SES Grant Application

The Western Australian Government has identified the space industry as a priority sector for strategic development to diversify the economy under the Diversify WA framework.

The Western Australian Government has sought to further accelerate local space industry capability development through the $2 million Made in WA commitment to support the establishment of a Western Australian space launch facility.

As part of the Made in WA commitment, the Western Australian Government has invested in the Spaceport Establishment Support (SES) Grant to accelerate the establishment of space launch facilities in the State. A spaceport is a site equipped for launching, receiving, testing, or maintaining spacecraft and rockets.

The SES Grant is run by the Western Australian Department of Energy and Economic Diversification. 

The SES Grant is also a tool for the State to deliver against the Western Australia Space Industry Strategy 2024-30.

The Spaceport Establishment Support (SES) Grant is a competitive Western Australian Government co-investment fund, managed by the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification.  

The SES Grant is designed to:

• support the scaleup and expansion of spaceport businesses in Western Australia
• enhance investment into the State
• increase local space industry capability.

The Western Australian Government’s co-investment will support:

• site assessments required for planning and regulatory approvals, including securing a lease for the proposed spaceport site; and/or
• development of a business case for the proposed spaceport site.

There is a total of $1.75 million funding available to support the SES Grant.

The funding may be awarded to one applicant or split to support multiple applicants. Recipients are required to provide a net cash co-contribution of at least 1:1 applicant to Western Australian Government funding.

For example, a project with a total cost of $2,000,000 would require the funding recipient to provide a $1,000,000 cash contribution to match the SES Grant of $1,000,000.

Funding will be prioritised for applicants that demonstrate ongoing demand for their launch services and have identified a specific Western Australian site(s) to establish the spaceport.

The minimum grant request is for $200,000 (excluding GST). It is important to note that funding will only be provided for costs determined to be eligible.

Applying for a SES Grant is a one-stage competitive process involving a written online application that needs to be submitted via this online form, with other relevant attachments.

An Evaluation Panel will consider the applications. Please ensure you have received an email confirming that your application was submitted and keep this on file, for your reference.

Your application will first be assessed for its eligibility. Please run through the checklist, ensure your application is complete, and check everything required has been uploaded.

Only submit an application when you are ready, have agreements in place for the matching funds (and/or matched funds in the bank), and can commence your proposed project within the next few months.

Please make sure you submit your application before the advertised submission date  2pm AWST, Friday, 15 May 2026  Only applications submitted prior to the deadline will be assessed.

If you have any queries on the application process please contact: space@jtsi.wa.gov.au.