Business, Industry and Infrastructure Grants - May 2026

Welcome to our Business and Infrastructure Funding Opportunities Newsletter where you will find details of grant and funding programs that are available for the Northern Inland Region for businesses and infrastructure projects.

Due to the number of grants that are available, we send two funding opportunities newsletters a month; one for Business and Infrastructure and another for Community Projects and Award Programs. These newsletters are a free service that we provide, and can you can add the Community Funding Opportunities and Awards Programs newsletter to your subscriptions by filling your details into the subscription form in the footer of our website : www.rdani.org.au

We wish you all the best with the Funding Opportunities below and if you are looking for a grant between newsletters, have a look at the grants area of our website which is updated weekly: www.rdani.org.au/our-region/grants-and-funding-opportunities.php

If you need some facts and figures for your applications, a range of data for our region is also available on our website here: www.rdani.org.au/our-region/regional-data.php

Please note the below information is intended as a guide only. Closing dates and other details should be verified using the links provided as they are subject to change by the providers without notice.

What’s New: Items marked with a * before their title indicate new additions or changed details since our last newsletter, helping you quickly identify what’s new and updated.

Featured Grants

Community Building Partnership 2026
Closes: 8th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $100,000
Run By: NSW Government Communities and Justice

The Community Building Partnership (CBP) program provides grant funding to local community organisations and councils to strengthen the wellbeing of NSW communities through small local infrastructure projects.

CBP will consider applications between $10,000 and $100,000 for 3 categories:

• Capital works - defined as ‘improvements to the land or building, or freestanding equipment that will be fixed or installed to the land or building’. This includes:
  • construction of new community infrastructure.
  • upgrade (refurbishment, repair and maintenance) to existing community infrastructure.
  • any project component that requires fixed installation and would require permission from the owner of the building/land to commence works. This applies even if your organisation is the owner and/or other project components are freestanding equipment.
• Equipment - defined as ‘freestanding equipment that does not require fixed installation and/or registration’. This includes:
  • vehicles that do not require registration, e.g. tractors, utility task vehicles (UTVs), all-terrain vehicles (ATVs),dragon boats, golf buggies, dinghies, powerboats or sailing boats less than 5.5 m long or with an engineless than 4.0 kW.
  • Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Applications are limited to one package up to $3,000 per application, per project location, and will be deemed ineligible if it is for more than one AED package at one project location.
• Vehicles - defined as ‘vehicles that require registration’. This includes:
  • purchase or modification of vehicles that require registration.
  • on-road vehicles such as cars, buses, trucks, and trailers.
  • off-road or on-water vehicles such as motorised rescue vehicles and boats.

All projects must be delivered in NSW within the Electoral District for which funding is sought from.

 

Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) - Round 19
Closes: 12th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $100,000 to $3 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants provide funding to support short-term (up to 3 years), industry-led research collaborations.

Projects must:

• develop a product, service or process that will solve problems for industry and deliver real outcomes
• benefit small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

You can use the funding to cover costs directly related to your project including:

• new research
• proof of concept activities
• pre-commercialisation of research outcomes
• industry-focused education and training activities
• conferences, workshops, symposia related to the joint research
• information sharing and communications related to the research.

This is not a complete list and other costs may also be eligible.

 

Wheelchair Accessible Taxi (WAT) Operational Support Grant - Round 2
Closes: 31st of May 2026
Value: Up to $2,500 (per eligible vehicle)
Run By: Transport for NSW

The WAT Operational Support Grant program for 2025/2026 will be delivered across two grant rounds with the program having three central objectives including to:

1. provide a level of immediate financial relief for WAT vehicle operators,
2. incentivise more WAT services to be offered, and
3. understand the cost pressures faced by WAT vehicle owners in both purchasing and maintaining a WAT vehicle.

