Business Growth Program – grant applicants

To apply for a grant through the Business Growth Program, your small business must:

  • be a Territory Enterprise
  • have a valid Australian business number (ABN)
  • have an annual turnover of more than $75,000 but less than $10 million
  • have at least one full-time equivalent and no more than 50 full-time equivalent employees, including owners and directors.

Before you apply

Read the programs guidelines. It include details and restrictions of what will be supported through the program.

Business Growth Program guidelines 2024 PDF (293.6 KB)
Business Growth Program guidelines 2024 DOCX (215.1 KB)

If you need help with understanding the guidelines, contact the Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations.

What you can apply for

You can apply for a grant to reimburse the following services provided by an approved service provider:

  • strategic business planning
  • workforce development and planning
  • people management
  • cultural awareness
  • marketing and communication planning
  • digital marketing
  • market research
  • organisational governance
  • work health and safety
  • business improvement and innovation
  • supply chain management and planning
  • records and document management
  • environment, social and governance
  • procurement
  • financial planning
  • financial performance
  • information and communication technology management.

For more information, refer to the program guidelines.

If you need help with what service area may be best for your business, contact a small business champion.

Funding for website development or redesign is available if it's part of a business re-positioning or re-branding strategy.

Approved service providers

Services must be provided by an approved service provider.

Search and select an approved provider using the directory on the Territory Business Centre website.

You must perform your own due diligence to ensure a provider is suitable for your needs.

If your chosen provider is not listed, they must apply to become approved service provider before your grant can be awarded.

To use an interstate service provider, you must provide proof that no local providers can do the work. This includes:

  • a written justification
  • an Industry Capability Network report and
  • evidence of efforts to find a local supplier.

How to apply

To apply, follow these steps:

Step 1. Prepare your application

For your application, you must include the following supporting documents:

  • financial documents
  • service details
  • an application summary
  • at least 2 quotes from service providers -  use the quote checklist DOCX (70.4 KB) to ensure the quotes are valid
  • rationale for your preferred quote.

For more information, refer to the program guidelines.

Step 2. Submit your application

Submit an application with supporting documents via GrantsNT.

Your application will not be assessed unless you provide all supporting documents. Additional requests for information may occur.

If you don’t have a GrantsNT account, you must create one (even if you are a sole trader).

For help with your application, you can contact the department.

After you apply

The department will assess your application and notify you of the outcome.

If successful

You must accept the funding agreement within 14 days. Once accepted, the approved work can begin.

Within 6 months of receiving the agreement, the work must be completed.

If you need an extension, contact the department before the expiry date.

You must also follow the program's acquittal, reporting, and evaluation requirements.

You must submit your acquittal with the following:

Failure to submit an accepted acquittal by the due date could result in loss of funding and affect future NT Government grant eligibility.

You should contact the department early if you anticipate issues with acquittal.

Funding will be reimbursed to you after the approved work is completed, and acquittal is accepted.

To receive the funding, you must have an NT Government vendor ID. If you don't have one, you can register via InvoiceNTG.

Make sure your GrantsNT account details matches your vendor ID. Log into GrantsNT to check and update your account.

If you need to change the approved works or scope, you must reapply with new quotes.

To cancel your grant or not proceed with the approved works, contact the department.

If you received funding before October 2024

The new program guidelines won't apply until your current funding agreement ends.

You can still refer to the previous terms and conditions.

Terms and conditions PDF (830.5 KB)
Terms and conditions DOCX (291.3 KB)

If you haven't reached the $10,000 limit this financial year, you can submit additional application that:

  • are for at least $2,000 of work
  • meets the current program guidelines.

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