Funding & Grants

CCIQ advocacy and media update: The State Budget

CCIQ advocacy and media update: The State Budget

It’s fair to say we were underwhelmed by today’s 20-21 State Budget. We knew the budget would simply be delivering the Palaszczuk Government’s pre-election commitments, however, we had been vocal in pushing for further stimulus measures, including a waiver of the existing payroll tax deferrals, to help cushion businesses for when concessional loan repayments and …

Rural Economic Development Grants round 3 open

Regional Queensland agricultural businesses have the opportunity to share in $10m worth of grants to help fund job-creating projects across the state. Expressions of interest are open for round three of the Queensland Government Rural Economic Development (RED) Grants, which QRIDA administer on behalf of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Co-contribution grants of up to …

Federal Government $17.6 billion Economic Stimulus Package

Federal Government $17.6 billion Economic Stimulus Package

ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE The Morrison Government has announced a $17.6 billion economic plan to keep Australians in jobs, keep businesses in business and support households and the Australian economy as the world deals with the significant challenges posed by the spread of the coronavirus.The targeted stimulus package is focused on keeping Australians in jobs and …

Australian Government Economic Stimulus package – Support for business

Yesterday the Australian Government announced a range of measures to support small businesses and employees, including apprentices and trainees, to manage the impacts of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.  The key components of the package include: Support for business Support is available for small and medium businesses with aggregated annual turnover under $50 million to cover the …

Seize growth opportunities with the Business Growth Fund Program

Seize growth opportunities with the Business Growth Fund Program

The Business Growth Fund Program is a grant program which provides targeted assistance for small and medium businesses that demonstrate high-growth and employment aspirations. Funding of up to $50,000 (excluding GST) may be provided for eligible businesses to purchase and implement highly specialised equipment to enable them to move to the next stage of growth. …