Research Infrastructure Block Grants (RIBG) Scheme Fact Sheet 

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. 
• To be eligible for funding HEPs must be listed in sections 16-15 and 16-20 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
• 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

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.

*Appropriated on a calendar year basis.

Eligibility and target audience

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. To be eligible for funding HEPs must be listed in sections 16-15 and 16-20 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.