Available Grants

The Business Events Bid Fund Program is managed by the Business Events Australia unit of Tourism Australia. It is a subvention fund aimed at increasing new international business events for Australia. The program provides financial support at the critical bidding stage, helping Australia outcompete other international destinations for the right to host these events.

The ACT Government's Energy Innovation Fund is driving the ACT's transition to a net-zero energy economy by supporting innovative energy technologies and solutions. $19 million has been allocated to the EIF following the fifth round of the ACT renewables auction, which helps maintain the ACT's 100% renewable electricity target. The EIF is administered by the ACT Government's Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate, with guidance from an independent Industry Advisory Board.

The Northern Territory Aboriginal Tourism Strategy 2020-2030 is aimed at ensuring that Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory are respectfully supported to benefit economically, socially, and culturally by sharing their cultures through the tourism industry. The Aboriginal Tourism Development in NT Parks and Reserves Grant Program supports Northern Territory-owned and majority-owned Aboriginal businesses and organisations to create tourism products in Joint Managed Parks and offer Aboriginal cultural experiences and tourism products to visitors.

The Northern Territory Aboriginal Tourism Strategy aims to inspire visitors to immerse themselves in one of the world's oldest cultures through authentic tourism experiences that ensure the long-term sustainability of the Aboriginal tourism sector. Round 3 of the Aboriginal Tourism Development Support Grant Program supports this vision by helping Aboriginal-owned businesses and organisations create unique Aboriginal cultural tourism experiences and products that attract visitors to the Northern Territory and encourage them to stay longer.

The Victorian Aboriginal Business Growth Program is offering grants to Aboriginal businesses and organisations in Victoria to support investments that enable their growth and development. This program aligns with the Aboriginal community's focus on strengthening connections to community, land, and culture, and the Victorian Government's commitment to self-determination and promoting business growth and economic inclusion for Aboriginal people.

The Country Football and Netball Program is a government initiative working in partnership with the AFL, AFL Victoria, and Netball Victoria. It provides funding to support grassroots football and netball clubs, associations, and umpiring organisations in rural, regional, and outer metropolitan areas of Victoria. By improving facilities, the program aims to ensure the long-term sustainability of these clubs and associations.

The Regional Business Rounds aim to support small and medium enterprises in regional Western Australia by bolstering their business capabilities and capacities to cater to export markets, Western Australian state or Local Government entities, the Australian Government, and the private sector. There are funding rounds available for each of the following regions: Gascoyne, Goldfields-Esperance, Great Southern, Kimberley, Mid West, Peel, Pilbara, South West and Wheatbelt. 

The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation has released the Local Capability Fund, which provides grants to help small and medium enterprises to enhance their competitiveness and secure work on large-scale projects in Australia and overseas. The Supplying Key Projects Round is designed to support Western Australian SMEs in enhancing their business capabilities and capacity to supply to major projects undertaken by the Federal, Western Australian and local governments, along with the private sector. The priority sectors for this funding round include energy, mining, civil construction, defence and marine.

The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation has released the Local Capability Fund, which provides grants to help small and medium enterprises to enhance their competitiveness and secure work on large-scale projects in Australia and overseas. The Standards Compliance Round is designed to support Western Australian SMEs with the costs of engaging external expertise to implement and certify national and international standards.