The Australian Capital Territory government funds business and innovation through a focused suite of programs covering arts, sustainability, innovation and SME support. ACT Arts funds creative practitioners and cultural organisations, while the ACT Government provides business development grants and innovation incentives. The ACT's proximity to the federal government means Commonwealth programs are highly accessible to local businesses, supplementing a relatively compact state grant pool.
- ACT Arts funds a range of creative practice, cultural organisations and community arts programs
- The ACT Government provides business development grants and innovation incentives for local SMEs
- Canberra's proximity to federal agencies makes Commonwealth programs especially accessible to ACT businesses
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Highest value open grantsThe Energy Innovation Fund provides up to $17 million over five years in flexible, early-stage grants for energy innovation projects across three streams: Technology Demonstration, Policy Challenge, and Innovation Ecosystem. It aims to support new and emerging technologies while developing the ACT as an export-oriented hub for energy transition innovation to achieve net zero emissions by 2045.
This grant provides funding for one or more organisations to establish a new service that delivers mental health and wellbeing supports to children aged 0-12, as well as their families, carers, and kin. The service will support mild, moderate, and emerging mental health concerns through flexible, wrap-around supports and improved service collaboration.
The fellowship program supports early-mid-career researchers employed in the ACT Health system to build research capability and make high-value contributions to improving health and healthcare. The program invests in people and encourages collaboration, leadership, and capacity building in the ACT's health and medical research ecosystem. The ACT Government made $1 million available through the program in 2022–23.
Project grants supporting arts activities in the ACT. This funding supports local artists and groups to undertake arts projects and cultural initiatives.
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