Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Grants Program (TQMGP)

The TQMGP will support eligible Queensland-based manufacturing SMEs to improve manufacturing productivity and competitiveness through investment in advanced manufacturing equipment.

Grants are available for:

• Advanced manufacturing equipment
• Software purchasing to support system integration and manufacturing process improvement; e.g. enterprise resource planning (ERP), materials requirements planning (MRP), manufacturing execution systems (MES).

Projects should aim to:

• Facilitate pathways for export opportunities
• Reshore and onshore manufacturing activity currently undertaken interstate or overseas
• Improve manufacturing productivity and competitiveness
• Stimulate private sector investment and generate jobs.

Grants are available between $100k and $1.5 million. Funding must be matched with a minimum 50% co-contribution.

The total grant funding pool for Round 1 is $12.5 million.

Applicants must hold an ABN, be registered for GST and:

• Have a majority manufacturing turnover or be part of a structure that has majority manufacturing turnover
• Have 5-200 full time equivalent (FTE) employees or be part of a structure that has 5-200 FTE employees
• Have a project site in Queensland
• Have an existing manufacturing presence in Queensland, employ at least 5 FTEs in the state, and have operated in Queensland for at least the past 3 consecutive years
• Be purchasing advanced manufacturing equipment with Industry 4.0/5.0 features or software to support system integration (e.g. ERP, MRP, MES)
• Be the manufacturing entity that will own any equipment to be purchased under the project.

Round 1 applications close 16 April 2026.