Export Market Development Grants

This grant opportunity (EMDG Round 4) covers a two-year period, with grant agreements offered to successful applicants for up to two years from 2025-26 to 2026-27.

The objective of the EMDG Act is to bring benefits to Australia by encouraging the creation, development, expansion and diversification of foreign markets for Australian products. This is done by providing targeted financial assistance for promotional activities and the development of marketing skills to Australian SMEs and their representative bodies.

The objectives of the program are to:

• Support more SMEs to become exporters and for existing exporters to expand their export activities
• Support diversification activities by exporters
• Increase export marketing and promotional skills of SMEs and representative bodies
• Increase export promotional activities undertaken by EMDG recipients beyond their current activities.

The intended outcomes of the program are:

• Australian businesses are exporting to a diverse range of foreign markets
• SMEs have the skills to undertake export marketing and promotional activities
• Representative bodies undertake export marketing and promotional activities and/or provide export training that enhances SME export activities
• EMDG recipients are undertaking marketing and promotional activities that result in export sales and broader benefits for Australia, such as employment opportunities.

Applications close: Once allocated funds are exhausted

Amount: $30,000 to $80,000

• Tier 1 up to $30,000 per financial year
• Tier 2 up to $50,000 per financial year
• Tier 3 up to $80,000 per financial year
• Representative body up to $50,000 per financial year.