Grants in WA

The Aboriginal Business Participation in Recovery Grants support Aboriginal-owned small businesses and sole traders in Western Australia to participate in the economic recovery following Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie and associated flooding. The program funds business support, advisory services, employment support, and equipment/assets to help businesses establish, grow, and contribute to recovery and reconstruction efforts in the Kimberley region.

The Production Scale-Up Stream is designed to help existing battery manufacturers expand their operations and strengthen Western Australia’s battery energy storage supply chain. This initiative aims to build a more competitive and resilient industry while supporting the State’s transition to a sustainable energy future. Its objectives are to enhance the capability and capacity of manufacturers to produce batteries, improve competitiveness and market share, diversify the manufacturing supply chain, reduce commercial risk and uncertainty, and create new jobs for Western Australians. The expected outcomes include increased local manufacturing of batteries and components, greater industry participation in battery energy storage, and broader economic diversification that underpins Western Australia’s energy transition.

The Local Battery Manufacturing Program: Production-Ready Funding Stream is designed to help businesses carry out essential pre-production activities that pave the way for large-scale battery and component manufacturing in Western Australia. This initiative plays a vital role in strengthening the state’s position in the battery energy storage sector and supporting the growth of a competitive local industry. The program’s objectives are to enhance capacity, capability and competitiveness within the battery energy storage supply chain, reduce barriers to entry for established battery markets and supply chains, and lower the commercial risks and uncertainties often associated with pre-production manufacturing activities. Through these efforts, the expected outcomes include a significant increase in local manufacturing of batteries and components, greater participation in battery energy storage supply chains, and the development of a stronger, more competitive battery industry in Western Australia.

The Housing Innovation Fund Grant is a competitive program aimed at increasing Western Australia’s housing supply by supporting industry-led adoption and commercialisation of modern methods of construction (MMC). These methods include prefabrication, modular systems and automation, all designed to transform the way homes are built. The program’s objectives are to drive innovation and enable business transformation, strengthen WA’s advanced housing manufacturing capability, and accelerate the uptake of MMC to reduce costs, shorten build times and improve sustainability.

The Maritime Skills and Training Initiative (MSTI) is designed to provide financial assistance to employers of trainee and cadet seafarers, enabling them to secure berths for the mandatory sea time required to achieve STCW 1978 certification. The program aims to increase the availability of training berths for Australian trainees and cadets, address the critical skills shortage of STCW-certified seafarers, and support the implementation of Australia’s Strategic Fleet. By expanding access to sea time opportunities, the MSTI program seeks to enhance the supply of Australian seafarers certified to international STCW standards, strengthening the nation’s maritime capability and ensuring a sustainable workforce for the future.

Screen Australia funding is available for production and post-production costs of drama television projects, including telemovies, series, and online drama projects by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives.

This grant supports Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers, with demonstrated experience, to develop an idea they wish to explore in a longer feature format. Funding is available for the further development of a treatment and/or draft scripts, project development as well as fees for writer, producer, director, story consultant, research, and/or securing production financing.

This grant helps First Nations practitioners develop TV drama projects, including telemovies and series. Funding supports script and series bible development, project research, and securing production financing.

This grant supports First Nations practitioners to develop documentary projects, including features, series, and online productions. Funding is for creating strong written and visual materials to compete for production finance.