Export Market Development Grants

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


Independent Review of the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) program – Have Your Say

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.

The independent reviewer, Mr Timothy Yeend, is inviting public submissions and circulating a survey. All interested stakeholders will have an opportunity to have their say. The reviewer will then undertake meetings with interested stakeholders in key capital cities.

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.

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.