QLD Accelerating Female Founders Program Round 2

The QLD Accelerating Female Founders program will assist Queensland female founders to take their innovative businesses to the next stage.

The Fund provides grants from $50,000 to $200,000 toward the development and delivery of business support initiatives to be delivered within a maximum 24-month timeframe.

Applications are sought from organisations targeting one of the business support initiatives:

Early stage initiatives with one or more of the following components: Incubator, pre-accelerator, startup business development acumen, mentoring and advocacy
Later stage initiatives with one or more of the following components: Accelerator, Scaleup business development acumen, mentoring and advocacy.

For Round 2, applications which propose initiatives specifically targeting Indigenous, regional, youth (18-25 years), or other identified diverse groups, will be highly regarded.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this grant, applicants must:

have an ABN and be registered for GST
be Queensland based (being based in, or having an office located in, Queensland), or provide the details of Queensland based subcontractor(s)/key personnel who will be utilised to develop/deliver the business support initiative
must be an organisation – not a sole trader

Eligible Use of Grant Funds

Fund can be used that are related to the development and delivery of the business support initiative covering:

subsidised costs for Queensland female founders’ participation in the business support initiative
staffing costs to develop/deliver the business support initiative
resource materials and other reasonable costs associated with delivery of the business support initiative
selected travel costs to support regional participation
publicity, communication and marketing activities to recruit Queensland female founder participants for the business support initiative

Ineligible Expenditure

The grants must not be used for activities which include:

costs associated with securing and/or managing the grant funding (e.g. grant writers and bookkeeping costs)
general business operating costs, including but not limited to rent, rates, electricity, water, internet, insurance, software, accounting fees, legal fees

Assessment Criteria

The main assessment criteria include:

Significance of the funding opportunity/proposed initiative
Strength of applicant organisation
Value for money
Sustainability and Resilience

Learn More

To learn more about the QLD Accelerating Female Founders program Round 2 and apply click here

Applications for the first assessment date must be submitted by 11am 15 April 2024.

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