Open nowCommonwealth of AustraliaGovernment
Start-Up Finance Package
Offered by Australian Government
Ongoing intake
This program accepts applications continuously and the funder publishes no closing date. Ongoing programs do get closed or paused, sometimes without notice, so we watch this one nightly and the alert list is told the day it changes.
Verified against Australian Government's own page on 27 Aug 2026
Key facts
- Funding amount
- Up to $150k
- Finance package of up to $150,000.
- Status
- Open now
- Jurisdiction
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Australia (Commonwealth)
- Last verified
- 27 Aug 2026
- The date we last read this program on Australian Government's own page.
Who can apply
Australian Government lists this program as open to the following kinds of applicant. It is a starting filter, not the full eligibility test, and the guidelines on the official page are what decide it.
- Indigenous organisations
- Individuals
Eligibility, in the funder's words
Free account
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What the program funds
The Start-up Finance Package provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander start-ups with access to loans to help new businesses get off the ground. The start-up finance package is up to $150,000 and includes: up to 30% of a new business loan as a grant to purchase assets for the business which does not need to be repaid flexible loan repayment options no application or line service fees loan term of 7 years minimum security requirements.
That description is Australian Government's own wording, reproduced from the official listing under CC BY 3.0 AU. Our plain-English summaries are being written program by program and this one has not been done yet.
What it is for
This program is categorised under the following purposes. Each one that has a page of its own links to every other Australian grant we track for the same purpose.
How to apply
Applications for Start-Up Finance Package are made through Australian Government, not through GrantWindow. We do not take applications, charge a fee or act as an intermediary, and any site that offers to apply on your behalf for a government grant is worth a very careful look.
Where this came from
Sourced from business.gov.au, © Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Industry, Science and Resources), used under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
Confirm details on the official page before applying. GrantWindow records what the funder published and when we read it. We are not the funder and this page is not legal, financial or eligibility advice.