The second-round grants are available to owners of WAT vehicles who meet the following conditions. They include:

• the vehicle registration type supports WAT services and is registered in NSW,
• the operator is an authorised Taxi Service Provider (TSP) or an Affiliated TSP,
• where a WAT vehicle owner has received a Prohibition Notice as issued by the Point to-Point Commissioner within 12 months of the date a grant application being made, the required compliance actions must have been addressed before the application can be assessed,
• Greater Sydney WAT vehicles should have at least logged into the Wheelchair Book & Ride service within the last 12 months at the time of application or completed an M50 job through TTSS to be eligible for application,
• WAT vehicles outside of Greater Sydney should have at least completed an M50 job through TTSS or have an email from their TSP or Affiliated TSP supporting the completion of WAT work to be eligible for application, and
• have no outstanding TTSS investigations at the time of application or have been suspended from performing M50 work through the TTSS program.

 

Closing in May

*  LIFECYCLE Grants - 2026
Closes: 3rd of May 2026
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office
Grant streams for marketing, recording and touring, open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music creators including songwriters, composers and musicians.

*  Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2
Closes: 4th of May 2026 - 11:00 am
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: NSW Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
Grants to support advice from consultants and experts to create fit-for-purpose venues, for venues demonstrating a commitment to increasing live music programming.

*  Southeast Asia Mutual Recognition of Professional Services (SEAMRPS) Grant Program – Round 2
Closes: 5th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $20,000 to $40,000
Run By: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Funding to support the negotiation of MRAs in priority professional services sectors with Southeast Asia.

*  Carbon Capture Technologies Program – Round 2
Closes: 6th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $1 Million to $10 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Funding to accelerate the research, development and demonstration of novel and emerging carbon management technologies to address Australia’s hard-to-abate emissions and residual emissions.

*  Production Finance - 2026 - R97
Closes: 6th of May 2026
Value: Up to $850,000
Run By: Screen NSW
Funding to produce or post produce in NSW – feature films, longform adult and children’s drama series; factual and documentary television or online, animation and interactive online screen entertainment. 

*  Community Building Partnership 2026
Closes: 8th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $100,000
Run By: NSW Government Communities and Justice
Funding for local community organisations and councils to strengthen the wellbeing of NSW communities through small local infrastructure projects.

*  Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) - Round 19
Closes: 12th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $100,000 to $3 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Grant supporting short-term (up to 3 years), industry-led research collaborations to develop a product, service or process that will solve problems for industry and deliver real outcomes and benefit small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

*  Building Early Education Fund – Small-Scale Grant Opportunity
Closes: 29th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $3 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Education
Grants to high-quality not-for-profit small providers to undertake construction for the delivery of new or expanded Centre-Based Day Care (CBDC) services, as well as to not-for-profit providers to modify buildings to facilitate the provision of in-venue Family Day Care (FDC) by a high-quality provider in areas where no ECEC is available.

EV fleets incentive: Kick-start funding
Closes: 29th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Run By: NSW Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Financial incentives for businesses to help purchase up to 15 electric vehicles (EVs) and smart charging ports.

Strategic Opportunities Program 25/26
Closes: 29th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $5,000 to $50,000
Run By: Screen NSW
Supports innovative projects designed to strengthen the NSW screen and digital games industries.

*  Wheelchair Accessible Taxi (WAT) Operational Support Grant - Round 2
Closes: 31st of May 2026
Value: Up to $2,500 (per eligible vehicle)
Run By: Transport for NSW
Emergency funding package to address the more immediate higher operating costs being experienced by WAT Operators, while a longer-term industry support program is developed.

Closing in June

*  Contemporary Music Touring Program - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 2nd of June 2026 - 3:00 pm
Value: $5,000 to $50,000
Run By: Creative Australia
Support national tours by musicians performing original Australian contemporary music.

*  News Innovation Fund
Closes: 4th of June 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $9 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Support Australian news producers and enabling organisations to increase their commercial sustainability and improve the resilience of the sector through the funding of innovative new projects.

National Energy Bill Relief for Small Businesses (2025-26)
Closes: 30th of June 2026
Value: Up to $150
Run By: NSW Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Up to $150 to help eligible small businesses with the cost of their electricity bills in the 2025-26 financial year.

