How to apply
To initiate an application for a Plant Initiate Project, companies must complete a project application form. When the project application form has been completed, the proposal may be sent to either MLA or AMPC.
Application approval process
- A project application must be sent to either MLA or AMPC.
- Each project will be evaluated against the research and development definition and assessment criteria. AMPC will endorse membership status and contribution approval.
In straightforward cases, the project approval processes normally take 4-6 weeks. However, the process timeline may be extended where: the project concept is not well developed; where external feasibility review is required; or where contractual negotiations are complex.
Proposal requirements
The following are required in the project proposal:
- Each project must have clearly defined objectives, milestones and reporting processes.
- A project can include the processing company undertaking some of the research activities themselves, provided they have the relevant expertise.
- Projects must be fully costed.
- A strategy for commercialisation and/or industry dissemination is to be included in the project outcomes.
Project approval
Following approval, the processor will receive a draft contract that will form the basis of the agreement. Once signed, the project can proceed. MLA staff would have already made contact with you to prepare the first stages of the project implementation and assign a contact person.
It would be expected that the project would commence within weeks of receiving your “in principle” approval, unless complicated intellectual property or other issues are involved.
Note: no project may commence before a formal contract is in place with MLA (retrospective payments will not be made).
Application forms
Download the application forms: