Deadline: 25-Mar-22
The NSW Government of Australia has announced The Gap Strengthening Business Grants Program, to increase the number of NSW operating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses winning NSW Government contracts, selling goods and services to the NSW Government and/or expanding. This will contribute to improved employment outcomes, business growth and economic prosperity for Aboriginal people in NSW.
Objectives
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The Closing the Gap Strengthening Business Capability Grants program aims
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to achieve the following objectives:
- Grow the capability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses operating in NSW to win NSW Government contracts
- Increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses selling goods and services to the NSW Government
- Scale-up and diversify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses to establish business opportunities with the NSW Government.
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to achieve the following objectives:
Funding Information
- Stream 1: Strengthening Capabilities – up to $50,000
- Stream 2: Scale-up and Accelerate – up to $200,000
Eligibility criteria
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To be eligible for a Closing the Gap Strengthening Business Capabilities Grant, all applicants must be an Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander business and satisfy the following criteria:
- Majority Aboriginal owned and/or run
- Have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) registered in NSW or demonstrate your business was primarily operating in NSW as at 1 January 2022
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Applicants applying under the Scale-up and Accelerate stream must also have:
- operated their business for at least 12 months, based on date of ABN registration
- a combined annual turnover of less than $20 million for each of the previous 3 financial yearsa scalable solution or offering that is relevant to the NSW Government procurement marketplace.
For more information, visit NSW Government.
For more information, visit https://www.aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au/grants/2022-closing-the-gap-strengthening-business-capability-grants/