Programs

Urban Heat Island Challenge 

Westmead Innovation District has partnered with the Office of the Chief Scientist & Engineer to find solutions to mitigate urban heat island effects. 
The program includes grants of up to $100,000 for feasibility stage, followed by up to $1m for proof of concept for companies to trial technologies in this area. 

Urban heat island effects are a growing challenge, especially in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, where summer temperatures can be 10 degrees hotter than in the East. Solutions that can assist in measuring, managing and mitigating these effects will offer a noticeable difference to the health and wellbeing of people. 

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Innovation Research Acceleration Program 

The NSW Future Economy Fund supports priority sectors and emerging high-value industries through programs such as the Innovation Research Acceleration Program 

The Innovation Research Acceleration Program has two streams.  

The Infrastructure Build Out Program provides a $31 million investment in 2022/23 for new and existing research and innovation infrastructure for shared facilities, equipment and technical expertise and initiatives. 

The NCRIS Support Program provides $86.4 million over four years to deliver research infrastructure that leverages support through the Commonwealth Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy Program (NCRIS). 

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