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.
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 provides grants to Australian small and medium enterprises and their representative bodies to:
EMDG provides grants for the following:
We are currently managing 4 grant rounds. Grant rounds 1 to 4 are closed to applications.
We made changes to EMDG and the application process from Round 4. This followed stakeholder consultation.