Status: Targeted grant opportunities
Aims of the Tourism and Travel Support package are to:
The Australian Government announced the package in the Federal Budget, October 2022, as well as other tourism measures announced in the March 2022 Budget.
The programs include the:
The Australian Government will grant up to $10 million to the Accommodation Association of Australia (AAoA) over 4 years. This will expand AAoA’s online hospitality skills and training platform, ‘The Hub’.
The Hub currently offers bespoke training and upskilling for new and existing hospitality workers. It is part of the industry’s post-pandemic recovery.
The purpose of the grant is to expand The Hub’s capabilities. The Hub will be developed and implemented as a national, online information source.
It will allow the Hub to become a one-stop shop for people across the visitor economy in the hospitality, tourism and travel sectors. It will help:
The expanded Hub will connect them to education, employment and other information. This will strengthen the hospitality, tourism and travel workforce and promote careers in the industry.
The grant objective aligns with Priority 3 of the THRIVE 2030 strategy, Grow a secure and resilient workforce.
This grant opportunity is a targeted grant program.
Austrade will administer this grant. AAoA will deliver the program in line with policy outcomes. AAoA will collaborate with relevant representative bodies within the visitor economy to improve the platform and ensure it meets the broad industries’ needs.
AAoA must complete the final project by 30 June 2026.
For more information, please contact TheHubGrant@austrade.gov.au.
The Australian Government grants up to $15 million to Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) over 2 years. This is to drive international visitor growth to the Tropical North Queensland region, including visitation to the Great Barrier Reef.
Tropical North Queensland is one of the tourism regions most economically dependent on international visitation. The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected it.
The grant funding will help accelerate the return of international visitors to assist recovery and promote the Great Barrier Reef. It will do this by:
The grant objective aligns with:
This grant opportunity is a targeted grant program.
Austrade will administer this grant. TTNQ will deliver the program in line with policy outcomes. TTNQ must work with:
TTNQ must complete the final project by 30 June 2024.
For more information, please contact TTNQGrant@austrade.gov.au.
The Quality Tourism Framework (QTF) grant opportunity is a targeted grant program.
The QTF aims to support Small and Medium Tourism Businesses. The Australian government will grant up to $8 million to Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC) over 4 years to enhance and improve the QTF.
The QTF is an online tourism accreditation program. It provides a pathway for:
The purpose of the grant is to improve the capability of the QTF, ensuring Australia has:
The grant objective aligns with Priority 4 of the THRIVE 2030 strategy, Embracing Leading Edge Practices.
Austrade will administer this grant. ATIC will deliver the program in line with policy outcomes.
ATIC will collaborate with:
ATIC must complete the final project by 30 June 2026.
For more information, please contact QTFGrant@austrade.gov.au.