Funding for Australian businesses to start or grow their exports in international markets
Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)Last Updated: 23 May 2022
Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
Opening date: 31 May 2022
Closing date: 05 Jul 2022
What you get?
50% of promotional expenses to a maximum of $770,000 per applicant over 8 financial years.
Who is this for?
Australian exporters.
Overview
Small to medium exporting businesses can apply for 3 different grants over 8 years (not necessarily consecutively) for eligible promotional activities.
Grants are available in 3 stages:
Tier 1: Ready to export
- first time exporters
- 2 years and maximum of $40,000 per financial year.
Tier 2: Expanding
- expanding export promotional activities
- 3 years and maximum of $80,000 per financial year.
Tier 3: Expanding and strategic shift
- expanding export promotional activities and making a strategic shift, for example targeting a new market or a new type of customer
- 3 years and maximum of $150,000 per financial year.
Eligible promotional activities may include:
- maintaining a representative in a foreign country
- short trips to a foreign country
- engaging a consultant to undertake research or promotional activities
- short trips within Australia
- foreign buyer visits
- soliciting for business in foreign country
- providing free samples
- producing and providing promotional and advertising material
- intellectual property rights
- if you are a TierĀ 1 applicant, obtaining export readiness training.
A maximum of $770,000 is available per applicant over 8 years. The 8 years do not need to be consecutive. Grant funding must be matched on a 1:1 basis.
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible, you must:
- have a turnover of less than $20 million for the last financial year
- be an Australian person within the meaning of the EMDG rules
- have an Australian business number (ABN).
Funding must be used to market eligible products. To be eligible, a product must be of substantially Australian origin and be one of the following:
- goods
- services
- events
- intellectual property or know-how
- software.
How do you apply?
You can find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Export Market Development Grants.