Grants
Support for businesses in AustraliaInformation, grants, services and support from across government to help your business succeed. Review our top below and visit business.gov.au to discover all available grants.
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Strengthening Rural Communities –
Prepare & Recover
Round 19 is now open.
Applications close by 5pm VIC time (AEDT) 4 December 2023.
Strengthening Rural Communities – Rebuilding Regional Communities
Round 19 is now open.
Applications close by 5pm VIC time (AEDT) 4 December 2023.
Visions of Australia – Round 7
The Visions of Australia Program provides funding to support the development and touring of quality exhibitions around Australia by Australian arts and cultural organisations.
Applications close by 5pm ACT time (AEDT) 13 October 2023.
Funding for regional NSW businesses to attract staff
This program assists regional NSW businesses in identified industries attract skilled and specialised employees from NSW metropolitan areas, interstate or internationally, to regional NSW.
Applications close 15 December 2023.
Funding for skills development and training in the defence industry sector
Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry Grants provide businesses servicing the defence sector with upskilling and training opportunities to build skills capacity and capability to meet current or future Defence needs.
Pacific Australian Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme
This scheme allows eligible Australian businesses to hire workers from 9 Pacific islands and Timor-Leste when there are not enough local workers available.
Apply at anytime.
Early Career Industry Fellowships
The Early Career Industry Fellowships scheme creates a pathway to support academic researchers in establishing careers in industry, and industry-based researchers to work in university settings, with the aim of increased two-way mobility and skill-building in research collaboration, translation and commercialisation.
Applications close by 5pm ACT time 1 November 2023.
Powering the Regions
Funding of $200 million has been allocated to the Critical Inputs to Clean Energy Industries – Cement, Lime Alumina and Aluminium Sectors to help these sectors maintain a presence in Australia and continue to deliver critical inputs for the infrastructure and supply chains needed for Australia to be a renewable energy powerhouse.
Applications close by 6pm ACT time 2 November 2023.
Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program: Precinct Development and Planning
The program will focus on a partnership approach, bringing together governments and communities to plan and deliver regional precincts that are tailored to local needs and have a shared vision in how the precinct connects to the region. Partners can be from government, First Nations groups, community organisations, regional universities or private enterprise.
Ongoing.
Mobile Network Hardening Program
Round 2 of this program is providing grants to upgrade the resilience of mobile telecommunications infrastructure in regional and remote Australia, and First Nations communities. Up to $15 million (GST exclusive) is available.
Applications close by 5pm ACT time 17 November 2023.
Powering the Regions
Funding of $200 million has been allocated to the Critical Inputs to Clean Energy Industries – Primary Steel Production Sector to help ensure this sector maintains a presence in Australia and continues to deliver critical inputs for the infrastructure and supply chains needed for Australia to be a renewable energy powerhouse.
Applications close by 6pm ACT time 2 November 2023.
Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme
Through this grant opportunity, the Australian Government is providing funding of up to $70 million (GST exclusive) over 2 years from 2023-24 to 2024-25 for major capital works projects to be undertaken from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
Applications close by 2pm ACT time 7 November 2023.