Commissioning and managing research and development on behalf of industry is one of the key roles of FWPA, providing a return on investment that independent analysis has shown far outweighs the initial resources committed. At the closing date a total of 27 submissions for funding had been received. These submissions will be reviewed and ranked by the respective Advisory Groups
In October FWPA issued a general call for research proposals. The announcement was advertised via the Higher Education supplement of The Australian, running banner ads in Friday Offcuts and Timber E-news complemented by targeted advertorials.
As with previous calls for proposals, interest developed strongly during the final two weeks of the campaign. At the closing date a total of 27 submissions had been received. Once reviewed, the submissions will be presented for Board funding approval at the February 2016 meeting.