Closing in July

*  Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Workforce Paid Practicum Grant (2026-2027)
Closes: 3rd of July 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $1,246 to $9,972
Run By: Australian Government Department of Education
Provides a wage subsidy to give ECEC Employees paid leave while they are undertaking their paid practicum.

*  Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Workforce Professional Development – National Child Safety Training Grant
Closes: 3rd of July 2026 - 5:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of Education
Provides support to ECEC educators, early childhood teachers and directors with five hours of time to complete the national child safety training.

*  Production Finance - 2026 - R98
Opens: 22nd of June 2026
Closes: 27th of July 2026
Value: Up to $850,000
Run By: Screen NSW
Funding to produce or post produce in NSW – feature films, longform adult and children’s drama series; factual and documentary television or online, animation and interactive online screen entertainment. 

Closing Later

Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Worker Retention Payment
Closes: 30th of September 2026 - 5:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of Education
Funding to support a wage increase for all eligible ECEC workers

*  Contemporary Music Touring Program - 2026 - Round 2
Closes: 13th of October 2026
Value: $5,000 to $50,000
Run By: Creative Australia
Support national tours by musicians performing original Australian contemporary music.

*  Modernised Multicultural Grants Program: Infrastructure for Multicultural Communities
Closes: 12th of November 2026 - 4:00 pm
Value: $20,000 to $1.5 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs
Provides funding for construction, upgrade or extension of infrastructure, with focus on new and emerging multicultural communities, and projects focussed on achieving positive outcomes for multicultural women, multicultural LGBTIQA+ community members, and multicultural people with a disability.

*  Production Finance - 2026 - R99
Opens: 19th of October 2026
Closes: 23rd of November 2026
Value: Up to $850,000
Run By: Screen NSW
Funding to produce or post produce in NSW – feature films, longform adult and children’s drama series; factual and documentary television or online, animation and interactive online screen entertainment. 

Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Rebate Program - Round 2
Closes: 31st of May 2027 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Incentivise voluntary uptake of ADS-B equipment in Australian-registered aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) to improve safety and efficiency for Australian airspace users.

*  Contemporary Music Touring Program - 2027 - Round 1
Closes: 2nd of June 2027
Value: $5,000 to $50,000
Run By: Creative Australia
Support national tours by musicians performing original Australian contemporary music.

Bin Trim Equipment Rebates Program - Round 2
Closes: 30th of June 2027 - 12:00 pm
Value: $1,000 to $50,000
Run By: NSW Environment Protection Authority
Incentives for NSW workplaces to reduce waste, increase recycling, and improve the bottom line.

DRIVEN Charger Rebate Stream
Closes: 30th of April 2028 - 5:00 pm
Value: $2,000 to $20,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Providing co-funding for dealerships and repairers to install EV chargers.

Ongoing

Accelerated Depreciation for Primary Producers
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Taxation Office
Primary producers may be able to claim an immediate deduction for capital expenses incurred on fencing and fodder storage assets.

Advancing Renewables Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Australian Government: Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Supports a broad range of development, demonstration and pre-commercial deployment projects that can deliver affordable and reliable renewable energy for Australian families and businesses.

AgBiz Drought Loans
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $500,000
Run By: Australian Government Regional Investment Corporation
A concessional loan if your small business is currently or has been supplying goods or services relating to primary production to farm businesses in an affected area.

Agristarter Loans
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $2 Million
Run By: Australian Government Regional Investment Corporation
Agristarter Loans provide farmers with loans to either assist them in starting their own farming business or to plan for and implement succession arrangements.

Airservices Australia Enroute Charges Payment Scheme
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Based on enroute charges
Supports regional commercial airlines operating low volume and new routes to regional and remote communities; as well as aeromedical providers.

Australian Government's Youth Jobs PaTH
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $11,000
Run By: Australian Government Job Active
Helps employers find and recruit the right young person for their business by facilitating trials and providing a wage subsidy of up to $10,000 if you hire them.

