Hospitality Business Grant Program VIC
Funding for Victorian food service businesses impacted by the current stay at home restrictions
Last Updated: 12 August 2020
Hospitality Business Grant Program VIC
The Hospitality Business Grant Program provides funding to food service businesses in Victoria affected by the return to Stage 3 and Stage 4 ‘Stay at Home’ restrictions.
What do you get?
One-off grant of up to $25,000.
Who is this for?
Victorian food service businesses.
Overview
Eligible businesses will be provided with a one-off, $25,000 grant to pay for business costs to support the continued operation of the business. An additional $5000 is available for each additional premises located within metropolitan Melbourne or Mitchell Shire, capped at a total of $20,000.
Eligible businesses with premises located in Melbourne CBD (postcodes 3000, 3005, 3006 and 3008) will also be eligible for an additional $20,000 grant to help them through the large and sustained shock to their trading environments.
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible, businesses must:
- operate a business with premises located in Victoria
- operate a restaurant, cafe, pub, bar, club, reception centre, coffee and dessert outlet or takeaway food venue that serves patrons and hold a Class 2 or 3 Service Sector Certificate of Registration under the Food Act 1984 (Vic)
- employ staff and have an annual payroll of $3 million and up to $10 million in 2019-20
- not have received funding assistance through the Business Support Fund - Expansion and/or the Victorian Live Music Venues Program
How do you apply?
Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Hospitality Business Grant Program.