Circular Economy Research and Development Fund – Funded projects

Last updated: 22 October 2024
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Number of recipients to date: 5 Organics; 12 Materials
Total funding awarded to date: $1,294,776 Organics; $2,708,878 Materials
All projects to be completed by: 2025
Prior to 1 July 2022, this fund was named the Recycling Victoria Research and Development Fund.

These grants are part of the funding under the Victorian Government’s circular economy policy, Recycling Victoria: a new economy.

Organics

The fund supports research projects that explore new ways to use valuable Recycled Organic Products, generating economic and environmental value from organics that previously ended up in landfill.

Grants focus on projects that will:

  • increase the value and effectiveness of existing recycled organics
  • strengthen the recycled organics market
  • improve soil quality and crop yields
  • overcome commercial barriers to success in the recycled organics sector.

For more information, view the Circular Economy Research and Development Fund – Organics guidelines.

Materials

The grants funded projects which enabled research institutes to partner with the industry to research and develop new uses for recycled priority materials.

For more information, view the Circular Economy Research and Development Fund – Materials guidelines.

Fund recipients

More information

This grant program is closed, but you can email us if you have any queries.