Finding grants
The right grant is out there. Here's where Australians actually find them.
Where do you find grants for your small business in Australia? These free official sources, alerts and quick fit checks cover most of it.
Read the guide to finding grants ↗
Eligibility
Already started? Read this before you apply for a grant.
Can you apply for a grant if your project has already started? How timing rules work, what counts as starting, and what to do if you already have.
Read the guide to timing rules ↗
Writing the application
Your grant application isn't a story. It's a set of answers.
How to write a grant application in Australia that assessors can score: what to read first, how to answer the criteria, and the checks to do before you submit.
Read the step-by-step guide ↗Assessors can only score what you write. Here's how to answer each criterion.
How to address grant assessment criteria, step by step: what assessors score, how weightings work, and how to structure an answer that's easy to mark.
Read the guide to assessment criteria ↗Yes, you can use AI on your grant. Here's how to do it without getting caught out.
Can you use AI to write a grant application? Usually yes. Here's what Australian funders say, and how to use AI without risking your application.
Read the guide to using AI on your grant ↗Most rejections aren't about the idea. Here's what usually goes wrong.
The common reasons grant applications get rejected, most of them fixable, plus how to ask for feedback and make your next application stronger.
Read the guide to rejections ↗
Budgets and money
Not every dollar counts. Here's what grants will actually pay for.
What are eligible costs in a grant? How Australian programs decide what they will pay for, what they usually exclude, and how it shapes your grant request.
Read the guide to eligible costs ↗A 50% grant doesn't mean half the bill. Here's what you'll actually pay.
What a grant co-contribution or matched funding is, whether you need one, and how to work out what you'll really pay for your project.
Read the guide to co-contributions ↗
After you're funded
You got the grant. Now you have to show where it went.
How to do a grant acquittal: what goes in the report, the evidence funders accept, and the records to keep from the day you sign.
Read the guide to acquittals ↗Didn't spend it all? Here's what usually happens to the rest.
Do you have to repay unspent grant funds? Often, yes, but your agreement decides, and asking your funder early can open up other options.
Read the guide to unspent funds ↗
Tax and money
Grants usually count as income. Here's what that means for you.
Are grants taxable income in Australia? Usually, yes. Here's how the ATO treats business grants, GST and not-for-profits, in plain English.
Read the guide to grants and tax ↗