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application, consider any Detailed Assessors' ratings and comments and Your rejoinder and assign a final score.
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We make grant recommendations.
The SAC considers all applications and recommends those to be funded, including the level and duration of funding for each project, to the ARC Accountable Authority.
The ARC Accountable Authority then makes an assessment and recommendation to the Minister. In making recommendations to the Minister, the ARC Accountable Authority considers the SAC's advice, alignment with Australian Government priorities and any other due diligence matters. The ARC Accountable Authority may consider advice from other Commonwealth agencies.
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Grant decisions are made.
The Minister decides which applications are approved, and the level of funding and duration of funding for each approved project. If the Minister decides not to fund a project for reasons relevant to security, defence or international relations of Australia, the Minister must notify the ARC Accountable Authority, advise the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security and take other steps required under the ARC Act.
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We notify You of the outcome.
We advise You if Your application was successful or not through RMS.
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We enter into a grant agreement with You.
We will enter into a grant agreement with You through RMS, if You are successful.
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Delivery of the grant.
You undertake the grant activity and report to Us as set out in Your grant agreement.
We manage the grant, monitor Your progress and make payments.

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Evaluation of the grant opportunity.
We evaluate the specific grant activity and the grant opportunity as a whole.
We will use information You provide to Us through Your reports to inform evaluations.

2.           About the grant program
2.1                    The Linkage Program is one of two Programs under the ARC National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP). Information about the Linkage Program is available on the ARC website.
2.2                    The ARC administers funding of excellent pure basic, strategic basic and applied research in all disciplines under the NCGP, excluding medical research. The ARC does not fund experimental development.

About the Industrial Transformation Research Program grant opportunities
2.3                    The Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) encourages and supports university-based researchers and industry to work together to address a range of strategic government priorities to transform Australian industries.
2.4                    The current Industrial Transformation Priorities identified by Us align with the priority funding areas under the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF):
          1. renewables and low emissions technologies
          2. medical science*
          3. transport
          4. value-add in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors
          5. value-add in resources
          6. defence capability
          7. enabling capabilities.
     Further detail about the NRF priorities can be found at the Federal Register of Legislation.
     * Applications which address the 'Medical Science' industrial transformation priority