Name of grant | Description | Administering agency |
Advancing Agriculture Fund (AgFund) | AgFund is available for primary producers to help you manage change and improve your business. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Agriculture Advancing Australia (AAA) | AAA is a package of programs designed to help primary producers in agriculture, fishing, forestry and processed food industries. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Agriculture, fisheries and forestry grants and assistance | Grants and assistance for Australian businesses in the agricultural, food, fisheries, forestry and natural resources industries. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Australia China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) | ACACA provides funding for agricultural oriented exchange projects between Australia and China. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Australian Apprenticeships | Australian Apprenticeships offer financial assistance for eligible employers to help reduce the cost of training. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
Australian Tourism Development Program (ATDP) | The ATDP provides funding to businesses to develop regional tourism. | AusIndustry |
Automotive Competitiveness & Investment Scheme (ACIS) | ACIS issues import duty credits to registered participants. | AusIndustry |
Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business (BESB) - Incubators | The Incubators element of the BESB provides funding to help meet the infrastructure and set-up costs of new small business incubators and to assist established incubators to develop and grow. | AusIndustry |
Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business (BESB) - Succession Planning | The Succession Planning element of the BESB supports initiatives that assist small business owners in developing succession planning strategies. | AusIndustry |
Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business (BESB) - Training and Mentoring Projects | The Training and Mentoring Projects element of the BESB provides competitive grants for initiatives supporting general skills development and mentoring services for small businesses. | AusIndustry |
Business Ready Program for Indigenous Tourism | The Business Ready Program for Indigenous Tourism supports emerging and established indigenous tourism businesses. | AusIndustry |
Certain Inputs to Manufacture (CIM) | The CIM program provides import duty concessions on certain imported raw materials and intermediate goods as well as prescribed metal materials and goods. | AusIndustry |
Commercial Ready | The Commercial Ready program offers competitive grants for commercialisation activities. | AusIndustry |
Commercialising Emerging Technologies (COMET) | COMET is a federal government program focusing on innovation and its commercialisation. | AusIndustry |
Drought assistance | Financial assistance for drought-affected farmers and small businesses dependent on agriculture. | Centrelink (on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) |
Enhanced Project By-Law Scheme (EPBS) | EPBS provides tariff duty concessions on eligible capital goods of significant sized projects in the mining, resource processing, food processing, food packaging, manufacturing, agriculture and gas supply industry sectors. | AusIndustry |
Equine Influenza Business Assistance Grant | Assistance for businesses whose income is horse-dependent. | Centrelink (on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) |
Ethanol Production Grants (EPG) | The EPG program aims to provide a targeted means of maintaining the use of biofuels in transport in Australia. | AusIndustry |
Export Market Development Grants Scheme (EMDG) | EMDG reimburses up to 50% of expenses incurred on eligible export promotional activities, less the first $15,000. | Austrade |
Food Innovation Grants | The Food Innovation Grants Program provides funding to improve levels of innovation in the food industry. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation Projects (FWPRDC) | The FWPRDC invests in a range of research and development projects for the benefit of the Australian forest and forest products industry. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation Projects | The GWRDC provides funding for research projects for the wine industry. | Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation |
Horticulture Australia's R&D Program | This program provides funding for projects in the fields of science and technology, marketing and economics. | Horticulture Australia Ltd |
Indigenous Business Australia Enterprises (IBA Enterprises) | IBA Enterprises provides support and funding for indigenous people looking to start or who are already running a business. | Indigenous Business Australia |
Indigenous Business Development Programme (IBDP) | IBDP is a combined loans and grants program for indigenous Australians. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
Indigenous Capital Assistance Scheme (ICAS) | Provides culturally appropriate commercial finance, and professional and mentoring support. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
Indigenous Small Business Fund (ISBF) | ISBF provides funding for the development and expansion of Indigenous businesses and enterprises. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
Industry Cooperative Innovation Program (ICIP) | ICIP is aimed at encouraging business-to-business cooperation on innovation projects that enhance productivity, growth and international competitiveness in Australian industries. | AusIndustry |
