WA Aboriginal Business Funding round - up to $50,000 grants

Written By Anne Furey

The WA Local Capability Fund (LCF) Aboriginal Business Round provides funding to WA Aboriginal businesses to enhance their capacity, capability and competitiveness as suppliers of products, services and works to WA State and Local Government agencies, as well as other markets in Australia and overseas.

This program offers funding of up to $50,000 to support up to 75% of the eligible total project costs (excluding GST).

To be eligible for funding applicants must:

  • Be registered for GST

  • Have an ABN

  • Be an Aboriginal business with at least 50% ownership by an Aboriginal interest

  • Be registered with either the Aboriginal Business Directory Western Australia or the Supply Nations Indigenous Business Direct

  • Be a for-profit organisation or business

  • Have been operating for at least 12 months

  • Have its principal place of business in Western Australia and will continue to be based in WA for at least the 12 months following application submission

  • Employ less than 200 people

Eligible activities may include:

  • Planning and business advice

  • Improvements to internal business infrastructure/systems

  • Training and upscaling of employees

  • Acquiring new or second hand equipment/machinery

  • Modifying existing machinery

  • Upgrading air expanding the applicant owned operating premioses

  • Purchase of specialised motor vehicles e.g. bobcats, forklift, cherry pickers etc

  • Specialised computer hardware and software

This funding round closes on 21 September 2022.

For more information and links to the guidelines and online application portal click here.

Anne Furey
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