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engage. You must ask for the Australian Government's consent in writing before disclosing confidential information.
9.10.              Information about privacy and personal information is set out on the ARC website.

Confidential information
9.11.              The Australian Government may use and disclose confidential information about grant applicants and grant recipients to any other Australian Government business or function.
9.12.              We will treat the information You give Us as confidential if:
          1. You clearly identify the information as confidential and explain why We should treat it as confidential;
          2. the information is commercial in confidence;
          3. revealing the information would cause unreasonable harm to You or someone else; or
          4. You provide the information with an understanding that it will stay confidential.

Freedom of information
9.13.              All documents in the possession of the Australian Government, including those about the Linkage Program, are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).
9.14.              The Freedom of Information process is set out on the ARC website.

Part A                Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (Research Hubs)

A1.              About the scheme
A1.1               This part of the document sets out the specific requirements for the Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (Research Hubs) scheme. This part must be read together with the ITRP requirements in Sections 1-9 of these grant guidelines.

Description
A1.2               Research Hubs engage Australia's best researchers to develop collaborative solutions to the Industrial Transformation 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.

Objectives
A1.3          The Research Hubs scheme objectives are to:
         1. support collaborative research projects between universities and organisations outside the Australian higher education sector that involve cutting-edge research on new technologies; and
         2. leverage national and international investment in targeted industry sectors, including from industry and other research end-users.
A1.4          The intended outcomes of the Research Hubs scheme are:
         1. growth, productivity and competitiveness within the Industrial Transformation Priorities; and
        b.              economic, commercial and social transformation.

A2.             Grant amount and grant period
A2.1               The ARC may provide project funding as detailed in Table 1.
A2.2               Table 1: Research Hubs funding and grant duration.
Category                        Details
Research Hubs funding level     Between $500,000 and $1 million per annum.
Research Hubs funding duration  Between three and five consecutive years.

The figures in this section are based on the 2024 price levels of funding and may be subject to variation (for example, due to annual indexation).

A3.             Eligibility criteria

Applications
A3.1               Your Research Hub application must include the following named participants:
          1. Research Hub Director, who is an eligible CI from Your organisation;
          2. at least one other CI from Your organisation;
          3. at least one CI from each Other