VIC Distillery Support – Business Growth Fit-for-Purpose Grant Program (Australia)

The grants are part of the $20 million Distillery Door Program, which will focus on developing skills, increasing tourism opportunities, expanding businesses through infrastructure investment and develop and grow exports, supporting employment and economic opportunities across Victoria.

Funding Information

• Funding up to $200,000 is available, on a 30-50% co-contribution basis.

What is eligible for funding?

• Grant funding may be used for the following types of projects:
  • Plant and equipment to facilitate growth and competitiveness of businesses to meet demand and improve cost
  • Technology adoption (excluding on-going maintenance and service support costs) to increase business efficiency
  • Items that support product diversification and new product development
  • Items that build on the Hazardous Areas and Dangerous Goods Audit (HADGA) or general safety improvements at the distillery not eligible under the HADGA
  • Items that enhance sustainability including electrification, greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy saving, waste reduction, water reduction
  • Activities that increase export capability
  • Marketing activities that increase consumer awareness of your product
  • Other eligible expenditure may be accepted on a per case basis
• The project must be completed and fully acquitted within 3 months of the execution of the Grant Agreement. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible to apply for funding, you must:
  • Have a current Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • Be registered as a business in Victoria
  • Be a legal entity
  • Own at least one still with a capacity of fifty (50) litres or more
  • Hold a valid ATO Manufacturer’s Licence to produce distilled alcoholic beverages
  • Hold a current General, Producer’s or Remote Seller’s Liquor Licence issued by Liquor Control Victoria
  • Be able to meet the agreed (minimum 30-50 percent) cash co-contribution requirement

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