Regional Grants & Funding offered by NSW Government
There are numerous Government Grants & Funding available to Businesses located in Regional NSW with many closing soon.
Below is a list of grants currently available.
- Primary Industry Support Package (Opens soon)
- Electric Vehicle Destination Charging Grants (Opens 23 May 2022)
- 2022 Flavours of NSW subsidy ($5,000 subsidy to exhibit at Fine Food Australia 2022, applications close 20 May)
- 2022 Annual Liquor Licence Fee Waiver (Lodge the application form by 23 September 2022)
- NSW Regional Business Event Development Fund (Closes 1 June 2022)
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency – various programs now available
- Boosting Female Founders Initiative Round 3 (Closes 2 June 2022)
- Tourism Grants for Indigenous Business (Closes 14 June 2022)
- Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (Closes 30 June 2022)
- Small Business Fees and Charges Rebate (Applications close 30 June 2022)
- SME Recovery Loan Scheme (Applications close 30 June 2022)
- Jobs Plus Program (Apply before 30 June 2022)
- Advanced Manufacturing Commercialisation Fund (Closes 30 June or when funding is fully allocated – you are urged to apply as soon as possible)
- Rural Landholder Grants (Open until 30 September 2022)
- Regional Events Acceleration Fund Round Two (Applications close: 4 October 2022)
- Fee-free Traineeships (Available until 31 December 2023)
- Farm Innovation Fund (Ongoing)
- Children and Young People Wellbeing Recovery Initiative (Various Grant categories)
- SafeWork Small Business Rebate (Ongoing – increased to $1,000)
- Minimum Viable Product Grants (Ongoing)
- Advancing Renewables (Open)
- Women in Business (Open)
- Wage Subsidies (Open)
For further information or to discuss funding opportunities please contact the NNSW Government – Regional Business Development Managers. Illawarra: (Wollongong/Kiama) Tony Dyer 0419 093 081 & (Wollongong/Shellharbour) Leanne Smith on 0428 881 598.