Funding for WA agribusinesses

Overview

The Enterprise Support Program (ESP) provides co-funding to agribusinesses seeking to pursue business development and innovation opportunities through the leading-edge research capability, incubation space and technologies available in the Western Australia Food Innovation Precinct (WAFIP).

Applicants may include agribusinesses, enterprises and entrepreneurs seeking opportunities to innovate, accelerate business development, commercialise research and to deliver projects that seek to:

• facilitate innovative developments in the agribusiness sector
• support (new) product development, innovation and the commercialisation of research
• scale up small-medium enterprises and enhance export capability
• create new opportunities for value-added and food processing and manufacturing
• develop WAFIP as the hub of agri-innovation in WA.

Funding is available over 3 streams:

• business/product commercialisation, collaborative research and development
• common use equipment within the WAFIP
• user incentives to access WAFIP space, facilities and services.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be an agricultural/food or fisheries business, incorporated body operating in the agriculture, food and fisheries sector or an agricultural support industry
• demonstrate a minimum 1:1 cash contribution to the project (not from state or local government funding sources)
• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
• be able to enter into a legally binding agreement with the Shire of Murray
• be operating in Western Australia for the next 3 years
• be financially solvent.