Battery Breakthrough Initiative
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Government: Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Funding for projects that contribute to enhancing Australia’s battery manufacturing capability to improve supply chain resilience and support emissions reduction, and/or commercialise battery manufacturing processes and technologies that can contribute to emissions reduction.

Black Spot Program
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
By funding measures such as traffic signals and roundabouts at dangerous locations, the programme reduces the risk of road crashes.

Boating Infrastructure Emergency Repair Pool (BIERP)
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $500,000
Run By: Transport for NSW
Funding for repair or replacement of recreational boating infrastructure.

Bowls Disaster Relief Fund
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $3,000
Run By: Bowls Australia
Funding for clubs who have been affected by recent natural disasters.

Bridges Renewal Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $5 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Funding to upgrade and replaceme of bridges to enhance access for local communities and facilitate higher productivity vehicle access.

CSIRO Kick-Start
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $50,000 matched funding
Run By: CSIRO
Funding support and access to CSIRO’s research expertise and capabilities to help grow and develop their business.

Community Benefit Payment Scheme
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Liquor & Gaming NSW
Payments to benefit local communities and offset the potential harm of increased gaming machines in a local government area.

Conservation Partners Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: NSW Government Biodiversity Conservation Trust
Supports landholders in managing their conservation area, allowing them to improve the biodiversity value of their properties.

Defence Industry Development Grants Program - Exports Stream
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $15,000 to $250,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Defence
Support for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to overcome export barriers and help defence industry build scale and competitiveness in defence capability priority areas

Defence Industry Development Grants Program - Security Stream
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $10,000 to $100,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Defence
Help Australian defence industry improve and maintain security in priority areas as identified by the Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities

Defence Industry Development Grants Program - Skilling Stream
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $5,000 to $250,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Defence
Help Australian defence industry to upskill and train in priority trade, technical and professional skillsets to develop a workforce with the right mix of qualified and experienced personnel to meet Defence requirements

Defence Industry Development Grants Program - Sovereign Industrial Priorities Stream
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $50,000 to $1 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Defence
Assist eligible small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to purchase manufacturing plant and equipment which is used directly to develop and/or deliver programs that are in line with the Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities

Digital Games Rebate
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $50,000 to unspecified limit
Run By: Screen NSW
A 10 per cent rebate for eligible digital games with qualifying expenditure of at least AU$500,000 on the project in NSW.

Disaster Assistance
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Rural Aid
Financial assistance for farmers facing various disasters, right across Australia.

Driving the Nation
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Government: Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Funding aimed to assist in overcoming barriers to accelerate uptake of Zero Emission Vehicless (ZEVs), optimise the integration of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) into the grid, demonstrate new technology, use cases and business models for ZEVs, and increase skills, capacity and knowledge relevant to ZEV technologies.

Drought Loans
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $2 Million
Run By: Australian Government Regional Investment Corporation
Concessional loan to help farm businesses in the agriculture, horticulture, pastoral, apiculture, or aquaculture industryto prepare for, manage through, and recover from drought.

Drought Ready and Resilient Fund - Low Interest Loan
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $250,000
Run By: Rural Assistance Authority
Low interest loans to primary producers to fund a broad range of products, activities and services aimed at improving drought preparedness and climate variability resilience.

Electric Vehicle Rebate
Closes: Until allocation exhausted
Value: Up to $3,000
Run By: NSW Government
Rebates for the first 25,000 new full battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles purchased.

Emergency relief for regional town water supplies
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Unspecified
Run By: NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Help Local Water Utilities towards the cost of water carting or water supply works during periods of emergency.

English Family Foundation - Ingnitor Fund
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $100,000
Run By: English Family Foundation
Supports Australian social enterprise change makers who are finding new and innovative solutions to tackle the most pressing issues within their local communities.

Farm Investment Loans
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $2 Million
Run By: Australian Government Regional Investment Corporation
You can apply for this loan if you solely or mainly sell products into supply chains that are interstate or outside Australia, or plan to in the future.

