Your Guide to Government Grants and Support for Businesses
A grant or other financial boost can often make a huge difference to a small business. Grants are typically in place to encourage employment, boost capacity or otherwise incentivise small businesses to head in the direction that a particular government agency is advocating for. There are billions of dollars of grant funding available in Australia every year, so it makes sense to take advantage of it if possible….but where to start?
Use Grant Guru
Grant Guru is a simple and user-friendly platform that summarises all grants and financial support available to businesses across all industries in Australia. It includes Federal, State and Local Government, plus grants from corporate and philanthropic organisations.
The Grant Guru team use their smarts and software to hunt down grants and financial support from hundreds of agencies and funding bodies and make it available to business owners. This allows business owners to be aware of grants they’ve likely never heard of, whilst saving a heap of time because all the searching is done for them.
Main Features of Grant Guru
- Grant Database: A comprehensive database of available grants, including details such as eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and funding amounts.
- Search and Filtering Tools: Tools to help users easily search for relevant grants based on criteria such as industry, location, and business size.
- Application Assistance: Resources and guides to assist businesses in preparing and submitting grant applications successfully.
- Notifications and Alerts: A system to notify users about new grant opportunities, changes in eligibility criteria, and approaching application deadlines.
- Educational Resources: Information and materials to help small businesses understand the grant application process, requirements, and best practices.
- Community Support: Forums, discussion boards, or community features that allow users to share experiences, ask questions, and seek advice related to grant applications.
- Updates on Policy Changes: Regular updates on any changes in government policies or programs related to grants for small businesses.
- Tracking and Reporting: Tools to track the progress of grant applications, provide updates on application status, and generate reports for better organization and record-keeping.
What information does Grant Guru have available?
Each grant program is summarised onto one page, all with consistant language, layout and types of information, so you can compare apples with apples. It provides start by dates, links to forms, guides and access to the people that run the programs.
Details of new grants and financial support is added weekly if not daily.
Set and forget with email alert preferences - receive only relevant programs for new funding rounds, new programs and updates. That way you get grants direct to your inbox and tailored to your projects.
The workflow management tool allows you to execute and manage your grant strategy. You can prioritise, plan and track progress of applications by adding them into your 'to do list'- a helpful workflow management tool.
How to get started
- Take a look at Grant Guru here - grantguru.com/au
- It’s free to search, simply register to gain access.
- Grants are classified whether they are for business, community organisations, researchers, or council.
- Filter the search down and browse by industry, activity, or location.
- Once you've found a grant, tuck it away for safe keeping in your favorites lists.
Use the shortlist favorites tool to keep an eye on relevant programs. And if you don't want to apply for a grant this time around, GantGuru will remind you in time for the next round.
Packages and Pricing
Free Trial
- View 3 grants per month free for everybody
Essentials
- Unlimited search + email alerts + 1 favourites list
- $4.50 / week
- Perfect for small business owners who want to actively seek out grants and be notified of potential opportunities automatically
Next Steps
Jump onto Grant Guru and give it a try. We’ve been using Grant Guru for 2+ years and we’ve secured grants to cover things like staff development, marketing and energy efficiency. Its paid for itself many times over and we would have never know about these opportunities ere it not for Grant Guru.
If you’ve got any questions on Grant Guru, feel free to give LINK Advisors a shout and we’ll help you get started.