Australian grant · Listed on business.gov.au
Seafood Innovation Fund NSW
Up to A$500,000 Closes Ongoing
Official listing and how to apply
Source: business.gov.au · Last checked
Key facts
| Funder | Listed on business.gov.au |
|---|---|
| Amount per award | Up to A$500,000 |
| Closes | Ongoing |
| Who can apply | Businesses |
| State or territory | NSW |
| Application detail | Apply at any time. |
| Status | Open |
| Source | business.gov.au |
| Last checked | 10 November 2026 |
About this grant
Summary from the official listing on business.gov.au:
The Seafood Innovation Fund provides NSW commercial fishers and aquaculture farmers with low-interest rate loans to improve their business.
The Seafood Innovation Fund provides commercial fishers and aquaculture farmers with low-interest loans to:
- help them identify and address risks to their business
- improve permanent assets and infrastructure
- ensure long term productivity and sustainable use of the marine, estuarine and land-based environment.
The loans are intended to assist investment in the following key areas:
- preparedness – adaptability to changing seasonal conditionals or climatic events of floods or droughts
- environment – ensuring equipment has a minimal impact on the environment
- fishing and aquaculture farming equipment and assets – replacement of unsafe or inefficient assets
- transport and logistics – ensuring that product reaches markets in optimum condition.
What you get
Loans of up to $500,000.
Who it is for
NSW commercial fishers and aquaculture farmers.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be one of the following:
- a NSW aquaculture permit holder
- a NSW commercial fishing business owner or fishing licence holder
- a registered fish receiver.
You must also:
- be registered with the Australian Taxation Office and have an Australian business number (ABN)
- operate as a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company and trade NSW seafood products
- have gross non-business assets not in excess of $5 million
- be operating a viable business that has the capacity to repay the loan.
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