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GrantConnect FY2020-21 Q2 Summary

October to December grant award charts using official GrantConnect data.

Awards are included according to their GrantConnect publication date. Reported award values describe the published value of the awards and do not necessarily equal payments made during this quarter.

Reported grant award value by agency

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Reported grant award value by agency — underlying chart data
Agency	Value (AUD)
Department of Education	$1,525,564,258
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts	$766,319,990
Australian Research Council	$372,915,494
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	$339,761,258
Department of Social Services	$317,403,603
Department of Health and Aged Care	$220,930,594
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)	$112,350,693
National Indigenous Australians Agency	$93,720,845
Department of Industry, Science and Resources	$62,655,799
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	$48,309,554

Reported grant award value by category

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Reported grant award value by category — underlying chart data
Category	Value (AUD)
Higher Education	$1,514,643,214
Local Government	$499,119,729
Health and Medical Research	$352,188,089
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research	$265,668,022
Services for People with Disabilities	$211,512,241
Regional Development	$188,092,930
Disaster Relief	$129,658,893
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research	$107,247,472
Family and Domestic Violence	$67,351,958
Aged Care	$60,941,124

Top recipients by reported grant award value

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Top recipients by reported grant award value — underlying chart data
Recipient Name	Value (AUD)
Australian Research Data Commons Limited	$386,971,475
Australian National University	$153,472,326
University of Queensland	$150,847,330
University of Tasmania	$149,983,157
Bioplatforms Australia Limited	$149,101,185
Monash University	$112,186,806
Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited	$105,283,830
The University of Melbourne	$72,517,121
University of Adelaide	$67,071,974
The University of Sydney	$65,811,970

Largest individual grant awards

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Largest individual grant awards — underlying chart data
GA ID	Grant Activity	Agency	Publish Date	Category	Start Date	End Date	Value (AUD)	GO ID	Recipient Name	One-off/Ad hoc	Aggregate Grant Award	Aggregate Reason	Number of Awards Aggregated	Last Updated	Financial Year	FY Quarter	Rank	Grant Label
GA139965-V6	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - ARDC project	Department of Education	2020-12-04 09:40:54	Higher Education	2019-10-16	2028-12-31	$386,971,475	GO1337	Australian Research Data Commons Limited	No	No		0	15-Jun-2026 8:59 am (ACT Local Time)	FY2020-21	FY2020-21_Q2	1	1. Australian Research Data Commons Limited — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - ARDC project
GA143306-V2	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCIRS) - BPA project.	Department of Education	2020-12-21 09:16:36	Higher Education	2018-06-13	2023-12-31	$149,101,185	GO1337	Bioplatforms Australia Limited	No	No		0	3-Nov-2021 11:07 am (ACT Local Time)	FY2020-21	FY2020-21_Q2	2	2. Bioplatforms Australia Limited — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCIRS) - BPA project.
GA142813-V2	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - IMOS project.	Department of Education	2020-12-16 12:44:14	Higher Education	2018-06-18	2023-12-31	$137,866,972	GO1337	University of Tasmania	No	No		0	14-Jun-2022 12:54 pm (ACT Local Time)	FY2020-21	FY2020-21_Q2	3	3. University of Tasmania — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - IMOS project.
GA142815-V3	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - ANFF project.	Department of Education	2020-12-16 12:44:14	Higher Education	2018-06-13	2028-12-31	$105,283,830	GO1337	Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited	No	No		0	5-Dec-2023 10:30 am (ACT Local Time)	FY2020-21	FY2020-21_Q2	4	4. Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - ANFF project.
GA142814	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - NCI project.	Department of Education	2020-12-16 12:44:14	Higher Education	2018-06-14	2023-12-31	$101,058,346	GO1337	Australian National University	No	No		0	16-Dec-2020 12:44 pm (ACT Local Time)	FY2020-21	FY2020-21_Q2	5	5. Australian National University — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - NCI project.

Number of grant awards by agency

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Number of grant awards by agency — underlying chart data
Agency	Grant Count
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)	2,910
Australian Research Council	907
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts	888
Department of Education	885
National Indigenous Australians Agency	602
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	587
Department of Industry, Science and Resources	507
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	376
Department of Home Affairs	361
Department of Social Services	333

Number of grant awards by category

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Number of grant awards by category — underlying chart data
Category	Grant Count
Disaster Relief	2,914
Child Care	860
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research	602
Local Government	544
Indigenous Arts and Culture	532
Energy Resources	508
Industry Innovation	455
Business Development	406
Health and Medical Research	387
Services for People with Disabilities	364

Top grant activity groups by reported award value

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Top grant activity groups by reported award value — underlying chart data
GO ID	Grant Activity	Value (AUD)	Activity Group Label
GO4117	Provide financial support to local councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects.	$499,119,729	GO4117 — Provide financial support to local councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects.
GO1337	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - ARDC project	$386,971,475	GO1337 — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - ARDC project
GO1337	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCIRS) - BPA project.	$149,101,185	GO1337 — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCIRS) - BPA project.
GO1337	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - IMOS project.	$137,866,972	GO1337 — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - IMOS project.
Not specified	Individual Capacity Building (ICB) - Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Grant Round 2020-21	$113,735,840	Not specified — Individual Capacity Building (ICB) - Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Grant Round 2020-21
GO1337	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - ANFF project.	$105,283,830	GO1337 — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - ANFF project.
GO1337	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - NCI project.	$101,058,346	GO1337 — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - NCI project.
GO4439	Temporary emergency mechanism to support international airfreight capacity as part of COVID-19 response	$89,212,205	GO4439 — Temporary emergency mechanism to support international airfreight capacity as part of COVID-19 response
GO1337	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - NIF project	$69,626,722	GO1337 — National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - NIF project
Not specified	Women's Safety Agenda	$65,695,908	Not specified — Women's Safety Agenda

Average reported grant award value by agency

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Average reported grant award value by agency — underlying chart data
Agency	Average Grant Value	Grant Count	Total Grant Value
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing	$1,950,838	10	$19,508,376
Department of Education	$1,723,801	885	$1,525,564,258
Department of Social Services	$953,164	333	$317,403,603
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	$903,620	376	$339,761,258
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts	$862,973	888	$766,319,990
Department of Health and Aged Care	$710,388	311	$220,930,594
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts	$676,805	13	$8,798,470
Australian Research Council	$411,153	907	$372,915,494
Department of Defence	$165,890	87	$14,432,441
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	$161,911	222	$35,944,308

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