Export Market Development Grants

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

EMDG Round 4 is closed

Applications are closed for Round 4 of EMDG.

View a status update on applications and grant funding allocations for EMDG Round 4 on the Round 4 key statistics 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

Currently there are no grant rounds open to applications. We will update our website when timing of the next grant round is confirmed. The steps below show the typical grant process.

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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