Grants & Funding

First Nations Innovation Acceleration Program

First Nations Innovation Acceleration Program

First Nations Innovation Acceleration Program

What do you get?

Funding and advisory services.

Who is this for?

QLD Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses.

Overview

This program provides a staged approach to assist mature Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses and innovators to grow, while also providing a framework and guidance for success.

Support under the program includes:

  • Impact investment: investment grants up to $100,000 to Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander innovative businesses looking to accelerate. The grants will help First Nations’ businesses pursue innovation and take calculated risks, supporting their growth and wealth creation.
  • Business strategic advisory services: a targeted fund to cover costs of essential business strategic advisory services. A dedicated project leader will support First Nations’ founders and companies in areas of fundamental business skills, legal, finance, marketing, mentoring, and grant and tender writing.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, you must be:

  • a First Nations owned business
  • established and operating in Queensland
  • currently developing an innovative product or service
  • seeking advisory support and possible funding to accelerate the innovation.
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