Grants in Tourism & Hospitality

The Distillery Support – Hazardous Areas and Dangerous Goods Rebate Program is dedicated to enhancing skills, fostering tourism opportunities, expanding businesses through infrastructure and safety investments, and facilitating the development and growth of exports. This initiative aims to support employment and create economic opportunities across Victoria in a professional and strategic manner. The Rebate program aims to support distillers of alcoholic beverages in enhancing safety within their distilleries by facilitating investments in essential equipment and infrastructure.

The Incubator Event stream of the Regional Event Fund offers seed funding to events in regional NSW to support their first or second year of activity. The Fund supports innovative events that demonstrate sound organisational planning, have a unique alignment with the character and culture of the local region and which can demonstrate a broad appeal likely to promote tourism and attract overnight visitation to the region. The Regional Event Fund offers three distinct funding streams that support the entire development process of events in Regional NSW, from their initial stages to becoming established tourism attractions. The Regional Event Fund comprises three distinct streams: -Incubator Event stream – to support the establishment of new events -Flagship Event stream – to support the marketing of emerging events to increase their profile and encourage visitation; and -Event Development stream – to support the strategic development of established events as drivers of tourism. Each of the three streams in the Regional Event Fund has unique eligibility, selection criteria, and assessment processes. Management of applications for the three streams is conducted separately.

The Flagship Event stream of the Regional Event Fund in New South Wales provides support to well-established events that have been running for over two years. Through this stream, grants are offered to assist in marketing activities aimed at promoting overnight visitation from individuals outside the event's Local Government Area. The Regional Event Fund consists of three distinct funding streams, offering a developmental pathway for events from their inception to becoming established tourism attractions in Regional NSW. The Regional Event Fund comprises three distinct streams: -Incubator Event stream – to support the establishment of new events -Flagship Event stream – to support the marketing of emerging events to increase their profile and encourage visitation; and -Event Development stream – to support the strategic development of established events as drivers of tourism. Each of the three streams in the Regional Event Fund has unique eligibility, selection criteria, and assessment processes. Management of applications for the three streams is conducted separately.

The Event Development stream aids events that have already reached the maximum funding threshold under the Flagship Event stream, provided they present a comprehensive strategy for future expansion, emphasising the ongoing enhancement of their tourism appeal to drive overnight visitation.

The Ignite Ideas Fund offers funding for commercialising highly innovative products or services, at or beyond the minimum viable product stage. This fund serves as a companion program to the Advance Queensland Ignite Spark Program, which supports projects in advancing highly innovative products or services from prototype development through testing and validation to market readiness.

The Live Music Australia program offers a competitive grants opportunity for live music venues, festivals, and organisations dedicated to supporting quality original Australian live music. Live Music Australia is committed to enhancing the live music scene in Australian communities and will fund applications that support high quality original Australian live music that is professionally staged. The Australian Government's National Cultural Policy Revive acknowledges the significance of the live music sector and is committed to providing support for the music industry. Music Australia has been established within Creative Australia to provide support and promote the Australian contemporary music industry to enhance discoverability and cultivate markets and expand audiences. Through strategic investment, the aim to stimulate a vibrant and sustainable music industry ecosystem in which artists can thrive.

The Queensland Destination Events Program (QDEP) aims to leverage the benefits between events and the destinations they are staged, extending the effects of the economic, marketing and social benefits of events throughout metropolitan and regional Queensland.

The Enabling Tourism Fund (ETF) 2024 supports regional and rural Victorian tourism projects in achieving investment readiness through funding planning activities, such as feasibility studies and design for future investments. This initiative aims to encourage the development of a strong pipeline of demand-driving tourism infrastructure projects across Victoria, aligning with the Victorian Government's commitment to enhancing the visitor experience in Regional Victoria.

NSW MVP Ventures Program is committed to supporting startups and innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the product lifecycle, bridging the gap between early-stage research and mature investment opportunities. The program offers grants designed to accelerate the commercialisation of highly innovative products or processes. The Program aims to: support businesses in increasing the commercialisation of innovative products and processes in NSW, and attract and retain commercialisation activities within the state.