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Australian funding · verified directory

39 programmes. Real statuses. No stale lists.

Grants, loans, equity and tax incentives for Australian startups — 22 accept applications right now, and the rest say honestly when they reopen.

19 grants & subsidies22 open todayEvery record source-verified
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39 of 39 programmes

Every record verified against its own official page, dated on the card. Programme terms change — the official page always wins.

Up to $15MOpen

Breakthrough Victoria Fund

EquityBreakthrough Victoria (Victorian Government-owned investment company, merging into Innovation Victoria during 2026)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $10MOpen

iAccelerate

SupportUniversity of Wollongong
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $10MOpen

Instant Asset Write-Off

Tax benefitAustralian Taxation Office / Australian Government
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $5MOpen

Business Growth Loan Scheme

LoanDepartment of State Growth (Tasmanian Government)
verified 2026-08-16
Up to $4MOpen

Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program

SupportInvestment NSW (NSW Government)
verified 2026-08-15
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Up to $500kOpen

Seed-Start

GrantDepartment of State Development, South Australia (Research, Commercialisation and Start-up Fund)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $500kOpen

Small Business CGT Concessions

Tax benefitAustralian Taxation Office / Australian Government
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $400kOpen

CSIRO ON Accelerate

GrantCSIRO
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $350kOpen

Export Finance Australia — Guarantees

Credit guaranteeExport Finance Australia (Australian Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $350kOpen

Export Finance Australia — Small Business Export Loan

LoanExport Finance Australia (Australian Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $200kOpen

Female Founders Co-Investment Fund

GrantDepartment of Employment, Small Business and Training / Advance Queensland (Queensland Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $200kOpen

Tax Incentives for Early Stage Investors (ESIC offset + CGT exemption)

Tax benefitAustralian Taxation Office / Australian Government (National Innovation and Science Agenda)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $120kOpen

Startmate Accelerator

EquityStartmate
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $50kOpen

CSIRO Kick-Start

GrantCSIRO
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $30kOpen

Business Innovation Program (BIP)

GrantDepartment of Industry, Tourism and Trade (Northern Territory Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $30kOpen

Innovation Connect (ICON)

GrantACT Government, delivered by the Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN)
verified 2026-08-15
EquityOpen

Antler Australia Residency

EquityAntler
verified 2026-08-14
Tax benefitOpen

Apprentice and New Entrant Trainee Payroll Tax Rebate (NSW)

Tax benefitRevenue NSW (NSW Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Tax benefitOpen

Apprentice and Trainee Rebate (Queensland Payroll Tax)

Tax benefitQueensland Revenue Office (Queensland Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Tax benefitOpen

Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP) Tax Incentives

Tax benefitAustralian Taxation Office / Australian Government
verified 2026-08-15
EquityOpen

National Reconstruction Fund (NRF)

EquityNational Reconstruction Fund Corporation (Australian Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Tax benefitOpen

R&D Tax Incentive (R&DTI)

Tax benefitAusIndustry and Australian Taxation Office (Australian Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $1MRound-based — reopens

Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII)

GrantDepartment of Industry, Science and Resources (Australian Government)
verified 2026-08-14
SupportRound-based — reopens

30X30

SupportLaunchVic (transitioning to Innovation Victoria)
verified 2026-08-14
SupportRound-based — reopens

Austrade Landing Pads

SupportAustrade (Australian Trade and Investment Commission)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $3MClosed for this year

Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants

GrantDepartment of Industry, Science and Resources (Australian Government)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $2MClosed for this year

Emerging Technology Commercialisation Fund (ETCF)

GrantNSW Chief Scientist & Engineer / Investment NSW (NSW Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $300kClosed for this year

Innovation Pathways Program

GrantDepartment of Energy and Economic Diversification, Western Australia (New Industries and Innovation Fund)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $200kClosed for this year

Ignite Ideas Fund

GrantAdvance Queensland (Queensland Government)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $110kClosed for this year

FoundHer Grant Program

GrantOffice for Women / Department of State Development (South Australian Government)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $100kClosed for this year

UNSW Founders 10x Accelerator

EquityUNSW Founders
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $80kClosed for this year

Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)

GrantAustrade (Australian Trade and Investment Commission)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $75kClosed for this year

MVP Ventures Program

GrantInvestment NSW (NSW Government, Future Economy Fund)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $20kClosed for this year

Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)

GrantUniversity of Melbourne
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $5MPaused

Industry Growth Program (IGP)

GrantDepartment of Industry, Science and Resources / AusIndustry (Australian Government)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $75kNeeds verification

Remarkable Accelerator

GrantCerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (Remarkable)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $50kNeeds verification

Innovation Booster Grant

GrantDepartment of Energy and Economic Diversification, Western Australia (New Industries and Innovation Fund)
verified 2026-08-14
SupportNeeds verification

Cicada Innovations (Elevate / Stride / NSW Health Commercialisation Training)

SupportCicada Innovations
verified 2026-08-14
GrantEnded

Accelerating Commercialisation

GrantAusIndustry (Australian Government)
verified 2026-08-15

How this directory works

Every record was checked against the programme’s own page — not against another list — and carries the date it was verified. Statuses mean what they say: “closed for this year” is a real programme between rounds, and “needs verification” marks a detail the official page would not confirm, stated on the record rather than silently trusted.

We are an accounting firm, not a broker: we keep books in the shape funders ask for, and applying stays yours — every listing links the official page to apply from.

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