| Name of grant
|
Description |
Administering
agency |
|
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 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 Development Programme (IBDP) |
IBDP is a combined loans
and grants program for indigenous Australians. |
Department of Employment
and Workplace Relations |
|
Indigenous Capital Assistance Scheme (ICAS) |
Provides culturally
appropriate commercial finance, and professional and
mentoring support. |
Department
of Employment and Workplace Relations |
|
Indigenous Self Employment Programme (ISEP)
|
Provides business advice
and support, financial literacy training and an
interest free loan funding. |
Department
of Employment and Workplace Relations |
|
Indigenous Small Business Fund (ISBF) |
ISBF provides funding for
the development and expansion of Indigenous
businesses and enterprises. |
Department of 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 |
|
Information Technology Online (ITOL) Program |
ITOL is a grants program
designed to accelerate the national adoption
of e-business solutions, especially by small to
medium enterprises. |
Department of
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
|
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 |
|
IT Training and Technical Support Program |
This program provides
access to basic IT training and technical support. |
Department of
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
|
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 Australian Technology Showcase (ATS) |
ATS is a national and
international campaign designed to promote
leading-edge Australian technology and the skills of
the companies that produce it. |
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 Employment and Workplace Relations |
|
New Apprenticeships Scheme |
New Apprenticeships offers
financial assistance for eligible employers to help
reduce the real cost of training. |
Department of Education,
Science and Training |
|
New
Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) |
NEIS assists eligible job
seekers to start and run their new, viable small
business. |
Department of 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 |
|
Petroleum Products Freight Subsidy Scheme (PPFSS) |
PPFSS subsidises the
freight cost of delivering eligible petroleum
products to remote Australian areas. |
AusIndustry |
|
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
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
|
Small Business Entrepreneurship Program (SBEP) -
Business Skills Development - Incubators |
The Incubators element of
the SBEP 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 |
|
Small Business Entrepreneurship Program (SBEP) -
Business Skills Development - Training and Mentoring
Projects |
The Training and Mentoring
Projects element of the SBEP provides competitive
grants for initiatives supporting general skills
development and mentoring services for small
businesses. |
AusIndustry |
|
Small Business Entrepreneurship Program (SBEP) -
Succession Planning |
The Succession Planning
element of the SBEP supports initiatives that assist
small business owners in developing succession
planning strategies. |
AusIndustry |
|
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 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 Employment
and Workplace Relations |
