The Social Enterprise Growth Grants program is administered by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT).

The aim of this grant is to assist established social enterprises based in Queensland to grow their business and support increased employment and outcomes for the community.

Who can apply?
Eligible applicants for this program are small to medium sized Queensland businesses that meet the following agreed definition of a social enterprise (as per Finding Australia’s Social Enterprise Sector (FASES) 2016):
• led by an economic, social, cultural or environmental mission consistent with a public or community benefit
• trade to fulfil their mission and derive a substantial portion of their income from trade, and
• reinvest the majority of their profit/surplus into the fulfilment of their mission.

 Submissions close on 3 October 2024.