The High-Emitting Industries (HEI) grant is an Ongoing grant. HEI funding applications opened in October 2022, and a rolling assessment process will be implemented over a period of 2 years.

Funding is available to help high-emitting manufacturing and mining facilities in NSW develop and deploy decarbonisation projects, from feasibility studies through to commissioning.

High-emitting industries funding will help NSW achieve significant and sustained industrial emissions reductions by 2030, in line with NSW’s target of net zero by 2050, through the following 3 objectives:

• Supporting decarbonisation in high emitting facilities – help NSW manufacturing and mining operations deliver value for money emissions reduction projects.

• Accelerating transformative decarbonisation projects – prioritise innovative and ambitious low emissions projects to fast track NSW’s progress to net zero.

• Helping industry thrive in a low carbon economy – build local skills, knowledge and jobs to ensure NSW industry prospers in a new low carbon economy.