Tourism Grants in Australia (All States) — 2026

This scheme provides concessional loans to support tourism projects in regional Tasmania. Loans fund visitor accommodation, experiences, attractions, hospitality venues, event facilities, and worker accommodation for tourism and hospitality operators.

This program provides funding to support the delivery of major events in Canberra that bring substantial economic benefit through tourist visitation and visitor spend. Funding supports events that provide marketing opportunities for the Canberra region and high-quality experiences that enhance the Canberra brand while engaging diverse communities.

The Regional Events Fund supports events that attract visitors from outside the region, create job opportunities and contribute to the local visitor economy. It provides funding to host events in regional Victoria across three streams: Event Acquisition, Event Growth and Development, and Event Industry Support.

This program provides funding to organisations to help with the costs of repairing, replacing, or improving public boating infrastructure damaged by natural disasters or severe weather events. Eligible projects include repair or replacement of infrastructure assets, betterment improvements to enhance resilience, and access work directly related to repairs.

This program provides funding to Northern Territory tourism and hospitality businesses to help them deliver new products and experiences. It offers three streams of funding: single-year new product development grants up to $150,000, multi-year new product development grants up to $300,000, and military tourism enhancement grants up to $40,000.

This program provides funding to support arts presenters and producers in the delivery of performing arts, visual arts, contemporary music gigs, and cultural heritage touring activity. Funding assists with costs including artist fees, travel and accommodation, tour management, freight and equipment hire, and community engagement activities.

This program provides funding to small businesses and not-for-profits in South Australia impacted by algal bloom occurrences. Funding can be used for standing business costs, financial advice, marketing, business adjustments, and employee retention. The grant supports marine industry businesses to maintain viability during the algal bloom crisis.

The Event Development Fund provides funding to proven regional NSW event organisers to support their continuation and strategic growth. Funding supports activities that promote increased overnight visitation, including promotional activities, marketing, visitor research, infrastructure improvements, and enhanced visitor experiences.

Funding for organisers of auto, motorbike, or walking tours held in Tasmania to encourage visitors to travel around the state. Grants support tour operators who attract visitors from outside Tasmania and meet specific accommodation and regional travel requirements.

Funding for events being held in regional Tasmania outside of the peak tourism season. The program aims to increase winter events in regional Tasmania to boost visitor numbers and local community engagement during non-peak periods, while also increasing event expertise in regional areas.

Funding for event organisers to conduct competitive sporting or gaming events that attract competitors and supporters to Tasmania. Events should encourage visitors to undertake further travel around the state during their stay and promote pre- and post-championship holidays and regional touring.

This program provides funding for business events such as expos, trade shows, forums, and conferences that promote Western Australia as a destination for trade and investment. Events can be hybrid, virtual, or in-person and must strengthen connections between WA and international markets of strategic importance.

This program provides matched funding to event organisers delivering events in Tasmania to support marketing activities that create local and national interest. It caters for both large and small events with two tiers of funding based on whether marketing targets intrastate or interstate visitation.

This program provides funding to NT majority-owned Aboriginal businesses and organisations to promote and sell their tourism experiences and products. Eligible uses include contracting expert advice for distribution strategy, implementing online booking systems, and data entry for new booking systems.

This program provides financial support to business event organisers at the critical bidding stage to help secure national and international events and conferences to Tasmania. Funding is provided to assist with hosting business events or conferences in the state.

This program provides free mentoring support to eligible First Nations tourism businesses. Participants receive tailored one-on-one mentoring from experienced tourism industry professionals, including business diagnostics, learning resources, and specialist advice from Intrepid Travel advisors.

This program provides free, detailed property assessment reports for building owners in eligible NSW areas impacted by the February-March 2022 and/or June-July 2022 floods. The assessment includes a comprehensive scope of repair works and an estimate of repair costs. The report is confidential and provided only to the property owner for their use in planning repairs or rebuilding.

The Northern Territory Business Events Support Fund provides funding assistance to organisers of qualified corporate meetings, conferences, conventions, exhibitions and incentives. Business event planners can apply for financial assistance of $100 per delegate, with additional incentives available at certain times of the year.

This scheme allows eligible Australian businesses to hire workers from 9 Pacific islands and Timor-Leste for seasonal jobs up to 9 months or longer-term roles between 1-4 years in unskilled, low-skilled and semi-skilled positions. The scheme helps fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia while providing employment opportunities for Pacific and Timor-Leste workers.

Funding available to Tasmanian airports to open new domestic routes, extend existing seasonal routes, and support direct international flights. Funds may be applied to initiatives including sharing commercial risk of services, demand-generating strategies, and agreed minimum revenue guarantees.

This program provides funding to secure mass participation events which will deliver strong levels of interstate visitation and substantial economic and social benefits for Tasmania during the shoulder and winter months. Events must be held between March and November in 2025, 2026, or 2027.

Funding for event managers and organisers to run major events that promote tourism in Western Australia. Funding is assessed on a case-by-case basis considering economic impact, media impact, event frequency, and private sector investment.

Funding program for individuals and organisations to develop and run medium to large events in regional Western Australia. The program aims to attract and develop events that create significant benefits for regional communities by increasing visitation, boosting the local economy, attracting media coverage, and generating community engagement.

This program provides free training and industry-endorsed micro-credentials to Victorian tourism, event and hospitality businesses, their staff, and individuals seeking to work in these industries. The program delivers focused training in specific customer service skills through an online platform to support workers and workplaces in adopting innovations and improving productivity.

The Australian Government is granting up to $8 million to the Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC) over 4 years to enhance the Quality Tourism Framework (QTF), an online tourism accreditation program. The grant supports small and medium-sized tourism businesses through online training, quality assurance, product development, digital distribution, and market development to improve capability and create high-quality, internationally competitive tourism products.

A community benefit programme providing grants to support projects in the Kimba region. The programme funds a diverse range of community projects including infrastructure upgrades, economic development initiatives, youth and community services, and local business support.

This grant supports the delivery of the 2026 and 2027 Sculpture by the Sea exhibitions at Cottesloe, Western Australia. It aims to increase interstate and international visitor travel and spend, ensure positive visitor experiences, and promote accessible and environmentally sustainable exhibitions aligned with national frameworks.

Funding of up to $520,000 will be provided to the Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators Limited (AMPTO) to develop and deliver a Train the Trainer Program for Reef Tourism Operator staff. The program equips staff with the ability to deliver reef education to school groups based on Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority developed curriculum-linked education products. The grant covers up to 50% of the cost of development and delivery while addressing staff skill development challenges and building sector capability.

A Commonwealth grant program that provides funding to support the establishment and operation of business incubators and accelerators across Australia. The program funds various types of incubation programs including regional incubators, sector-specific accelerators, and programs targeting specific entrepreneur demographics.

Provides funding to event organisers staging events held entirely in Queensland. The program supports events that generate local economic activity, attract visitors to the region, drive social and community outcomes, and enhance the profile of the region.

The Incubator Event Fund provides seed funding to event organisers in regional NSW to support their first and second years of activity. Funding can be used for venue hire, temporary event infrastructure, marketing and promotions, brand design, and attendee research to establish events as drivers of visitation.

Grants to help event organisers with the costs of marketing and advertising established events in regional NSW. Funding supports promotion and marketing initiatives that encourage overnight visitations from outside the region to events that have been running for more than 2 years.

This program provides funding to NT-based tour operators to train new or upskill existing tour guides. Applicants can receive reimbursement of up to $5,000 upon completion of approved training components by 30 April 2026.