Export Market Development Grants

Learn how these grants help Australian businesses start and grow their exports.

EMDG Round 4 is closed

Applications have now closed for Round 4 of EMDG.

This is a demand-driven grant opportunity. We will assess and award grants to eligible applicants in order of application receipt.

Even if you lodged your application prior to the closure of the online portal, you may not be successful. This is because the grant funding may have been already fully allocated to other grant recipients.

View a status update on applications and grant funding allocations for EMDG Round 4 on the Manage your Round 4 grant page.

 

The EMDG program

The EMDG program provides grants to Australian small and medium enterprises and their representative bodies to:

  • market and promote their goods and services globally
  • undertake export training.

EMDG provides grants for the following:

  • Tier 1 – small and medium enterprises ready to export
  • Tier 2 – small and medium enterprises exporting within existing markets
  • Tier 3 – small and medium enterprises exporting to new key markets
  • Representative bodies – that support small and medium business members to achieve export success.

About grant rounds

We are currently managing 4 grant rounds. Grant rounds 1 to 4 are closed to applications.

Independent Review of the EMDG program

The Independent Review will consider changes made since the last review in 2020 and explore opportunities for continuous improvement in the program's operation and delivery.

Find out more.

EMDG changed for Round 4

We made changes to EMDG and the application process from Round 4. This followed stakeholder consultation.

Read about what's changed for Round 4.

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