By purpose · Employment
Employment grants in Australia
Australian grant programs for hiring, job creation and workforce participation, from the Commonwealth, every state and territory and local councils, with the closing month on the front of every entry.
- 178programs on record
- 43open now
- 8closing inside 60 days
- 9jurisdictions
Counted from the catalogue on 24 Oct 2026
November 2026 is the busiest month in this lane, at 8 of the 11 employment programs with a published closing date inside the next year.
Who writes the cheque for employment projects
A netball club and an exporter are both after funding and they should be looking in completely different places. Here is where this one is.
This is state and territory money.
68% of employment programs here are run by a state or territory agency rather than by a council or the Commonwealth, so the department in your own jurisdiction is the place to start.
- 121State and territory68%
- 57Commonwealth32%
Who signs the cheques
- Australian Government27
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania14
- Queensland Government12
- Department of Education9
- Sisters of Charity Foundation7
- Department of Government Services6
- Women NSW6
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development5
68 separate funders run at least one employment program in this catalogue. The largest holds 15% of the lane on its own.
Closing soonest
The soonest deadlines in this lane. 8 employment programs close inside the next 60 days.
- Open nowNTArts and Culture- NXT Gen ARTS (NGA) 2026-27Department of People, Sport and CultureAmount not statedCloses November 2026
- Open nowQLDKickstarter Grants QLDQueensland GovernmentUp to $300kCloses November 2026
- Open nowTASPrivate Practice Incentive Program – Nurse Practitioner(s) TASTasmanian GovernmentUp to $300kCloses November 2026
- Open nowAUDavid Burgess Scholarship FoundationEquity TrusteesFrom $7.5kCloses November 2026
- Open nowNTExpert to Educator Fund GrantDepartment of Education and TrainingAmount not statedCloses November 2026
- Open nowNTNT Clean Energy VET Accelerator Fund GrantDepartment of Education and TrainingAmount not statedCloses November 2026
Also open
Open programs and ongoing intakes, in the same order: soonest deadline first. Colour down the left margin is how long is left.
| Grant | Funder | Where | Amount | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 Round 2 Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Grant | Department of Education | NSW | $10k to $40k | November 2026 |
| Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program - Ranger Capability Building Grants - Round 4 | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | AU | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Industry Partnerships Program TAS | Tasmanian Government | TAS | $50k to $250k | December 2026 |
| Screen Territory - Production Attraction Incentive Program 2026-27 | Department of Tourism and Hospitality | NT | Not stated | May 2027 |
| Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s QLD | Queensland Government | QLD | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Skills NT Grant | Department of Education and Training | NT | Not stated | December 2028 |
| Remote Australia Employment Service Closed Non-Competitive Grant Opportunity | National Indigenous Australians Agency | AU | Not stated | June 2029 |
| Apprentice and trainee rebate for payroll tax QLD | Queensland Government | QLD | Not stated | Open now |
| Apprentices and Trainees Payroll Tax Rebate NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| AUKUS Defence Industry Incentive WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | Up to $20k | Open now |
| Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System – Employer Incentives | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Digital Jobs – AI Career Conversion Program VIC | Victorian Government | VIC | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Digital Jobs Program VIC | Victorian Government | VIC | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Employer Support Payment Scheme (ESPS) | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Employment Assistance Fund | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Group Training Organisation Wage Subsidy WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Indigenous Wages Rebate WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | Not stated | Open now |
| JobCover Placement Program NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Up to $27.4k | Ongoing intake |
| Jobs and Skills WA Employer Incentive | Government of Western Australia | WA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Launch into Work | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Microcredential Course: Workforce Planning QLD | Queensland Government | QLD | Not stated | Open now |
| Pacific Australian Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Real Jobs, Real Wages | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Register of Approved Occupational Clothing | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Open now |
| Self-Employment Assistance | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Small Business Apprenticeship Program QLD | Queensland Government | QLD | Not stated | Open now |
| Supported Wage System | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| TradieStart Apprentice Incentive QLD | Queensland Government | QLD | Not stated | Open now |
| Training Fund Authority ACT | ACT Government | ACT | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Travel and Accommodation Allowance SA | Government of South Australia | SA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Travel and Accommodation Contribution TAS | Tasmanian Government | TAS | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Wage Subsidies | Australian Government | AU | Up to $10k | Ongoing intake |
| Wage Subsidy Scheme | Australian Government | AU | Up to $1.6k | Ongoing intake |
| Workforce Evolve QLD | Queensland Government | QLD | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) – Practice Stream | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Workforce Incentives Program (WIP) - Doctor Stream | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Workplace Legal Advice Program | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Business Advice | Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions | VIC | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Digital Jobs Program | Department of Government Services | VIC | Not stated | December 2027 |
| East and Central Gippsland Drought Small Business Support | Department of Premier and Cabinet | VIC | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Neurodiversity employment toolkit | Department of Government Services | VIC | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Wellbeing and Mental Health Support for Victorian Small Businesses | Department of Premier and Cabinet | VIC | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
Opening soon, or no date published
Rounds that have not opened yet, and programs whose funder has published no closing date. Neither is filled in with a guess.
