Grants are a product in the Local Jobs Fund. Two categories of grants are available.
Priority Sector Collaborative Grants provide funding for consortia, consisting of three or more parties, within Territory priority, emerging growth and regional sectors to collaboratively progress sector-wide initiatives which will advance local industry capability, innovation and business development.
Infrastructure Grants are targeted at transformational economic growth projects which create a step-increase in Territory economic activity, demonstrating broad economic benefits for the Territory across multiple sectors and creating enduring new Territory jobs.
Priority Sector Collaborative Grants provide funding for project consortia designed to support both identified growth and developing sectors. Grants may be provided on a 50% matching basis to consortia of organisations to support collaborative projects for activities, which could include:
The program is expected to comprise a two-stage grant funding framework:
Program funds will target common-use industry sector infrastructure which is able to be utilised by market participants on an open access and non-discriminatorily priced basis.
Applications are required to include a robust business case, financial model and financial statements for the applicant. All applicants should seek advice from their legal, business and financial advisors prior to submitting an application. Applicants are responsible for all costs incurred in the preparation and lodgement of their application.
Step 1. Check your eligibility
Step 2. Read the business case guidelines
Step 3. Fill in the online application.
Applications closed after a competitive round in December 2019.
Infrastructure Grants of up to $10 million may be made with total infrastructure grants funding capped at $20 million.
Infrastructure Grants will be targeted at economically transformational projects that deliver broader benefits to the Territory and generate in a step-increase in economic activity and output.
Grant funding will be prioritised to projects that:
Applications are required to include a robust business case, financial model and financial statements for the applicant. All applicants should seek advice from their legal, business and financial advisors prior to submitting an application. Applicants are responsible for all costs incurred in the preparation and lodgement of their application.
Step 1. Check your eligibility
Step 2. Read the business case guidelines
Step 3. Read the competitive process guidelines
Infrastructure Grants competitive process guidelines PDF (264.4 KB)
Infrastructure Grants competitive process guidelines DOCX (207.6 KB)
Step 3. Fill in the online application.