Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR)
♦ 2012 Australian Competitive Grants Register ♦
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research's (DIISR) Research Block Grant Scheme (RBG) allocates grants to universities on the basis of an index which measures institutional success in obtaining competitively awarded research funding, such as those listed on the Australian Competative Grants Register (ACGR).
In 2012, $1.63 billion is being provided to eligible Australian higher education providers as block grants for research and research training, through a number of performance-based schemes. RBG's are allocated according to performance based formula and are independent of funding for specific research projects, programs, or fellowships.