Business Growth Grants

Round 3 will open for applications on Monday 17 November and will remain open until available funding has been allocated.

Businesses in the growth phase of their journey can apply for up to $150,000. To find out more about our eligibility criteria see our guidelines below.

What Can Be Funded

• Property, plant and equipment.
• Fit-out costs.
• Staff wages (capped at one position to a maximum of 38 hours per week, for 26 weeks at the National Minimum Wage).
• Direct business and administration costs (e.g. insurances).
• Essential professional services and consultancy costs (e.g. taxation, legal, financial) to a maximum of 10% of the grant funding sought.
• Trading stock and consumables (capped at a 50% contribution, where you demonstrate that you can and will fund the other 50% of the cost of trading stock and consumables).