Available Grants

The $50 million South Australian Venture Capital Fund (SAVCF) is available to help build dynamic and innovative early-stage companies to accelerate their growth to a national and global scale.

The Protecting Our Places program is a competitive grant initiative that supports Aboriginal organisations and groups in New South Wales to deliver long-term environmental improvements and care for Country. The program funds projects that restore natural environments and protect culturally significant sites, enabling Aboriginal communities to address their environmental and cultural priorities at a local level. It also helps build project management capabilities and encourages collaboration between Aboriginal organisations, government agencies, community groups and other partners.

The Drought Resilience Innovation Challenges Pilot Program, part of the Future Drought Fund, provides funding of up to $2 million per project. It supports initiatives that improve natural capital, enhance biodiversity, and build drought resilience in agricultural landscapes.

The Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (ESVCLP) program provides tax benefits to encourage investment in early-stage Australian companies. Eligible venture capital funds can access flow-through tax treatment and receive tax exemptions on gains and income distributed to their investors.

The SA Powering Business Grants provide $20 million in funding to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and not-for-profits improve energy efficiency, lower operating costs, and invest in cleaner technologies. Grants range from $2,500 to $75,000.

The program offers different levels of support depending on where the business currently is on its export journey. Each stream is based on a 50:50 co-contribution basis.

The Grid Enhancing Technologies program provides businesses with up to $5 million in competitive grant funding to accelerate the uptake and deployment of grid enhancing technologies on Australia's electricity networks.

This program supports Queensland SMEs to acquire recognised certification to help them participate in new or existing supply chains in the defence, aerospace and space industries. The Defence and Aerospace Industry Development Fund (DAID) has been established to support Queensland SMEs who are currently (or have previously) supplied to the defence, aerospace or space sectors, to acquire internationally recognised certification(s), which will assist them in undertaking new opportunities.

The NSW Boating Infrastructure Emergency Repair Pool (BIERP) is a grant initiative by Transport for NSW, designed to provide financial assistance for the repair, replacement, or enhancement of public boating infrastructure impacted by natural disasters or severe weather events. With a total funding pool of $2 million, the program aims to ensure the safety and accessibility of boating facilities across New South Wales.