Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)

Tender ID: 498094

Tender Details

Organisation:

Australian Trade and Investment Commission

Tender #:

Status:

Closed

Publish Date:

06 July 2022

Closing Date:

14 April 2023

Tender Description

The EMDG program provides upfront funding to help businesses market and promote their goods and services internationally.

Who is this for?

Australian exporters.

Overview

EMDG is an eligibility-based, demand-driven program. This means all eligible applicants receive a grant from the available funds. The grant amount depends on the:

number of eligible applications in the round

available program budget to be shared among all eligible applicants.

The total funding for this grant program is $157.9 million per year divided among eligible applicants across all rounds, including grant funding and funds for administration of the program.

Grants are for eligible promotional activities undertaken by small to medium sized exporters and representative bodies. Small to medium enterprise (SME) exporters can apply for grants over 8 years in total (but not necessarily consecutively). Representative bodies have no maximum grant years.

Grants for businesses are available in 3 tiers with each providing a different level of support for SMEs as they grow their export markets: Grants are available in 3 stages:

Tier 1: Ready to export

have not exported eligible products before
have appropriate skills in marketing eligible products in a foreign country.

Tier 2: Expanding

exporting eligible products
seeking to expand export promotion activity for eligible products.

Tier 3: Expanding and strategic shift

exporting eligible products
seeking to expand export promotion activity
ready to make a strategic shift in the marketing of eligible products in a foreign country.

Assistance for industry bodies and alliances extends to training members to become export ready. Representative bodies will continue to have access to financial assistance for promotional activities on behalf of their members in international markets.

Grant agreements in Round 3 will be offered for one year with a possibility of extension. Round 3 is for eligible expenditures that you plan to incur from the 2023-24 financial year.

You cannot apply in Round 3 if you have an existing grant agreement from the previous rounds with overlapping activity periods.

The program provides the grant for eligible expenses in one or more of the following categories:

maintaining a representative in a foreign country

short trips to a foreign country

engaging a consultant to undertake research or promotional activities

short trips within Australia

foreign buyer visits

soliciting for business in foreign country

providing free samples

producing and providing promotional and advertising material

intellectual property rights

if you are a Tier 1 applicant, obtaining export readiness training.

Location

Western Australia : Gascoyne : Goldfields/Esperance : Great Southern : Kimberley : Mid West : Peel : Perth Metropolitan : Pilbara : South West : Wheatbelt
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania