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Grants and financial assistance

Grants, funding programs and industry assistance are available from the federal and state and territory governments. This page provides information on what grants and other assistance are available for starting and expanding your small business, research and development, innovation and exporting. Federal government grants & funding

Information sourced from: http://www.business.gov.au/Business+Entry+Point/Business+Topics/Grants+assistance/Federal+government+grants+funding.htm

 

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

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