Industry Facilitation and Support Program (IFSP)

Port Hedland/Newman Round

Industry Participation BranchWA Department of Commerce

Co-Funded by BHP Billiton Iron Ore

• This round of the Industry Facilitation and Support Program (IFSP) is about:

– improving the capacity and competitiveness of Port Hedland, South Hedland and Newman small and medium sized businesses

PORT HEDLAND - NEWMAN ROUND

• The funding round is equally contributed by BHP and Department of Commerce

• Up to $20,000 is available in matched funding to successful applicants

FUNDING AVAILABLE

• ABN

• Solvent

• Not a charitable organisation

• Port Hedland, South Hedland or Newman based business

• Operating for at least 2 years

• Employ less than 200 people

• Turnover between $150,000 and $100 million

• Applicant able to pay up-front

• No double dipping for the same activity from other Government sources

ELIGIBILITY

Temporary expert / consultancy fees

Meeting pre-qualification requirementsImplementation and audit of ISO management system standardsContract and tender negotiationsBusiness / marketing plans Feasibility studiesAssistance in applying for other government and international grants

•Unqualified consultants

•Third parties that are not at arm’s length from the applicant

•Support of any legal action

EXAMPLES OF WHAT IFSP WILL FUND AND WHAT IT WON’T FUND

Equipment purchase / upgrade

Upgrading or modifying existing equipment, vehicles or machineryAcquiring equipment, machinery Vehicles (commercial or specialised in nature eg forklift)

Vehicles not commercial or specialised in nature, that can be used for personal and recreational purposes i.e. cars, utility vehicles, vans and 4x4s.

EXAMPLES OF WHAT IFSP WILL FUND AND WHAT IT WON’T FUND

Internal business systems

Improvements to occupational health & safety systems, quality assurance systems, manufacturing and management systemsUpgrades or expansions to applicant owned property/buildingsSpecialised business software purchase and upgrade e.g. tender management software, computer aided drafting or project management softwarePurchase of electrical equipment (desktop computers, laptops or portable electronic devices) linked to remote working

General software upgrades and purchases e.g. Microsoft Office/Windows operating systems

Land and property acquisitions

Internal research and development activities

EXAMPLES OF WHAT IFSP WILL FUND AND WHAT IT WON’T FUND

Training

Up-skilling employees that leads to operational improvementsTraining linked with the acceleration of Australian Apprenticeship completion ratesTravel and accommodation costs associated with training - where local options are not availableCosts involved in bringing registered trainers to deliver local group training

In house training

Training by unregistered training organisations

Tertiary education

EXAMPLES OF WHAT IFSP WILL FUND AND WHAT IT WON’T FUND

• Need and Impact

• Capability and Capacity

• Excellence

• Financial Viability and Risk

Evaluation Criteria

PAYMENTS

•Payments are made as a re-imbursement so you must be able to pay for the activity upfront

REPORTING

•Within 6 months of receiving funding. Not onerous but critical for us to measure the success of the program and feed this back to our masters

•A reporting template is provided

PAYMENTS AND REPORTING

• Opening July 2015

• Closing 30 September 2015

• Information will be available soon on the Department of Commerce website

www.commerce.wa.gov.au/localindustryparticipation

• Interactive pdf application form and user guide will be online

FURTHER INFORMATION