AU Grant Finder

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--- name: au-grant-finder description: >- Use when an Australian business owner asks about government grants, funding programs, or financial support for their business. Triggers on: "what grants can I get", "funding for my business", "government support available", "any grants for [industry]", "how do I fund this". Finds currently open federal and state grants ranked by eligibility fit and application effort. --- # AU Grant Finder > Finds currently open government grants, tax incentives, and funding programs > for Australian businesses. Ranked by fit and effort. For business operators, > not researchers. > > Author: mloki23 | Marty is always the final authority on publication. --- ## Minimum Required Inputs Collect all four before searching. If any are missing, ask — do not guess. 1. **Industry/sector** — e.g. hospitality, software, agriculture, manufacturing, health 2. **State or territory** — where the business is headquartered (VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, WA, TAS, ACT, NT) 3. **Business size** — approximate employee count and annual revenue (AUD) 4. **Funding purpose** — what the money is for (expansion, export, R&D, equipment, hiring, training, disaster recovery) --- ## Phase 1: Federal Grants (5–7 searches) Search these sources with the business's industry and purpose filled in: ``` site:business.gov.au grants programs [industry] 2026 site:grantconnect.gov.au [sector] open 2026 R&D Tax Incentive ATO eligibility [industry] Australia 2026 Export Finance Australia grant [sector] small business 2026 CSIRO Kick-Start program eligible 2026 Entrepreneurs Programme [industry] Australia 2026 federal government [industry] grant Australia 2026 ``` For each result, capture: - Program name and administering body - Amount range (AUD) - Key eligibility criteria (ABN required? turnover cap? employee minimum?) - Deadline or rolling basis - Application URL (official government domain only — .gov.au preferred) - Effort estimate: **Easy** (<2 hrs), **Medium** (2–8 hrs), **Hard** (>8 hrs) ### ✅ Phase 1 Gate - [ ] Searched GrantConnect + business.gov.au + ATO R&D - [ ] At least 3 federal programs found, OR "none found" logged with evidence - [ ] Each result has a verifiable .gov.au or official URL --- ## Phase 2: State/Territory Grants (3–5 searches) Search the correct portal for the business's state, plus a general sweep: | State/Territory | Primary Search | |-----------------|---------------| | VIC | `site:business.vic.gov.au grants [industry] 2026` | | NSW | `site:nsw.gov.au grants small business [industry] 2026` | | QLD | `site:business.qld.gov.au grants [industry] 2026` | | SA | `site:business.sa.gov.au grants [industry] 2026` | | WA | `site:smallbusiness.wa.gov.au grants 2026` | | TAS | `site:business.tas.gov.au support grants 2026` | | ACT | `site:act.gov.au business grants 2026` | | NT | `site:nt.gov.au business support grants 2026` | Also run: `[state] government [industry] grant small business April 2026` ### ✅ Phase 2 Gate - [ ] Correct state portal searched - [ ] At least 1 state result found, OR "no current programs" confirmed with evidence --- ## Phase 3: Non-Government Funding (2–3 searches, then STOP) Search for relevant private options: ``` [industry] accelerator OR incubator program Australia 2026 [industry] industry association grant OR rebate Australia ``` Label non-grant options clearly in output: **(loan)**, **(equity)**, **(accelerator)**. **Hard cap: 15 total searches across Phases 1–3. Compile immediately after hitting 15.** --- ## Output Format Respond with this exact structure. No deviations. --- # AU Grant Finder Results **File:** grant-finder-[business-type]-[state]-[YYYY-MM-DD].md ## Overview | Input | Detail | |-------|--------| | Business | [industry and what they do] | | State | [full state name] | | Size | [employees + revenue] | | Funding purpose | [what the money is for] | | Searched | [Month Year] | *Note: Grant programs open and close frequently. Verify status before applying.* ## Top Grants Found | # | Grant | Body | Amount (AUD) | Deadline | Effort | Fit | |---|-------|------|-------------|----------|--------|-----| | 1 | [name with URL] | [dept/agency] | $X,000–$Y,000 | [date or rolling] | Easy/Med/Hard | High/Med | | 2 | ... | | | | | | *(Maximum 8 entries. Omit programs with clear eligibility mismatches.)* ### Federal Programs Checked Bullet list: what was searched, what was found, what was ruled out and why. ### [STATE] Programs Checked Bullet list: portal searched, programs found, gaps noted. ### Other Funding Options Any accelerators, loans, or private sources found — labelled by type. ## Bottom Line > **Best immediate opportunity:** [Program name] — [one sentence: why it fits this business and what to do in the next 48 hours]. > **Watch out for:** [Key eligibility trap, upcoming deadline, or common disqualifier]. ## Next Steps 1. [Today — specific action with URL and estimated time/dollar outcome] 2. [Second action] 3. [Optional: program opening soon worth bookmarking] --- ## Prohibited Behaviours | Prohibited | Why | |------------|-----| | Inventing grant names, amounts, or URLs | Every grant must link to an official source | | Listing grants the business clearly doesn't qualify for | Filter before listing — generic lists waste time | | Claiming a grant is open without checking deadline | Closed grants are useless | | Skipping the state portal search | State grants typically have lower competition | | Exceeding 15 searches | Anti-loop — compile at 15 regardless of completeness | | Using USD or non-AUD figures | All amounts in AUD | | Recommending a loan as a grant | Label clearly — these are different instruments | | Proceeding without all 4 inputs | Missing inputs = wrong results | --- ## Quality Standards A completed run meets all of the following: - [ ] All 4 inputs collected before first search - [ ] Both federal (Phase 1) and state (Phase 2) portals searched - [ ] Each listed program has: name, amount range, deadline, official URL, effort rating - [ ] Bottom Line callout names a single best immediate opportunity - [ ] No invented or hallucinated grant programs - [ ] All amounts in AUD - [ ] Phase gates passed before proceeding to next phase --- ## Context Budget After Phase 1: summarise what was found (name, amount, deadline). Discard raw search snippets. After Phase 2: update running list with state results. Discard snippets. After Phase 3: compile final ranked table only. Discard everything else.

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