Farm Management Deposits Scheme
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Provides primary production businesses with tax deductions on farm management deposits to help them deal with inconsistent income from natural disasters, climate and market changes.

Fee-Free Traineeships NSW
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Traineeships are a proven pathway to well-paid jobs in a diverse range of careers and are fee free in NSW.

Fee-free Apprenticeships
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $2,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
The NSW Government is paying the course cost for 100,000 new apprenticeships – meaning apprentices undertaking a government funded apprenticeship no longer face a student fee of up to $2000.

First Nations Documentary Development
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $30,000
Run By: Screen Australia
Provide practitioners with the opportunity to create appropriate written and/or visual materials to ensure that projects are as strong as possible when competing for production finance.

First Nations Sector Development Internships
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: Screen Australia
Assist the career development of talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian filmmakers who can demonstrate a strong commitment to a career in the film industry.

Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Government: Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Funding to support pre-commercial innovation, demonstration and deployment of renewable energy and low emission technologies, to support Australia’s transition to a net zero economy.

General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Incentive payments for providing MyMedicare registered patients who permanently live in residential aged care homes with care planning services and regular visits.

Get Connected Listing for Tourism Businesses
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Website Listing
Run By: Destination NSW
Provides tourism operators with the opportunity to showcase your tourism products on Destination NSW’s consumer websites for free.

Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $5 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Funds infrastructure projects that improve the productivity and safety outcomes of heavy vehicle operations across Australia.

Impact Investment Ready Growth Grant
Closes: Ongoing rounds through the year
Value: Up to $140,000
Run By: Impact Investing Australia
Provides impact businesses and mission-driven organisations with grants for business, financial, legal and other capacity building support from providers to secure investment.

Indigenous Business Australia
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Financial support and advice
Run By: Indigenous Business Australia
Assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to access the skills, knowledge and resources required to start and grow viable and sustainable businesses.

Industry Growth Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $50,000 to $5 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
supports innovative small and medium enterprises undertaking commercialisation and/or growth projects within the National Reconstruction Fund priority areas through advisory services and opportunities for matched grant funding.

Industry Growth Program: Commercialisation and Growth
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $100,000 to $5 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Supporting innovative Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) undertaking commercialisation and/or growth projects within the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) priority areas.

Industry Growth Program: Early-Stage Commercialisation
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $50,000 to $250,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Supporting innovative Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) undertaking commercialisation and/or growth projects within the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) priority areas.

International Finance
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $5,000 to $20,000
Run By: Screen Australia
Support to Australian projects with a very high level of global appeal, to assist them to develop pitching materials and strategy, in order to best attract international partnerships and finance in the current market. 

Ladies in Livestock Program
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Northern Tablelands Local Land Services
Delivers hands-on, practical skills to women as independent land stewards with a keen interest in agriculture, to work and make decisions on properties.

Landing Pads for Start Ups
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Support
Run By: Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Assists market-ready scaleups take their business globalby providing an operational base and customised support for their overseas expansion goals.

Local Government Road Safety Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Transport for NSW
Works in partnership with local councils to co-fund Safety Officer positions and contribute funding to projects targeting road safety issues at a local level.

Major Project Status
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Government Support
Run By: Major Projects Facilitation Agency
Formally recognises the significance of a project to the Australian economy and provides extra support and coordinated approvals.

Narrative Content Short Film Production
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $125,000
Run By: Screen Australia
Supports a team of content makers to make a Narrative Content Short Film intended for theatrical festivals.

National Housing Infrastructure Facility Critical Infrastructure (NHIF CI)
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Housing Australia
Loans and grants for critical infrastructure to unlock and accelerate new housing supply. 

Natural Disaster Donated Fodder Transport Subsidy
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Transport costs up to 1,500km
Run By: Rural Assistance Authority
Supports organisations that donate and transport donated fodder to a central location within NSW for the benefit of primary producers with livestock, in the event of a natural disaster.

