Program status: Round 2 of the program is now closed.
Description: The Geelong Investment and Innovation Fund (GIIF) was established by the Australian and Victorian Governments, together with Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd following Ford's restructure of its manufacturing operations in Geelong. The package supports new investment that will create sustainable job opportunities in the Geelong region.
Eligible investment will be in creating new or additional business capacity designed to enhance employment, business and economic opportunities with a focus on innovative manufacturing and/or technology projects.
Eligible applicants are those firms/commercial enterprises;
1. who are legal entities, i.e. with whom the Australian Government, the Victorian Government, and the Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd can enter into legally binding funding agreements; and
2. who can demonstrate the commitment of funding, exclusive of in-kind contributions, the investment proposal which is free of other government funding and which at least matches the funding which is being sought from the Fund.
Round 2 of the Fund closed on 31 October 2008
Contact: For further information about the Geelong Investment and Innovation Fund (GIIF) please contact the AusIndustry hotline on 13 28 46 or email hotline@ausindustry.gov.au.