The NSW Government established the Bushfire Commercialisation Fund (BCF) under the NSW Bushfire Response R&D Mission to accelerate the development, commercialisation and adoption of bushfire technologies and services in NSW.
The objective of the BCF is to enable businesses to:
- progress bushfire technology along the commercialisation pathway, or
- adapt existing technology for use in bushfire management or operations
The BCF targets innovative devices/systems within Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 – 7 to help them move along the TRL scale and enable them to attract large-scale private investment.
The BCF will provide funding support through a competitive process to individuals, companies, research institutes and universities to take local innovations to market.
Bushfire Commercialisation Fund Recipients
The first round provided funding to 5 companies to support the commercialisation of their technology. Further details can be found here.
Contact
If you have questions regarding the BCF, contact us at bushfiremission@chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au
NSW Deep Tech Commercialisation Training Program – Foundations
For access to a free online training program designed to provide researchers and early-stage companies with key elements of building a successful deep tech business, please sign up here. The program is part of the NSW Deep Tech Commercialisation Training Program (DTCTP) and was designed by Cicada Innovations.