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performance indicators
2.11.              The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Linkage Program are identified each year in the ARC Portfolio Budget Statements and the ARC corporate plan. Reporting is provided every year in Our annual report.
2.12.              The KPIs focus on long-term outcomes as well as medium-term outcomes relating to building Australia's research capacity, for example, research careers and training, contributions in areas of national need and research collaboration.

Other relevant information
2.13.              The Linkage Program is undertaken according to the Australian Research Council Act 2001 (ARC Act) and the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines 2017 (CGRGs).

About the Industrial Transformation Research Program grant opportunities
2.14.              The ITRP encourages and supports university-based researchers and industry to work together to address a range of strategic government priorities to transform Australian industries.
2.15.              The current Industrial Transformation Priorities identified by Us are:
          1. Advanced Manufacturing;
         b.              Cyber Security;
         c.              Food, Beverage and Agribusiness;
         d.              Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals;
         e.              Mining Equipment, Resources Technology and Services, Critical Minerals Processing;
         f.               Oil, Gas and Energy Resources;
         g.              Recycling and Clean Energy;
         h.              Defence; and
         i.                Space.
2.16.              Research Hubs engage Australia's best researchers to develop collaborative solutions to the strategic priorities. The focus is on the creation of industry and academic partnerships working together on research and development projects to create innovative and transformative solutions for industry.
2.17.              Training Centres foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and industry, through creating and delivering innovative Higher Degree by Research (HDR) and postdoctoral training. Training Centres are to develop researchers with capability in end user research that is vital to Australia's future. In delivering this training, the Training Centre focuses its researchers on developing solutions relevant to the Industrial Transformation Priorities.

ITRP timeframe
2.18.              ITRP grant applications are accepted once a year.

3.                     Grant amount and grant period
3.1.                  For each ITRP grant opportunity, applications for the levels of funding listed in Table 1 will be considered. Further details are provided in the grant opportunity specific parts (Parts A and B) of these grant guidelines.
3.2.                  Table 1: ITRP funding and grant duration.
Grant Opportunity                           Funding for each grant:
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs         * Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 per annum.
(Part A)                                        * Grant duration is three to five years.
Industrial Transformation Training Centres      * The first three years: a minimum of $650,000 to a maximum of $1,000,000 per annum.
(Part B)                                        * Fourth year: a minimum of $150,000 to a maximum of $1,000,000.
                                                * Fifth year: no minimum, a maximum of $1,000,000.
                                                * Grant duration is four to five years.

4.                     Eligibility criteria

What are the eligibility requirements for applications?
4.1.                  To be eligible Your application must:
          1. address one or more of the current Industrial