Local Capability Fund: Key rounds and dates

Find more information about the key funding rounds available and dates.
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The Local Capability Fund is currently under review. 

About

The Local Capability Fund (LCF) helps small and medium-sized enterprises in Western Australia to increase their capability, capacity and competitiveness as suppliers of products, services and works to the Western Australian Government, major projects and other important markets.

The fund can be used for expenses such as:

  • making improvements to internal infrastructure, plant and equipment
  • training
  • meeting pre-qualification requirements for supply-chain entry
  • buying and upgrading essential equipment
  • engaging consultants to advise on matters including occupational health and safety, marketing, finance and cybersecurity
  • planning improvements to internal infrastructure, plant and equipment and training.

Key rounds and dates

LCF round nameClosing dateLearn moreMore info
Aboriginal Business Round - with Clean Energy Incentive4 September 2025Learn moreGuidelines
Digital Transformation Round4 September 2025Learn moreGuidelines
Standards Compliance Round4 September 2025 or when funding is exhaustedLearn moreGuidelines
Supplying Key Projects Round4 September 2025Learn moreGuidelines
Regional Supplier Round4 September 2025Learn moreGuidelines
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Regional Supplier Rounds

The Regional Supplier Round provides funding support to SMEs across WA's 9 regions to enhance their business capability.
Local capability fund - supply key projects round

Supplying Key Projects Rounds

Grant fund to help increase the capability and capacity of WA SMEs to supply products, services and works to key government and private sector projects.
Local capability fund - Aboriginal business round

Aboriginal Business Round

Supports WA Aboriginal businesses to prepare as suppliers of products, services and works to the Local, State, and Australian Governments and the private sector.
Local Capability Fund for Compliance Round

Standards Compliance Round

This round assists with the costs of using external expertise to carry out the implementation and third party certification of select national and international standards.
Local capability fund - digital transformation round

Digital Transformation Round

Grant fund enabling WA SMEs to enhance their digital capabilities and/or adopt and use digital technologies and data

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