New Industries Fund: X-TEND WA Program (Australia)

Ensuring the NIF supports those industries where there is potential for job growth is critical to the future of Western Australia. WA is fortunate to have talented people and many competitive advantages. The State Government is leveraging and building on these competitive advantages and focusing on growing industries that enrich lives, create jobs and diversify the economy.

In order to create new jobs and industries there is a recognised need for services to expand the capability of entrepreneurs and support their innovation journey.

X-TEND WA is a competitive co-investment grants program that invests in organisations that deliver initiatives which assist and support the WA Innovation Ecosystem.

For this next Round (7) of X-TEND is seeking applications from:

• Organisations that run programs that educate, grow and encourage investor education, leading to an increase in investment in innovative projects in Western Australia;
• Organisations that run programs that educate, grow and encourage corporate innovation, including opening up connections between corporates and startups, unlocking procurement pathways and corporate venture capital;
• Support for other programs that help grow the innovation ecosystem such as: entrepreneurs in residence, co-working spaces, recurring events, incubators or innovation hubs that are specifically aimed at developing regional, and/or indigenous and/or female founders and teams in Western Australia.

Follow on Funding 

• Applicants are invited to identify if their program will run for one (1) or two (2) years in the application process. Successful X-TEND programs will be funded for an initial 12 months. Additional follow on funding for the second year, (not exceeding $150,000) may be considered based on the proven outcomes from the first year; a demonstrated strong market need; and is subject to available government funding and at JTSI’s absolute discretion.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be considered eligible for X-TEND WA, applicants must also meet the following criteria:
  • Have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and/or Australian Company Number (ACN);
  • Have the business/organisation’s (including not-for-profits) registered business address in the State of Western Australia; or
  • Be an Australian business/organisation not located in the State of Western Australia, that agrees to register a business address in the State of Western Australia;
  • Be made by a valid legal entity that can enter into a funding agreement with the Western Australian Government;
  • Be a solvent Western Australian based non-government organisation (business or not-for-profit);
  • Put forward a program proposal that aligns with one or two of the streams within the Scope of Activities;
  • Clearly explain how the proposal will contribute to job creation and economic diversification in Western Australian; and
  • Include a project plan that includes a timeline, deliverables, a clear and reasonable budget, resources, risks, IP management, stakeholder engagement and how impact/success will be measured.
• Employees and Officers of JTSI, and their immediate families, are not eligible to apply.
• Previous X-TEND WA Program WA recipients may apply for the same initiative but must demonstrate a strong market need.

For more information, visit Government of Western Australia.