Ministerial Submission In Relation To Modern Manufacturing Initiative (mmi).

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The Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) Integration and Translation Stream substantively ceased on 30 June 2025, with grantees required to submit post-project reports by April 2026. A ministerial submission dated July 2025 addresses debt recovery issues affecting the program: 14 active MMI Integration and Translation grantees owe a combined $18.5 million due to project underspends, and three grantees with incomplete projects have been issued debt notices despite previously receiving project extensions. The submission seeks ministerial direction on managing these debts, following representations from affected grantees. The MMI was part of the $1.5 billion Modern Manufacturing Strategy (2020) designed to help Australian manufacturers scale-up, collaborate, and commercialise through three program streams including the Manufacturing Translation Stream supporting research commercialisation and business scaling. Key data sources included BGM management reports and the Tech1 finance system.