fund and in the assessment of this application. 

Clarification of other funding sources for your project, as stated in your application and proposal budget, may be sought from the relevant funding bodies. 

Any information provided (personal, financial or otherwise) will be solely used for the purpose of the Fund. 

The Department will store personal information collected in this application, supporting documentation and any grant administration, monitoring and evaluation activities in compliance with its obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA) and the Australian Privacy Principles. 

The Department is also subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1992 and documents in the possession of the Department are subject to these provisions.

I confirm that the applicant: 

• has read and understands the Fund Guidelines
• has read and understands the New Energies Industries Funding Stream Round 2 - Application Information 
• is able to demonstrate alignment between their proposal and the aims of this program
• is able to demonstrate financial viability of the organisation.