Deadline: 23-Apr-21
The Trade & Investment Queensland has announced a call for proposals for the E-commerce Grant Program (EGP) to support Queensland SME exporters to enhance their e-commerce presence in market to drive online sales.
This program is an initiative of the Queensland Economic Recovery Strategy: Unite and Recover for Queensland Jobs with a focus on reinvigorating trade relationships post COVID-19.
It is a part of a suite of programs that TIQ and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) are delivering to build capabilities and capacity in global e-commerce.
Whilst food and agribusiness are key areas of focus, the program has been extended to impact more broadly across Queensland exporters from a wider range of industry sectors.
Objectives
Specifically, the objectives of the EGP are to:
- Assist Queensland exporters to finalise a planned new offering/presence on an e-commerce platform in an international market, either directly or with an in-market partner.
- Assist Queensland exporters to re-engage with international markets and activate their market reentry strategies using e-commerce platforms following COVID-19.
- Enable Queensland exporters to be more competitive on e-commerce platforms in their chosen market.
Funding Information
- The EGP is designed to provide Queensland exporting SMEs with up to AU$10,000 (excluding GST) of grant funding to assist with the eligible project costs of successfully marketing, re-engaging or enhancing a new or existing e-commerce presence in an international market.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for the EGP the applicant organisation must:
- Have a valid Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered for GST
- Be headquartered in Queensland – meaning the ABN must designate that the organisation’s Principal Place of Business is in Queensland
- Be a company, incorporated in Australia or be an incorporated trustee applying on behalf of a trust
- Have no more than 200 full-time-equivalent employees
- Not be a subsidiary of a group of companies that has 200 or more full-time-equivalent employees in total
- Be an existing exporter that has a trading history of more than 12 months
- Not use Commonwealth, State, Territory, or local government grants for this project
- Produce and export Queensland products and not act as a consolidator or distributor of Queensland, other domestic or imported products.
For more information, visit https://www.tiq.qld.gov.au/connect/current-opportunities/e-commerce-grant-program/