Specialty Grants

Empowering women in business by providing up to $480,000 in funding for female-founded start-ups. Grant Help has achieved remarkable success with several clients in this program, which boasts an acceptance rate of just 1%.

• Majority owned and led by women.
• Must have ABN and be one of the following entities: an entity incorporated in Australia, a partnership, or a sole trader.
• You are not eligible if you are: an unincorporated association, or a Commonwealth, State, Territory, or local government body (including government business enterprises)

Assisting businesses in up-skilling their employees while subsidising up to 50% of their wages. Grant Help has secured thousands of wage subsidies for employees across every state in Australia.

Your business could qualify for BAC wage subsidies under the following conditions:

• You initiate, resume, or hire an Apprentice between the dates of October 5, 2020, and June 30, 2022.
• The Apprentice is pursuing a certificate II or a more advanced qualification, and their training agreement is sanctioned by the state training authority.

Offering grants of up to $150,000 to cover the costs of investing in projects that enhance export capabilities within the Australian defence industry.

To be eligible your business must: 

• Have fewer than 200 employees
• Have an Australian business number (ABN)
• Be a company incorporated in Australia or be an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust.

Who is excluded?

• An organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website on the list of ‘Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme’
• An employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
• An individual
• A partnership
• A trust (but an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust)
• A government body at any level (including government business enterprise).

Extending funding of up to $70,000 to Victorian distilleries, aiding them in developing and fostering sustainable businesses.

Eligible applicants

• Have a current Australian Business Number (ABN) 
• Be registered as a business in Victoria 
• Be a legal entity
• Own at least one still with a capacity of fifty (50) litres or more
• Hold a valid ATO manufacturer licence to produce distilled alcoholic beverages
• Hold a current general or producer’s liquor licence issued by Liquor Control Victoria 
• Agree to participate in future Program evaluation activity

Ineligible applicants 

• Producers of spirits that do not distil their own alcoholic beverages
• Government departments or agencies and local councils 
• Unincorporated associations and franchisees 
• Applicants that have applied for another state government grant for the same project
• Applicants not based in Victoria

Encouraging the adoption of drones, electric aircraft, and new aviation propulsion systems to address community needs, offering grants on a case-by-case basis.

Eligible applicants

• Have a current Australian Business Number (ABN) 
• Be registered for the purpose of GST

Ineligible applicants 

• A Commonwealth, state, territory or local government agency or body; 
• An unincorporated association;

An organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website on the list of ‘Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme’

Grant Help has submitted 33 applications to this first-come, first-serve grant program aimed at improving businesses' energy efficiency, boasting the first submissions in multiple states.

To be eligible you must: 

• Have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and be one of the following entity types: 
• An entity incorporated in Australia 
• A partnership
• A sole trader.

Ineligible applicants:

• A business that has more than 199 employees 
• An unincorporated association 
• A trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust) 
• A Commonwealth, state, territory, or local government body (including government business enterprises, public schools, and public hospitals) 
• A non-corporate Commonwealth entity

Supporting the development of creative solutions for biodiversity monitoring.

To be eligible you must: 

• An entity incorporated in Australia
• An entity limited by guarantee
• An incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
• An incorporated association
• Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• Be registered for the purposes of GST
• Have an account with an Australian financial institution.

Encouraging the creation of lower-cost and accurate technological solutions for measuring soil organic carbon. Grant Help has successfully supported numerous clients in this highly competitive program, securing a $2.4 million grant among others.

To be eligible you must: 

• An entity, incorporated in Australia
• A publicly funded research organisation
• An Australian State/Territory Government agency or body.

Ineligible applicants 

• An organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website on the list of ‘Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme’’
• An individual
• Partnership
• An unincorporated association
• Any organisation not included in section 4.1 of the grant opportunity guidelines
• A non-corporate Commonwealth entity.

Providing support for novel and inventive tourism infrastructure initiatives that enhance visitor numbers, attract private investment, and generate additional job opportunities.

To be eligible you must: 

• Be in one of the location listed on the Victorian government website.

Grant Help assisted clients in securing grants of up to $500,000 for various defence skills training activities.

To be eligible you must: 

• Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• Be non-income tax exempt (unless you are a defence industry association training your own staff or facilitating training to businesses you are representing).
• An entity, incorporated in Australia
• An incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust.

Ineligible applicants 

• An organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website on the list of ‘Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme’’
• An individual
• Partnership
• A trust (However an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust)
• An unincorporated association
• A non-corporate Commonwealth entity.
• A Commonwealth, State, Territory or local government body (including government business enterprises)

Providing financial assistance to Melbourne businesses for event-related costs through grants of up to $50,000.

These programs, among others, demonstrate Grant Help's commitment to supporting businesses. We look forward to continuing to support your funding journey over the 2024 financial year.

To be eligible you must: 

• The event must be a publicly accessible event, open to everyone
• it must be a creative, cultural or community sporting event
• the event must demonstrate it is of significant economic, social or community value to the local area or to Victoria.
• Meet event criteria listed by Vic Government 

Offering grants of up to $250,000 to Victorian manufacturers to aid in producing products or components that contribute to decarbonisation and achieving net zero emissions.

To be eligible you must: 

• Be an eligible legal entity; and
• Hold an Australian Business Number (ABN); and
• Be an employing business registered for WorkCover insurance with WorkSafe Victoria; and
• Agree to meet any co-contribution requirements with eligible cash expenditure
• Be currently engaged in manufacturing or the manufacturing supply chain or demonstrate a genuine commercial connection to the manufacturing supply chain in Victoria.

Attest that they:

• Agree to conduct the proposed activities in Victoria
• Have met all industrial relations obligations as an employer in accordance with the National Employment Standards; and
• Will participate in future program evaluation activity; and
• Will provide financial reports for the last three financial years to enable the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (the department) to conduct a Financial Risk Assessment (FRA).