Grant made under Australia's Economic Accelerator program

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This FOI release concerns a grant under Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) Seed program, administered by the Department of Education, to the University of New South Wales for a project titled "Low-Emission Carbon Dioxide Recycling Technology for Concrete Masonry Production", led by Dr Alireza Kashani. The materials include the 2023 application (administrative summary, business case, budget, personnel and partner details, with Adbri and Australian Steel Mill Services as partners), signed conditions of grant under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 with project management and reporting schedules, and correspondence. The project aims to replace 86 per cent of Portland cement with steel slag and capture CO2, targeting an annual reduction of 439,000 tonnes of emissions. Correspondence records a missed first milestone report due in June 2024, attributed to laboratory equipment problems, and a request for a delayed submission. The release also includes a final report template and a final report covering 1 June 2024 to 30 April 2025. Some passages are redacted.