Natural Disaster Relief Loan - Primary Producers
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $130,000 (low interest loan)
Run By: Rural Assistance Authority
Low interest loans of up to $130,000 to support the recovery of primary producers directly affected by a declared natural disaster.

Natural Disaster Relief Loan - Small Businesses
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $130,000 (low interest loan)
Run By: NSW Treasury
Low interest loans of up to $130,000 to support the recovery of small business operators directly affected by a declared natural disaster.

Natural Disaster Relief Loan - Sporting and Recreation Clubs and Associations
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $10,000 (low interest loan)
Run By: NSW Treasury
Low interest loans of up to $10,000 to support recovery of sporting and recreation clubs and associations directly affected by a declared natural disaster.

Natural Disaster Transport Subsidy
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: Rural Assistance Authority
Subsidy to eligible primary producers for the transport of fodder and/or water to a property, stock to/from agistment, stock to sale or slaughter, or bee or oyster movements following a declared natural disaster.

NewAccess for Small Business Owners
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Beyond Blue
A guided self-help mental health coaching program for small businesss owners developed by Beyond Blue.

Powering the Regions Industrial Transformation Stream
Closes: Ongoing (until funding is exhausted)
Run By: Australian Government: Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Support Industrial Facilities in Regional Australia to reduce emissions in line with Australia’s 2030 emissions reduction goals and transition to net zero by 2050

Primary Producers Assistance
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Farm Angels
Financial assistance, food hampers, care packs, and mental wellbeing support for primary producers affected by all natural disasters.

Regional Investment Attraction - Investment Concierge
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Support
Run By: NSW Government
Grants and interest-free loans targeted at offsetting government levies and duties, such as payroll tax, to eligible businesses that want to invest and grow in regional NSW, which will lead to new jobs.

Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program: Precinct Delivery - Stream 2
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $5 Million to $50 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Funding to deliver one or more elements of a precinct, including enabling public infrastructure, open spaces between elements, or a particular building/s that is the catalyst for, or complements, other investment within a precinct.

Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program: Precinct Development and Planning
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $500,000 to $5 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Funding to develop a precinct idea through to investment-ready stage to overcome financial constraints that can inhibit great concepts being explored further and developed into realistic, well-designed and planned projects.

Regional Roads REPAIR Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Transport for NSW
assist councils in carrying out larger rehabilitation and development works on regional roads.

Safe and Secure Water Program
Closes: Ongoing until expended
Value: No minimum or maximum, $1 Billion total pool
Run By: NSW Government
Co-funds eligible water and sewerage projects that deliver economic growth in regional NSW through improvements to public health, water security, environmental outcomes and/or social benefits.

SafeWork Small Business Rebate
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $1,000
Run By: SafeWork NSW
Support for small business owners and sole traders in NSW who buy and install equipment to make their workplace safer.

Screen Industry Partnerships
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Screen Australia
Funding for events, conferences and activities which exhibit unique benefits to the Australian screen industry. 

Self-Employment Assistance
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Government Department of Employment
Support to help you turn your business idea or existing small business into a viable business.

Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator
Creates a financial incentive for individuals and small businesses to instal eligible small-scale renewable energy systems.

Startup Travel Stipend
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $2,000
Run By: NSW Government
Helps regional recipients of the Minimum Viable Product grant to travel for an innovation-related purpose.

Tradex Scheme
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Varies based on the the goods imported
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Provides an upfront exemption from Customs duty and GST for eligible goods imported to Australia that are then exported within one year or other approved period.

Traffic Route Lighting Subsidy
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Transport for NSW
A subsidy for providing a higher level of lighting on certain major routes, with the aim of decreasing night time road crashes.

Upgrade your business equipment and system processes
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: NSW Government
Access a range of energy savings for your business by upgrading existing appliances and equipment or purchasing new ones.

Workplace Legal Advice Program
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Fair Work Ombudsman
Provides eligible employers and employees with free independent legal help to deal with workplace issues.