A new round of the Local Capability Fund (LCF) grant program has been announced for businesses based in WA’s Goldfields-Esperance region.
The $100,000 grant round will provide funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enhance their capacity, capability and competitiveness to supply major projects and markets in Australia and overseas.
Funding of 75% of eligible costs (excluding GST) up to a maximum of $20,000 is available per successful applicant.
To be eligible, your business must, at a minimum:
- Have an Australian Business Number (ABN);
- Be a for-profit organisation or business (not-for-profits and charities are ineligible);
- Have its principal place of business reside in one of the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the Goldfields-Esperance region
- Have been operating in the Goldfields-Esperance for at least 12 months
- Employ less than 200 people.
Other eligibility requirements do apply, and interested businesses are encouraged to see the application form for a complete list.
To apply, businesses must register or log on to the Smartygrants portal. Information about eligibility requirements, what the funding can be used for and the application form can be found at the Smartygrants portal.
Applications close at 3pm (AWST), Wednesday 19 July.
The new LCF round was announced on 7 June at the Regional Business Engagement Forum in Kalgoorlie.
To find out about other upcoming forums, visit the Regional Business Engagement Forums page.
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