Innovation Investment Fund (IIF) | The IIF is a venture capital program that invests in venture capital funds to assist small companies in the early stages of commercialisation. | AusIndustry |
Intermediary Access Program (IAP) | The IAP is available to assist small to medium businesses to access new technologies and partnerships. | AusIndustry |
IT Training and Technical Support Program | This program provides access to basic IT training and technical support. | Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy |
Land and Water Australia | Land and Water Australia provides funding for research and training into sustainable use and management of Australia's natural resources. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund (LETDF) | LETDF demonstrates the commercial potential of new energy technologies or processes. | AusIndustry |
National Indigenous Cadetship Project (NICP) | Provides funding to employers of Indigenous Australian cadets. Cadets receive an allowance to study full-time and the employer offers a 12 week paid work placement. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) | NEIS assists eligible job seekers to start and run their new, viable small business. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
New Exporter Development Program (NEDP) | NEDP provides coaching and assistance to new and developing export businesses. | Austrade |
New Industries Development Program (NIDP) | NIDP assists Australian agribusinesses to commercialise new products, services and technologies. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Program (P3) | P3 provides grants for pharmaceutical R&D in Australia. | AusIndustry |
Pooled Development Funds Program (PDF) | PDF is designed to increase the supply of equity capital for growing Australian small and medium-sized enterprises. | AusIndustry |
Pre-Seed Fund (PSF) | PSF assists the commercialisation of public sector R&D activities by further developing the management and entrepreneurial skills of public sector researchers. | AusIndustry |
R&D Tax Concession | R & D Tax Concession is a broad-based, market driven tax concession which allows companies to deduct up to 125% of qualifying expenditure incurred on R & D activities when lodging their corporate tax return. | AusIndustry |
Regulation Reduction Incentive Fund (RRIF) | RRIF provides Local Government Authorities with incentives to press ahead with regulatory and compliance reforms that will benefit small business. | AusIndustry |
Renewable Energy Development Initiative (REDI) | REDI is a competitive merit based program supporting renewable energy innovation and its commercialisation. | AusIndustry |
Renewable Energy Equity Fund (REEF) | REEF provides venture capital and managerial advice for small, innovative renewable energy companies. | AusIndustry |
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Research Programs (RIRDC) | RIRDC works closely with Australian rural industries to fund programs for agricultural systems. | Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation |
Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme | A one-off payment to assist remote businesses in buying satellite phones. | Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy |
Small Business Field Officers Program (SBFO) | SBFO is a competitive grants program providing financial grants to organisations to deliver advisory services to small business owners, particularly in regional areas. | AusIndustry |
Space Concession Program (SCP) | SPC provides duty-free entry of goods imported for use in a space project. | AusIndustry |
Structured Training and Employment Projects (STEP) | Provides flexible funding for projects that lead to lasting employment for Indigenous job seekers. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Expanded Overseas Assembly Provisions Scheme (EOAP) | The TCF EOAP provides duty concessions to firms who assemble garments and footwear overseas from predominantly Australian fabric and/or leather and then import them back into Australia for local consumption. | AusIndustry |
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Post-2005 Strategic Investment Program Scheme | Aims to foster the development of a sustainable and internationally competitive TCF manufacturing industry and TCF design industry in Australia by providing incentives which will promote investment and innovation. | AusIndustry |
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Product Diversification Scheme (PDS) | PDS is designed to assist Australian clothing and finished textile manufacturers to internationalise their sourcing arrangements. | AusIndustry |
Textile, Clothing & Footwear Corporatewear Register | The Corporatewear Register allows employers to register non-compulsory occupational clothing, thereby avoiding liability for FBT and allowing employees to claim the cost of such clothing as a tax deduction. | AusIndustry |
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Small Business Program | This program will provide grants to improve the business enterprise culture of TCF small businesses. | AusIndustry |
Tradex Scheme | Tradex provides an up-front exemption from Customs duty and GST on imported goods intended for re-export or to be used as inputs to exports. | AusIndustry |
Venture Capital Limited Partnerships Program (VCLP) | VCLP provides for the registration of limited partnerships as venture capital limited partnerships. | AusIndustry |
Wage Assistance | Wage Assistance provides subsidies to Australian employers who give ongoing jobs to eligible indigenous job seekers. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |