KEY POINTS
- Research Infrastructure Block Grants (RIBG) Scheme provides block grants, on a calendar year basis, to eligible Higher Education Providers (HEPs) to maintain and strengthen Australia’s knowledge base and research capabilities by developing an effective research and research training system.
- The specific objectives of RIBG are to:
- remedy deficiencies in current research infrastructure;
- enhance support for areas of research strength; and
- ensure that areas of recognised research potential, in which institutions have taken steps to initiate high quality research activity, have access to the support necessary for development.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Legislation
Higher Education Support Act 2003
Purpose
The specific objectives of RIBG are to:
remedy deficiencies in current research infrastructure;
enhance support for areas of research strength; and
ensure that areas of recognised research potential, in which institutions have taken steps to initiate high quality research activity, have access to the support necessary for development.
Length of program and proposed annual budget over the program's life
The RIBG is an ongoing program.
|
Estimated Actual
2008 – 2009*
$’000
210,169
|
Estimate
2009-2010*
$’000
214,582 |
Estimate
2010-2011*
$’000
218,546 |
Estimate
2011-2012*
$’000
224,363
|
*Paid on a calendar year basis.
Eligibility and target audience
To be eligible for RIBG funding HEPs must be listed in sections 16-15 and 16-20 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.