Funding for WA agrifood business to help export to Asia

The Grants for Asian Market Export Program provides matched funding to agribusinesses to help them export their products into premium Asian markets.

Overview

The Grants for Asian Market Export Program provides matched funding to agribusinesses to help them develop and implement strategies to improve their export opportunities and attract investment that will lead to direct benefits for regional WA.

Grants are intended to:

• provide WA agrifood businesses with the confidence to invest in accessing and developing premium markets in Asia
• help transform the approach WA agrifood businesses apply to exporting so that they are internationally competitive and therefore able to capture high value, premium export markets

Applicants must provide a minimum of 50% of the total grant funding as a cash contribution.

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible, you must:

• be a GST registered, Australian based legal entity with an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• be capable of entering into a legally binding agreement with the Western Australian Government
• have been in operation for more than three years and have already undertaken some export related activities
• have your main source of income (more than 50%) related to the sale of food and beverage related goods or services
• be a small to medium enterprise (SME) employing not more than 200 staff with an aggregated turnover of no more than $250 million
• be exporting or seeking to export goods that are produced, grown or manufactured in Western Australia
• have established or be in the midst of establishing on-going relationships with one or more in-market business partners
• be able to make the required cash contribution
• be exporting or seeking to export products or services positioned for premium markets in Asia

Find out more about the eligibility criteria at Grants for Asian Market Export Program.

How do you apply?

You must submit your application online using the SmartyGrants application form.

Find out more about how to apply at Grants for Asian Market Export Program.