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Export Finance Australia (EFA) - Critical Minerals Facility is sponsored by Australian Government (Export Finance Australia). EFA provides commercial finance for exporting businesses and supports critical minerals projects, related infrastructure, and the export supply chain through its A$4 billion Critical Minerals Facility.
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We're growing Australia's critical minerals sector. We finance Australian critical minerals projects We provide financial expertise and solutions to support Australian critical minerals projects and related infrastructure to help Australia become a leading provider of critical minerals globally.
Our finance supports Australian businesses to move further up the value chain to downstream processing as well as businesses that are part of the critical minerals supply chain.
Contact us to see how we could help The Australian Government’s Critical Minerals Facility The Australian Government has a Critical Minerals Strategy that will grow Australia’s critical minerals sector, expand downstream processing and help meet future global demand. We manage the Government’s $5 billion Critical Minerals Facility.
Projects that are aligned with the Critical Minerals Strategy and are otherwise in Australia’s national interest, may be able to access finance through this facility, subject to our due diligence. How we work with other financiers We work alongside other Commonwealth agencies where mandates overlap.
For critical minerals, this can include working with the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility . We can also share risk with partners and encourage investment from other commercial and public financiers to ensure that viable projects receive the finance required to proceed.
Our single point of entry (SPE) with the Export-Import Bank of the United States Working with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (U.S. EXIM) we have established a streamlined pathway for businesses to approach our agencies and enable faster referrals and joint financings of eligible critical mineral transactions, known as the SPE.
Australian and U.S. businesses may now approach either Export Finance Australia or U.S. EXIM and will receive streamlined access to both agencies’ financing support. This includes joint, coordinated feedback on their project from both agencies, advice on the next steps to work with each agency and access to joint Export Finance Australia-U.S. EXIM solutions.
The Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve As of April 2026, we are supporting the delivery of the Government’s $1. 2 billion Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve. The first minerals to be the focus of the Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve are antimony, gallium and rare earth elements.
Australian critical minerals businesses involved in the extraction, processing and supply of these three minerals may be eligible for support. The Department of Industry, Science and Resources acts as the initial point of contact. Learn more about the Strategic Reserve and our role here .
Want to know more about critical minerals? When assessing a critical minerals project, we consider the following: Extraction and/or processing of minerals in Australia for export. Identified in Australia’s Critical Minerals Strategy/Eligible for support under the Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve.
Completed comprehensive feasibility study. Buyer commitment to purchase project’s production. Use of proven processing technology.
Proponents with financial, technical and commercial capacity. How can we support Australian critical minerals projects? Read below what our customers say about working with us
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Australian projects extracting or processing critical minerals for export, with completed feasibility study, buyer commitment, proven processing technology, and proponents with financial and technical capacity. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Creative Arts Business Specific Grant (October) is a grant from WomensNet (Amber Grant Foundation) that funds women entrepreneurs running creative arts businesses. Each October, WomensNet awards a ,000 category-specific Amber Grant to a woman-owned creative arts business, recognizing the diversity of women-led enterprises. Monthly grant winners also become eligible for one of three ,000 year-end Amber Grants. Founded in 1998 to honor Amber Wigdahl, the program issues at least ,000 in grants monthly across several categories, including startup and business-specific grants. Eligible applicants are women entrepreneurs with a creative arts business who submit the standard Amber Grant application—one application provides eligibility for all applicable grants. No lengthy forms are required.
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