TSA provides financial support to projects that demonstrate how end-of-life tyres can be transformed into high-value products and infrastructure.

TSA's Market Development Fund helps build a stronger future for tyre recycling in Australia. Their goal is to create real, long-term demand for tyre-derived material (TDM) by supporting product innovation, infrastructure trials and local manufacturing.

TSA funds initiatives that:

• Show strong industry or community benefit
• Align with circular economy goals and net zero pathways
• Are ready to move from testing to trial or commercialisation
• Create new or expanded demand for tyre-derived material
• Help solve challenges like stockpiling or illegal dumping

There are two streams available:

• Demonstration & Infrastructure - Projects that pilot or scale TDM use in roads, civil works, construction, manufacturing or community infrastructure to validate performance and open new end-markets.
• Research & Development - Applied research and product development that test new uses, blends or specifications for TDM - tackling adoption barriers, improving standards or strengthening supply chains.

To be an eligible applicant for the fund, applicants must:

• Be a registered Australian business, research institution or university that has the capability and capacity to undertake the project that is being proposed.
• Have a current Australian Business Number (ABN).
• Agree to comply with TSA Terms and Conditions.
• Agree to comply with TSA's Terms of Participation in the Grant Program.
• Meet the requirements for co-contributions and be able to fund all costs of the project that are not met by TSA's contribution to the total cost of the project.
• Have ownership of, access to or the beneficial use of any background intellectual property necessary to carry out the project.
• Be accredited by TSA or be willing to seek accreditation if a tyre industry fund category is applicable (for example tyre recyclers, collectors, manufacturers etc.).
• Have been operating for at least 12 months (industry partner(s) and research institute).
• Have satisfactory environmental, safety and financial performance.

• Phone: 03 9077 2824
• Email: funding@tyrestewardship.org.au