Awards, Grants and Funding

Awards, Grants and Funding

     

     

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    Regional Event Fund

    • Funded by - NSW Government
    • Identifies and supports events in regional NSW that have the potential to act as ‘cornerstone’ or flagship tourism events for their area by attracting overnight visitation and delivering long-term benefits to the region.
    • Three streams are available: Incubator Event stream, Flagship Event stream, Event Development stream
    • Applications for 2023 have closed, with the exception of the Event Development Stream

     

    Electronic Vehicle (EV) destination charging grants

    • Funded by - NSW Government
    • $20 million in grants to establish Australia’s largest destination charging network and support regional tourism
    • Investment in EV charging by your business will attract new visitors to your site, enhance your visitors’ experience, increase the average length of time visitors spend at your site, enable you to promote your location and EV charging facilities through online charging maps, future EV tourist drives, and word of mouth
    • Round one funding closed. Round two applications opening soon.

     

    Regional Investment Activation Fund - Stream 1 & 2

    • Funded by - NSW Government
    • These grants support projects that are time sensitive and strategically significant for a priority industry or location
    • Projects may be recommended for funding support under the Regional Investment Activation Fund.
    • Open until 31st December 2024

     

    Information on Federal and State support and funding for businesses interested in Sustainable Tourism can be found on Tourism Australia's Corporate site.

     

    Visit Austrade's tourism grants portal or Business Australia's Grant Finder or more information on general Federal and State Government grants to help your tourism businesses succeed.