Grants in Tourism & Hospitality
TAS Event Attraction Fund 2025
Grants up to $750,000
The 2025 Event Attraction Fund aims to secure mass participation events which will deliver strong levels of interstate visitation and substantial economic and social benefits for Tasmania during the shoulder and winter month (March-November).
Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas Fund Round 13
Tier 1 up to $100,000; Tier 2 up to $200,000
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.
NT Visitor Experience Enhancement Program Round 9
$80,000-$150,000
The Visitor Experience Enhancement Program (VEEP) offers grants to Northern Territory tourism businesses aiming to improve customer experiences through product enhancements. With a total funding pool of $3 million, VEEP provides grants across three streams: military heritage tourism offerings, new product and experience development, and upgrading existing offerings.
VIC First Peoples Tourism Industry Strengthening Program
Up to $300,000
Through the First Peoples Tourism Industry Strengthening Program, Victoria’s 12 Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) can apply for up to $300,000 each.
The funding will support Victoria's Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) to enhance their capability and capacity to engage in tourism-related economic development activities, enabling a strategic First Peoples-led approach to identifying and implementing priority tourism initiatives.
Queensland Destination Events Fund (QDEF)
$15,000 - $100,000
The Queensland Destination Events Fund (QDEF) 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.
Visions of Australia Program – Round 22
$2.8M annual funding pool
Federal grants supporting touring exhibitions and cultural access for regional and remote communities across Australia.
VIC Business Events Grant Program
International Stream: $22,350
The Business Events Program aims to attract new business events to Melbourne and regional Victoria. This fund will focus on association conferences, trade exhibitions, corporate meetings, and seminars, as well as international incentive groups.
NT Aboriginal Tourism Grant Program – Round 9
$30,000-$100,000
The Aboriginal Tourism Grant Program aims to help NT based Aboriginal businesses and organisations develop Aboriginal cultural tourism experiences and tourism products. Tourism NT is providing a non-competitive funding pool of $1,000,000 (excluding GST).
Business Events Australia Bid Fund Program
Minimum of $50,000
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.
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