Grants and Funding

Grants and Funding

Access grants and funding Australia wide or in your State. We have put together a list of Australian and state based grants and funding to help support your business.

Government grants

Grant Finder - Grants and other funding programs are available for businesses from the Australian, state and territory governments, and in some cases from local councils. You can search through a wide variety of grants in many categories, including developing your business, innovation and education.

https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs

GrantConnect - provides centralised publication of forecast and current Australian Government grant opportunities and grants awarded.

https://www.grants.gov.au/

Export Market Development Grants - Australian Government financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters. Administered by Austrade, the scheme supports a wide range of industry sectors and products, including inbound tourism and the export of intellectual property and know-how outside Australia.

https://www.austrade.gov.au/australian/export/export-grants

Local Jobs Program - brings together expertise, resources and access to funding at the local level to support job seekers and their communities in each region.  The program has a particular focus on reskilling, upskilling and employment pathways and is part of supporting Australia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.dese.gov.au/local-jobs-program

New South Wales

Service NSW - Get government help with your business.

https://mybusiness.service.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Regional Growth Fund - Over $2 billion for projects across regional NSW.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-growth-fund

Australian Capitol Territory

Innovation Connect grant program - designed to help Canberra-based businesses develop innovative products and services. Innovation Connect is now delivered in a partnership between the ACT Government and Canberra Innovation Network. 

https://cbrin.com.au/icon

Queensland

Business Queensland - The Queensland, Australian and local governments offer funding programs, often in the form of grants, and business support services to help new and established businesses grow and succeed

https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/grants

Victoria

Business Victoria - Get the guidance, services and skills you need to successfully start, run and transform your business.

https://business.vic.gov.au/

South Australia

GRANTassist - Many grants and assistance relevant to your business are listed in the SA state government's search tool, GRANTassist.

http://www.grantassist.sa.gov.au/

SA Business Information Hub - Support for business start-ups and existing small and family businesses

https://business.sa.gov.au/Grants-and-support-services/

Tasmania

Business Tasmania - Whether you are in the planning stage, starting up or already established, Business Tasmania online is designed to help you quickly and easily find the information you need.

https://www.business.tas.gov.au/funding

Department of State Growth - supporting business and industry to grow

https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/

Northern Territory

Department of Business and industry - Territory businesses have access to enterprise improvement grants and assistance, subject to qualifying criteria.

https://nt.gov.au/industry

Western Australia

Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation - Industry development - We support local industry development through funding and awards.

https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-jobs-tourism-science-and-innovation/department-of-jobs-tourism-science-and-innovation-industry-development