A total of 18 Round One participants have used the grants to buy new equipment and upgrade facilities to increase capacity, resilience, scalability and productivity.
Round Two applications are now open under the initiative which is offering between $30,000 and $750,000 across two funding streams to expand current businesses or to help plan and reduce risk in future capital investments.
Ongoing State government investment to drive food and beverage manufacturing has attracted $152 million in private capital and provided more than 900 full-time jobs.
For more information and to apply for a Value Add Investment Grant, visit https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/industry-development/value-add-investment-grants
Applications for the Feasibility stream close at 5pm (AWST) on June 8, 2022, while Capital Investment applications close at 5pm (AWST) on June 22, 2022.