First Peoples Tourism Growth Program VIC

This program provides funding to Aboriginal owned and operated organisations to support tourism business activities.
Open
Closes in 18 days

Closing date: Friday 8 August 2025 Fri 8 Aug 2025

What do you get?

Funding of up to $125,000.

Who is this for?

Victorian First Peoples businesses in the visitor economy.

Overview

The funding will support Victorian First Peoples businesses in the visitor economy through 4 funding streams:

  • workforce development
  • industry excellence and planning
  • cultural heritage stewardship
  • moderate asset or equipment investment for existing or newly established tourism products.

The program will be rolled out in 2 stages – expressions of interest (EOI), followed by a targeted invitation to submit a funding applications based on outcomes of the expression of interest stage.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

  • be an Aboriginal owned and operated business that is majority Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander-owned and operated (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people must own and operate at least 51% of the business)
  • be based in Victoria
  • hold a current Australian business number (ABN)
  • be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
  • be registered with the responsible federal or state regulator
  • comply with applicable child safety requirements.

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