Government consults on public benefit CRCs

All partners in the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC now have the chance to tell the Federal Government how important the CRC is to their business, with public consultations opening today on future priorities for the CRC Program.

The government has identified that CRCs need to match the needs and priorities of the Australian community, with possible priority themes for the future including disaster response and preparedness, along with climate research.

CEO of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Dr Richard Thornton, says that this is fantastic opportunity for partners of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC to highlight how the research is making a difference to their organisation.

“I would certainly encourage all of our partners to make a submission,” Dr Thornton said.

“Not only is the government interested in hearing how the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and other public benefit CRCs are making a difference right now, this is a chance to highlight your organisation’s priorities for the future, and how the science of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC will address this.”

The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has said that the CRC Program will remain open to all industry, research and community sectors, but in addition, applications identified as a national interest priority theme may be called for and/or prioritised for funding.

Applications addressing national interest priority themes will be assessed on merit through the standard competitive funding rounds for CRCs and CRC-Projects.

Further information on the CRC Program can be found at business . gov . au/assistance/cooperative-research-centres-programme

Submissions on possible priority research themes can be provided here.

Submissions close on Wednesday 15 February 2017.