National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy

The Commonwealth's National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) delivers world-class research facilities so that Australian researchers can solve complex problems both domestically and internationally. NCRIS provides strategic funding for national-scale research infrastructure – driving collaboration to bring economic, environmental, health and social benefits for Australia. It also facilitates strong partnerships between the research sector, business, industry and government to actively support world-class research.

The Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer (OCSE) provides financial support tor NSW-based NCRIS and NCRIS-derived facilities. In 2020, OCSE provided co-investment support to:

NCRIS Facility	Institution	Grant
Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering	Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)	$140,000
Centre for Accelerator Science	Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)	$110,000
Intersect Australia	Intersect Australia	$175,000
Bioplatforms Australia	Macquarie University	$1,500,000
Australian Astronomical Optics	Macquarie University	$600,000
Sydney Cell and Gene Therapy (SCGT)	Westmead Research Hub	$200,000
Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)	Sydney Institute of Marine Science	$600,000
Secure Unified Research Environment (SURE)	The Sax Institute	$175,000
Groundwater Infrastructure Program	University of NSW	$100,000
Australian National Fabrication Facility	University of NSW University of Wollongong Macquarie University	$2,150,000
Microscopy Australia	University of Sydney	$1,000,000
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR)	University of Sydney	$100,000
Biologics Innovation Facility	University of Technology, Sydney	$100,000
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network	Western Sydney University	$160,000
National Imaging Facility (NIF)	Western Sydney University	$890,000