The Backing International Small Restaurants Grant program is now open for applications

If you are a small independent hospitality business in Sydney or Melbourne, and want some funding, then the Backing International Small Restaurants program may be what you are looking for. This program will provide 10 grants of $21,500 to support the venue for long term business sustainability.

Are you Eligible?

To be eligible for the Backing International Small Restaurants program you:

Any restaurant, pub, bar, café with food service in Greater Sydney or Greater Melbourne
Be currently open for business
Be a small/independently-owned restaurant, café, bar or pub with food offering and not part
of a franchise with more than 5 locations
Have an annual revenue in 2023 of less than $2m

Here are the 2023 recipients from Sydney. Kabul Social in Sydney’s CBD and North Sydney, Viand in Woolloomooloo, Kaska Eatery in Darlinghurst, IIKO Mazesoba in Haymarket, Food Addict in Darlinghurst and Small’s Deli in Potts Point.

Assessment Criteria

Each hospitality business will be evaluated on:

Clear use of grant funds and its impact on the restaurant.
Grant funds must be able to be deployed quickly in a 4 month timeframe
Contribution to neighbourhood identity or community engagement
Explanation of hardships that the restaurant has endured
Owned and/or operated by underrepresented and/or economically vulnerable members of the community

What can the moneys be used for?

The grant funds must be used towards critical business needs that support the restaurant for long term business sustainability.

Potential uses could include critical improvements needed to sustain operations such as enhancing digital capabilities, building outdoor dining spaces, purchasing new equipment and making other physical improvements. Utility costs are a potential use but must not exceed 15% of the grant.

Applicants are required to provide an outline of their planned use of funds in their application.

Note: Rent, salaries, loan repayments, food supplies, and alcohol are not eligible grant fund uses.

Learn more

Click here to learn more about the Backing International Small Restaurants program

Note applications close 30 May 2024

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