

Grant agreementsĪs at, 2,529 Round 2 grant agreements have been executed. The Round 2 application period was open for 6 weeks and closed on 17 August 2022. We have let most applicants know the outcome of their application. The remaining Round 1 grantees will be paid progressively over the coming weeks where milestone requirements have been met Round 2: Applications closed

Paymentsįor Round 1, we have made almost all payments to Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 grantees, and Representative Body for eligible expenditure incurred in 2021-22.Īs at, 4,718 Round 1 grantees had been paid $121.5 million in total. Inaccurate bank account details will cause delays in payments so please keep this up to date. We will assess milestone reports in the order we receive them. Please remember that we must assess your milestone report before we can pay you. We will provide further details once known. In line with feedback, we are working towards providing a broader window for report submission. The next opportunity for Round 1 and 2 grantees to provide milestone reports for expenditure incurred in the 2022-23 financial year will likely be from July 2023. For enquiries, contact Grant round updates Round 1: Applications closed Milestone reports The previous scheme closed permanently on 30 June 2022.Īpplicants or agents in the previous scheme can check their historical application details using the EMDG online portal. The current eligibility-based, demand-driven program replaced the previous EMDG reimbursement scheme. More about Grant amounts Previous EMDG reimbursement scheme You must match the dollar value of the grant monies you receive (this means you must spend double the grant amount to receive the grant). Each eligible applicant will receive a grant agreement with the grant amount approved. Austrade will calculate how much funding will be given to all eligible applications based on the demand in that round. This means all eligible applicants will receive a grant from the available funds. More about Grant payments How we distribute fundsĮMDG is an eligibility based, demand driven program. Your grant agreement will state when you should provide your milestone report. We set the timing of grant payments by your grant agreement.
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Grant agreements will clarify the maximum funding amounts per financial year over the term of your grant agreement. If you agree, you enter into a grant agreement with Austrade.After all applications are considered, Austrade offers a grant agreement to each eligible applicant.Apply for a grant for eligible promotional activities you plan to undertake.The EMDG program bases criteria on eligibility, not competition. Businesses can still access EMDG grants for up to 8 years. There is a possibility of extension subject to the availability of funds, and the maximum allowable grant term for the relevant tier under the EMDG Rules. We will issue grant agreements in Round 3 for 1 year. The lengths of these grants reflect the different stages of an exporter’s journey. They can apply for any grant tier at any time depending on the business need. Exporting, expanding and strategic shift.īusinesses don’t have to start at Tier 1 and progress to Tier 2 and 3.Grants for businesses are available in 3 tiers with each providing a different level of support for SMEs as they grow their export markets. Representative bodies have no maximum grant years. Small to medium enterprise (SME) exporters can apply for grants over 8 years in total (not necessarily consecutively). Grants are for eligible promotional activities undertaken by small to medium sized exporters and representative bodies. available program budget shared among all eligible applicants.number of eligible applications in the round (referred to as demand).We do not base grants on the maximum grant tier caps. This means all eligible applicants receive a grant from the available funds. EMDG is an eligibility-based, demand-driven program.
