Economic grants

Supporting projects that activate local areas and grow the skills, capability and capacity of local businesses.

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Our economic grants support projects that help local businesses grow and enliven neighbourhoods.

We support proposals that create economic benefits for our local area. This includes building skills and creating partnerships to attract long-term investment.

This program is part of our main funding round. It opens for applications in late July each year with funding available from 1 January.

There are 2 funding categories:

We fund projects that:

improve and activate local precincts and neighbourhoods
build the skills, capacity and resilience of businesses and entrepreneurs
help organisations adapt to new technology, explore new business models and improve accessibility.

We prioritise projects led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses and community-controlled organisations.

Local businesses, industry associations, business collectives and business chambers can apply if they meet other eligibility criteria.

This program aligns with our economic development strategy.

Our funding priorities

Our funding will prioritise projects that:

support place-based initiatives led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses and community-controlled organisations
create distinct experiences and a sense of place in precincts and neighbourhoods
build the skills, capacity and resilience of local businesses, entrepreneurs and priority communities
adapt to new technology, explore alternative business models and improve accessibility.