Business grants in Australia
326 active grants across technology, manufacturing, hospitality, and more.
Grant landscape in Australia
Australia's business grant landscape centres on Austrade, the R&D Tax Incentive, and state-level programmes. The Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) is a flagship programme reimbursing export marketing costs, while CSIRO's Kick-Start programme connects SMEs with research capabilities. The R&D Tax Incentive provides a 43.5% refundable offset for eligible SMEs.
Grants in Australia — Page 2
326 verified funding opportunities
Energy Performance Services Grant NSW
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to NSW businesses with submetering hardware in place to help them analyse their energy usage patterns.
Business Energy Efficiency Scheme (BEES) TAS
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides commercial and industrial energy customers with loans to help them implement energy efficient products and services to sustainably reduce their electricity bills.
Live Music Festivals Fund VIC
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to established Victorian music festival organisers to support them to stage small to medium events.
Regional Event Fund – Flagship Event Stream NSW
Australian Government - Department of Industry
The Flagship Event Fund provides event organisers with grants to help them with the costs of marketing and advertising an existing event in regional NSW.
Livestock Biosecurity Funds Grant Program VIC
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to projects that prevent, monitor, and control diseases in livestock.
Small Business Recovery Assistance Grant Program – 2025 North and Far North Tropical Low
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to small businesses significantly disrupted by the North and Far North Tropical Low, 29 January to 28 February 2025.
Clean Energy Future Fund WA
Australian Government - Department of Industry
The Clean Energy Future Fund provides funding to corporations to undertake clean energy projects.
Australia Korea Foundation
Australian Government - Department of Industry
The Australia Korea Foundation provides businesses and individuals with funding to undertake projects which strengthen Australia–Korea relations, enhance Australia's international reputation and promote cultural understanding.
Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Ventures NSW
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides NSW companies with funding to commercialise innovative and new products or processes.
Emerging Technologies Commercialisation Fund NSW
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to NSW startups to help them turn world-class research into market ready products, services and systems.
Aboriginal and Local Business Participation in Recovery Program WA
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to First Nations owned small businesses to help them recover from the impacts of flooding associated with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie in WA from 28 December 2022 onwards.
Urban Forest Fund Grant VIC
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding for organisations that invest in greening projects on private property within the City of Melbourne.
Supply Chain Capacity Program WA
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to WA sheep producers and supply chain businesses to adjust to the removal of live sheep exports by sea and moderate the impact of the change.
Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants – Western QLD Surface Trough, Rainfall and Flooding QLD
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to small businesses, not-for-profits and primary producers impacted by Western Queensland surface trough and associated rainfall and flooding, commencing 21 March 2025.
Aboriginal Tourism Product Distribution Grant Program NT
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to NT majority owned Aboriginal businesses and organisations to promote and sell their tourism experiences and product.
Western Sydney First Nations Program
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to First Nations artists, creatives and organisations in Western Sydney.
Touring and Travel Fund NSW
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding for national and international touring and travel activity for NSW artists and industry professionals.
Tour Guide Training Support 2025/26 NT
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to NT-based tour operators who conduct tours in Northern Territory to train new or upskill existing tour guides (entrants).
Heat Pump Feasibility Grant NSW
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to NSW businesses to help them determine whether a heat pump is a feasible option for their site.
Aboriginal Affairs NSW Cultural Grants Program
Australian Government - Department of Industry
This program provides funding to Aboriginal community organisations across NSW to celebrate Aboriginal culture and hold key cultural events and activities.
Key funding bodies
Official agencies and institutions that administer grants in Australia
Australia's trade and investment commission, supporting export development grants.
Administers Australian Government programmes for business growth and innovation.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation — R&D collaboration grants.
Central hub for Australian business grants, support, and advisory services.