Grants range from $15,000 to $90,000 per financial year for export-ready businesses, with a maximum of $770,000 (over eight financial years) available and three tiers of funding.
Grants are available in three tiers, designed to provide different levels of support.
Tier 1: Ready to export
- Are ready to export in the grant year
- Have not exported before
- Have appropriate skills in marketing eligible products in a foreign country
Grants agreements are offered for up to two years.
Tier 2: Exporting and expanding
- Exporting eligible products
- Seeking to expand export promotion activity for eligible products
Grant agreements are for up to three years
Tier 3: Exporting, expanding and strategic shift
- Exporting eligible products
- Seeking to expand export promotion activity
- Ready to make a strategic shift in the marketing of eligible products in a foreign country.
Grant agreements are for up to three years.
Assistance for industry bodies and alliances extends to training members to become export ready. Representative bodies will continue to have access to financial assistance for promotional activities on behalf of their members in international markets. Grant agreements are for up to three years.
EMDG is an eligibility-based, demand-driven program. This means all eligible applicants receive a grant from the available funds. The grant amount depends on the following:
- Number of eligible applications in the round
- Available program budget to be shared among all eligible applicants
The grant funds can be used for promotional activities to market eligible products in foreign markets, or training activities to develop skills in such marketing.
The eligibility criteria for EMDG include the following:
- Australian business with a turnover for FY21–22 of less than $20 million.
- As defined by the EMDG Guidelines, be an Australian person, and
- Have eligible products and expenses.
- First-time exporters, or
- Those with expanding export promotional activities, or
- Those with expanding export promotional activities and making a strategic shift, such as targeting a new market or a new type of customer.
Find out more at Export Market Development Grants.
