Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program - Round 4 (Queensland)

Status checked 21 October 2026: Queensland's Grants Finder marks Round 4 closed. The original round was open until 30 June 2025 or until funding was fully allocated, whichever came first. This page is historical context, not an invitation to submit a Round 4 application. Check the Queensland Grants Finder record for the official status and former conditions.

What the round offered

Round 4 of the Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program supported eligible regional Queensland manufacturers seeking to increase productivity, adopt advanced technologies, develop skills or strengthen business capability. The published range was $10,000 to $500,000 per grant, with the grant contributing no more than 50% of eligible activity costs. The original program identified the Cairns, Townsville, Central Queensland, Mackay and Gold Coast SA4 regions.

Examples of supported work included equipment and technology adoption, systems, software and data use, training and business-development activities under the former guidelines. The historical terms also covered applicant size, location, operating history, expenditure and timing. A page remaining online does not establish an open round or guarantee that a proposed project would have qualified.

Prepare a future manufacturing investment

For a future opportunity, begin with the business problem and the change the project should deliver. Define equipment or skills to be acquired, baseline output and costs, expected productivity and energy effects, a realistic implementation schedule, co-funding source and evidence for each forecast. Keep any grant contribution separate from the base investment case.

Northmore Gordon can help with energy assessment, emissions analysis and project economics where relevant. A new application must be based on the later program's own current guidelines and opening notice.

What was Queensland's Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program Round 4?

Round 4 supported eligible regional Queensland manufacturers with productivity, technology, skills and business-capability projects. The Queensland Grants Finder now marks the round closed. Its published grants ranged from $10,000 to $500,000, subject to the former guidelines.

When did Round 4 close?

The announced deadline was 30 June 2025 or earlier if funds were fully allocated. Queensland's Grants Finder currently marks Round 4 closed. Do not prepare a new submission for that former window.

Who could apply for Round 4?

The former rules targeted qualifying manufacturing SMEs operating in the specified Cairns, Townsville, Central Queensland, Mackay and Gold Coast SA4 regions, with business, operating-history and project requirements in the guidelines. A future round may use different criteria.

How did the grant relate to eligible project costs?

The published Round 4 grant amount was no more than 50% of eligible activity costs, with awards from $10,000 to $500,000. An investment case should keep the applicant's co-funding and the project's economics visible separately from any conditional public contribution.

What activities could Round 4 support?

The former program described technology adoption, skills and training, business development and related manufacturing capability work. Whether an item was eligible depended on the detailed Round 4 guidelines and assessment; these examples do not define a future round.

How did energy efficiency relate to a manufacturing project?

Energy efficiency could be a useful project outcome where better equipment or processes reduced site energy use. Any grant application needed to address the actual program criteria and provide a credible baseline, cost and performance case rather than assuming an energy benefit guaranteed support.

How should a manufacturer prepare for a future grant?

Define the production problem, proposed technology or training, baseline costs and output, forecast benefits, implementation plan, co-funding and evidence. Then verify a future round is open and map the project to its current eligibility and merit criteria.

How can Northmore Gordon help now?

Northmore Gordon can assess energy and emissions effects of a manufacturing upgrade and support technical and financial evidence for an investment decision or future grant. It cannot reopen the closed Queensland Round 4.

What records should be kept for a future application?

Keep quotes, site and business eligibility evidence, baseline production and energy data, project approvals, budget and co-funding assumptions, delivery timetable, and any previous public support. Confirm the future administrator's specific documentary requirements before submitting.

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