The EMDG is an Australian Government initiative that helps businesses expand into international markets by funding up to 50% of eligible export promotion expenses.
Significant changes were introduced in the recently closed Round 4, including a shift to a “first in, first served” application process, with a limited budget and reduced timeframe. Round 4 opened in November 2024 and closed within a number of hours/days depending on the tier that was applied for. Round 4 entitles successful applicants with a grant between $30,000-$80,000 per financial year for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 FYs. The next round of the EMDG will not open until late 2026. There is currently no further information at this stage.
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Below is a summary of the recent Round 4 EMDG, which provides insight into what future rounds of this grant may entail.
EMDG Grant Summary
Grant Amounts:
Tier 1 (min. $100,000 revenue for the 2023-24 FY):
Up to $30,000 per financial year for up to 2 years
Tier 2 (min. $500,000 revenue for the 2023-24 FY):
Up to $50,000 per financial year for up to 2 years
Tier 3 (min. $1,000,000 revenue for the 2023-24 FY):
Up to $80,000 per financial year for up to 2 years
Grant amounts are for the 2025-25 and 2026-27 FYs; no funding is available for the 2023-24 FY. The total grant amounts will be subject to available funds and the overall demand for the grant.
Eligibility Criteria:
The applicant must:
- Have a valid ABN operational for at least 2 years
- Own the Intellectual Property (IP) or have the rights to sell the product/service
- Have an assessable income of less than $20 million (for the 2023-24 FY)
- Prove it has the capacity to spend at least $20,000 per financial year
- Be tax-compliant and fit to receive a grant
- Tier 3 applicants must target specific countries
- Be exporting or promoting at least one of the following to overseas buyers:
- Goods made in Australia
- Goods made outside Australia where Australia could derive a significant net benefit
- An Australian tourism service
- Intellectual property generated from work done in Australia
- A trademark owned, assigned, or first used in Australia
- Know-how from work mainly done in Australia
- An event held in Australia
Eligible Expenses:
- Maintaining a representative in a foreign country (e.g. engaging an international representative in a foreign country for a minimum of 6 months to conduct market research or promotional activities of your product/service)
- Short trips to a foreign country (e.g. economy airfares, accommodation, food and ground transport for up to 21 days of an overseas trip for you or a company representative)
- Consultants (e.g. engagement of a consultant to conduct market research or promotional activities of your product/service in a foreign country)
- Short trips within Australia (e.g. food, accommodation and transport related to marketing your eligible product to potential foreign buyers)
- Foreign buyer visits to Australia (e.g. paying for the economy airfares, accommodation, food & other incidentals for a prospective foreign buyer visiting Australia)
- Soliciting for business in a foreign country (e.g. exhibiting at an international trade show)
- Free samples (e.g. costs incurred to send sample products overseas)
- Promotional and advertising material (e.g. Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/Google Ads advertising expenses in an overseas market such as the United States)
- Intellectual property rights (e.g. the registration of patents or trademarks in foreign countries)
- Training activities – Tier 1 applicants and representative bodies only (e.g. training of staff to better market goods/services in foreign countries)
Grant Documents
Why use prmpt. as your grant consultant?
- We specialise in the R&D Tax Incentive and Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
- We are registered Tax Agents and associates of the Export Consultants Association Incorporated (ECAI) body
- We manage the entire process for our clients, including:
- Full grant application + detailed plan to market + supporting documentation
- Management of EMDG budget
- Quarterly budget review
- Milestone report submissions
- Negotiation of milestone payments
- Avoid the risk of ineligibility or missing out due to an average application
- We have a proven track record with a 100% success rate for all current and past EMDG clients
