Grants in Tourism & Hospitality

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.

The Building Bush Tourism Fund is structured to provide financial assistance for the development of new and improved tourism-related infrastructure. It extends to improving the amenity and accessibility of social, community, and tourism infrastructure or experiences. The primary objective is to attract and increase both regional participation and visitors to the region.

As part of the State Budgets for 2022–23 and 2023–24, the government has allocated $122 million to establish an Economic Recovery Fund (ERF). This fund aims to stimulate growth in key sectors, promote the creation of well-paying jobs, enhance productivity, boost exports, and drive the adoption of innovative, value-added technology in South Australia. Round 1 is dedicated to empowering manufacturing and regional tourism businesses to expedite their growth, tap into their potential, and create new opportunities supporting South Australia's economic expansion. A substantial funding pool of $20 million will be accessible through either grants or low-interest loans, channelled into two distinct streams: Manufacturing Innovation and Regional Tourism Infrastructure Development.

The Tasmanian Government's 2030 Visitor Economy Strategy, Key Direction 1, demonstrates its dedication to becoming a premier choice for environmentally conscious travellers. Within a broader $1.5 million initiative aimed at promoting emissions reduction efforts within the tourism and hospitality sector, the Tourism Emissions Reduction Grant Program has been established. This program is designed to offer one-time grants to eligible tourism and hospitality enterprises that have previously conducted emissions or carbon audit reports.

The Visions of Australia Program provides funding to support the development and touring of quality exhibitions around Australia by Australian arts and cultural organisations. Program funding is distributed through two streams: development and touring. These streams support various costs, including exhibition design, crating, installation, freighting, and artist loan fees.

About Round 7 of the Program: Round 7 will once again place a strong emphasis on live music festivals, aligning with industry demand and continuing to support the sustainability of the live music sector. The goal is to promote the presentation of more original live music, providing opportunities for artists to showcase their talent. Live Music Australia fully embraces the five pillars that shape Revive, which include First Nations First, A Place for Every Story, Centrality of the Artist, Strong Cultural Infrastructure, and Engaging the Audience. By addressing these pillars, we are committed to creating an inclusive and thriving live music community. The program has three main objectives. Firstly, we aim to support a sustainable venue-based live music industry by enhancing professional capacity within venues and fostering the growth of audiences. Secondly, we strive to promote partnerships, collaboration, and networks across the Australian live music industry. Lastly, we are dedicated to supporting the development, growth, and innovation of Australian contemporary live music by providing increased performance opportunities for original contemporary music by Australian artists.

The Growing Future Tourism (GFT) program aims to provide financial support for the development and delivery of new and enhanced tourism infrastructure or experiences in the priority areas of coastal and marine tourism, heritage and cultural tourism, ecotourism, and sustainability. The program’s objective is to enable and leverage private sector investment in these areas. Eligible Queensland tourism operators, not-for-profit organisations and local governments planning significant infrastructure or experience projects are invited to apply.

The Reviving International Tourism Grant Program (RITG) is designed to help internationally ready Australian tourism businesses, such as travel wholesalers (outbound tour operator/travel wholesaler) and tourism exporters

This program seeks to offer incentives to organisers of motor vehicle, motorcycle, and cycle tours that come to tour around Tasmania.