eligible entities to be eligible you must have an australian business number (abn). you must also be an entity incorporated in australia, or an australian state/territory government agency or body. joint applications your application must be a joint application with at least one project partners. however, we prefer applications with multiple project partners. joint applications must have a lead organisation. they'll be the main driver of the project and have to be eligible to apply. if your application is successful, the lead applicant must manage the project on behalf of the consortium. project requirements you must be able to certify that your board supports the project. if there's no board, then the chief executive officer or equivalent must support it. you must also certify you can complete the project and meet the costs not covered by grant funding. knowledge sharing you must agree to publicly share knowledge and information about and resulting from your project.