Funding for Australian businesses to start or grow their exports in international markets

Overview

The Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) program provides matched funding to eligible Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and representative bodies at different points in their export journey. Grants are to support marketing and promotional activities and training that help create, develop, expand and diversify to foreign markets for Australian products and services.

EMDG can provide support depending on the business goals, export status and ability to meet eligibility requirements for the following tiers:

• Tier 1 – businesses ready to export
• Tier 2 – businesses exporting within existing markets
• Tier 3 – businesses exporting to new markets
• Representative bodies – that support members to achieve export success.

Grant amounts

For this grant opportunity, up to $104.5 million will be available in 2025-26 and up to $104.5 million in 2026-27 for grant allocations.

Maximum grant amounts for each tier per financial year, 2025–26 and 2026–27, are:

• Tier 1 – $20,000 up to $30,000 per financial year
• Tier 2 – $20,000 up to $50,000 per financial year
• Tier 3 – $20,000 up to $80,000 per financial year
• Representative bodies – up to $50,000 per financial year for representative bodies that support SME members to achieve export success.