Fact Sheet (PDF 259KB) We administer the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) which supports the highest-quality fundamental and applied research and research training through national competition. The NCGP supports: high quality research leading to the discovery of new ideas and the advancement of knowledge facilities and equipment that researchers need to be internationally competitive researchers at different stages of their careers, including training and skills development of the next generation of researchers incentives for Australia’s most talented researchers to work in partnership with leading researchers throughout the national innovation system and internationally, and to form alliances with Australian industry. The NCGP comprises 2 funding programs Discovery and Linkage.