header
Inspiring Our Youth
To Realise Their Potential
Back to Search Results

Supporting Women in Business Grants 2024-25

Grant Closes: 14th of February 2025 - 3:00 pm Value: $150,000 to $250,000 Run By: Women NSW Further Information: https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/2024-25-supporting-women-business-grants

This program funds NSW organisations to implement tailored projects that connect women in small business or looking to start or grow a small or micro business with the right resources and support to ensure success.

The primary objective of Supporting Women in Business (SWIB) Grants is to address barriers and support women to achieve their purpose of starting or growing a micro or small business. The grants seek to increase women’s skills and confidence and to support them in achieving their business goals.

A variety of tailored projects will be funded, providing support, training, mentoring, networking skills and opportunities, assistance to access finance and business development support. Projects will be targeted to the nominated focus communities, responding to their specific needs, life stages and circumstances.

Who can apply:

Applicants must be a legally constituted Australian-based entity from one of the following categories: 

  1. Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Organisations (ACCO).
  2. Incorporated, not-for-profit organisations, including community organisations, industry associations, peak bodies and Chambers of Commerce 
  3. Social enterprises
  • Applicants must be willing to obtain appropriate public liability insurance (minimum of $10 million) if successful.
  • Applications must provide a budget outlining proposed funding of eligible expenditure items and excluding non-eligible expenditure items (per section 2.3 in the guidelines). A minimum of 10 per cent funding from other sources (monetary or in-kind).
  • An application must be made by a single organisation that will accept responsibility for the delivery of the project if the application is successful.
  • Applicants must be based within NSW, unless they can demonstrate that the project will be run in and for the benefit of women in NSW and that the organisation meets all regulatory, business requirements.
  • Projects must be delivered in the period between July 2025 – 30 June 2027.
  • Applicants must apply for funding within the specified amounts of $150,000 to $250,000.

Projects must target and support one of the following focus communities:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
  • carers
  • young women living in, or who have lived in, out-of-home care
  • lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer and/or asexual (LGBTIQA+) women
  • older women
  • women experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage
  • women facing homelessness
  • women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
  • women in contact with the criminal justice system
  • women living in regional, rural, remote and cross-border areas
  • women with disability
  • women with a mental illness
  • women who have a history of, or are currently experiencing, domestic, family or sexual violence
  • women veterans (and the women partners of veterans and service members)
  • young women (17-24 years)

 

Last Updated: 28th of January 2025
Search Grants & Funding
Share This Page With Someone
Stay Informed
Subscribe to one or more of our regular email subscriptions, to be kept up to date on news and funding opportunities for the region
Choose Your Subscription(s)
Contact Us
Phone02 6771 0700
Emailrdani@rdani.org.au
Opening Hours 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday
(Except Public Holidays)
Postal Address PO Box 72
Armidale NSW 2350
© Copyright 2025 Regional Development Australia - Northern Inland
An Australian Government Initiative