Agrifood and Beverage Voucher Program (Australia)

The Agrifood and beverage voucher program supports small-to-medium enterprises across regional and metropolitan WA to access expert advice to build resilience and sustainability, competitiveness, scale, and export preparedness into their operations.

The voucher program supports small businesses that are value-adding to the state’s raw agricultural produce.

Objectives

• Vouchers will be provided to competitive WA businesses that meet the eligibility criteria and whose business development objectives are most closely aligned with the WA Government’s objectives. These include:
  • growing and diversifying WA’s economy by creating future jobs and skills
  • creating stronger, safer communities
  • investing in climate action
  • supporting reducing waste and increasing waste reuse
  • reducing carbon and greenhouse gas emissions
  • investing in the regions.

Funding Information

• Up to $20,000 per business, with 50:50 co-contribution, to access professional services with up to 2 vouchers under 5 categories:
  • Business planning
  • Manufacturing for business growth
    • transition to manufacturing for producers
    • Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point management system
    • process engineering and automation.
  • Sales and marketing
    • e-commerce
    • marketing strategy
    • customer relationship management system design
    • export market development
    • re-branding.
  • Financial health
    • succession planning
    • pitch decks
    • other investment planning.
  • Environmental sustainability and social responsibility
    • net zero planning
    • sustainable packaging design
    • environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible small businesses will be required to:
  • be a food or beverage manufacturer for all voucher categories, or a food producer intending to transition to food or beverage manufacturing
  • have an annual sales turnover of between $100,000 and $50 million
  • have products and markets with the potential for growth, or are facing a known sustainability issue
  • provide evidence of a business plan (if no evidence can be provided, only the business planning category is available)
  • provide a quote from your selected professional services provider, and have confirmed they are able to split the invoice between your business and the department for the quoted work
  • have a current Australian Business Number, be located in WA, have operated for a minimum of 18 months and be incorporated in Australia with nontax-exempt status.

For more information, visit DPIRD.