Available Grants

The Regional Events Acceleration Fund aims to boost the economic and social recovery of regional NSW by attracting new major events to regional areas and supporting existing iconic major events to be bigger and better.

The Regional Events Acceleration Fund: Stream One — Major Event Enhancement provides grant funding to support existing iconic regional events by funding the operational improvements and infrastructure needed to boost attendance and improve visitor experience in NSW.

WestInvest Community Project Grants – Local Government allocation will provide approximately $400 million in funding for community projects in 15 eligible LGAs in Western Sydney and is open to local councils.

WestInvest Community Project Grants – Competitive Round will provide approximately $1.6 billion in funding for community projects in 15 eligible LGAs in Western Sydney and is open to local councils, non-government organisations, charitable organisations, community groups and other organisations.

The Victorian Government's $60 million Manufacturing and Industry Development Fund - Business Competitiveness Program is open to small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that require support to expand their manufacturing operations and continue on their growth trajectory.

The Digital Games Tax Offset (DGTO) offers a 30% refundable tax offset for qualifying Australian development expenditure (QADE) from 1 July 2022 for eligible game developers. The offset is available for the completion, ongoing development, or porting of digital games, subject to eligibility criteria, including certification by the Arts Minister and at least $500,000 of qualifying expenditure. The offset is capped at $20 million per company (or group of connected or affiliated companies) per income year. Applicants must have an an ABN and be either an Australian resident company or a foreign resident company with a permanent establishment in Australia.

The grants program helps businesses improve their Asian business capability and commercialise their products or services by collaborating with Asia-based business providers or engaging specialist support services to get their products or services export ready or to bring their products to market.

The Enabling Tourism Fund – Competitive Round will accelerate high-potential tourism initiatives through the explorative and market-testing phase and facilitate projects towards investment-ready status.

The program supports investment in gender equity initiatives that aim for lasting systemic change and eliminating barriers for women’s participation in STEM education and careers, and entrepreneurship, building on the Australian Government’s Advancing Women in STEM strategy and the Women in STEM Decadal Plan, which was developed by the Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.