- People & Capability ProgramAgriFutures AustraliaUp to $25kNovember 2026AU
- AMPC Awards of Excellence 2025Australian Meat Processor CorporationDate not publishedAU
- Asylum Seekers Support ProgramSisters of Charity FoundationDate not publishedAU
- Australian Agribusiness Leadership ProgramAustralian EggsDate not publishedAU
- Australian Rural Leadership Foundation TRAIL Emerging Leaders ProgramAustralian EggsDate not publishedAU
- Business Boost Grants ProgramQueensland Government$10k to $20kDate not publishedQLD
- Business Growth Fund ProgramQueensland Government$50k to $75kDate not publishedQLD
- Business Resource Efficiency ProgramDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment TasmaniaDate not publishedTAS
- Clean Energy Council AwardsClean Energy CouncilDate not publishedAU
- Climate Change Business Innovation GrantsDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania$25k to $100kDate not publishedTAS
- Climate Change Grant ProgramsDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment TasmaniaUp to $50kDate not publishedTAS
- Climate projections grant programDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment TasmaniaDate not publishedTAS
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Oct
none
Nov
8 close
Dec
1 closes
8 employment programs close in November 2026. Every square is a day you cannot read yet.
Crossings
Your project is rarely only one of these.
80 of the 178 employment programs in this catalogue are also filed under training and skills, because that is how the funder describes them. Each of these is the same programs seen from a different door.
- Training and skills80
- Community75
- Business growth68
- Arts and culture53
- Capital works43
- Environment41
- Regional and rural39
- Health36
Counted as programs carrying both categories. The catalogue never adds these up, because a hall upgrade filed under three purposes is one program and not three.
About Australian employment grants
Australian grant programs for hiring, job creation and workforce participation, pulled together from the Commonwealth, all 8 states and territories and local councils across the country. 178 programs are categorised under employment in this catalogue and 43 of them are open right now. Open programs closing soonest come first; closed rounds stay on the list, because most Australian grant programs run again and the alert list tells you the night one reopens.
This is state and territory money. 68% of employment programs here are run by a state or territory agency rather than by a council or the Commonwealth, so the department in your own jurisdiction is the place to start. The largest single funder of employment projects in this catalogue is Australian Government at 27 programs, and 68 separate funders run at least one.
57 of these 178 programs carry a closing date the funder published, and this page shows the month for every one of them. 11 of them close inside the next year, with November 2026 the busiest month at 8. "Not stated" against an amount means the funder published no figure, and a program with no closing date means the funder published no deadline: neither is filled in with a guess. Where an amount is published, most employment grants in this catalogue sit between $10k to $5.8m.
A category earns a page of its own at 25 programs, and the categories overlap on purpose. A council program upgrading a netball court is capital works and sport and community at the same time, because that is how the funder describes it and how three different people will look for it, so this page's count and the other categories' counts do not add up to the 4,049 programs in the catalogue, and this site never adds them up.
Confirm every detail on the funder's own page before you apply. Every program here has a page of its own showing the funder, the amount, who can apply and the date it was last checked. Everything closing in the next 60 days, the directory by state and territory, or every category we track.