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The Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant was announced by the Australian Government on 2 December 2016.

The grant aims to encourage Australian wine tourism and will be administered by the Australian Grape and Wine Authority from July 2019.

Consultation on draft grant guidelines

Draft grant guidelines and draft application forms for the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant are provided below and available for public comment until Wednesday 18 October 2017.

The draft grant guidelines incorporate the eligibility criteria already finalised by the Australian Government in July 2017. As a result, the following sections are not open for further comment:

Section 3 ‘Who is eligible to apply for funding’
Section 4 ‘What qualifies for funding’
Glossary.

All other content and dates are open for consultation and remain subject to change.

For more information visit the Department

If you need assistance working through the process, please do not hesitate to contact iwine HQ

The $50 million Export and Regional Wine Support Package (the Package) aims to help transform the Australian grape and wine industry by showcasing the nation’s wine tourism offering and driving demand for Australia’s wine exports. The Package and all associated grants will be administered by the Australian Grape and Wine Authority.

Three grant programs will be offered under the Package.

Grant Title	Grant Objective	Grant Type	Funding Available
Wine Export Grants	To reduce the transaction costs of exporting for wine exporters, and in doing so increase opportunity to grow exports from Australia to China, Hong Kong, Macau and the United States.	Open non-competitive	$1,000,000 (maximum of $50,000 per grant)
International Wine Tourism State Grants	To support state wine associations to work collaboratively with wine tourism stakeholders to identify and plan for strategic initiatives that aim to build international wine tourism within the state, and/or undertake activities prioritised through strategic plans aimed at building international wine tourism within the state.	Targeted non-competitive	New South Wales Wine Industry Association Incorporated: $1,000,000 Queensland Wine Industry Association Incorporated: $500,000 South Australian Wine Industry Association Incorporated: $1,000,000 Victorian Wine Industry Association Incorporated: $1,000,000 Wine Industry Association of Western Australia Incorporated: $1,000,000 Wine Industry Tasmania Limited: $500,000
International Wine Tourism Competitive Grants	To support stakeholders to implement initiatives, which will grow the number of and/or spend by tourists visiting a region of Australia for the purposes of international wine tourism.	Open competitive	$5,000,000 (maximum $250,000 per grant)

Grant Title

Grant Objective

Grant Type

Funding Available

Wine Export Grants

To reduce the transaction costs of exporting for wine exporters, and in doing so increase opportunity to grow exports from Australia to China, Hong Kong, Macau and the United States.

Open non-competitive

$1,000,000
(maximum of $50,000 per grant)

International Wine Tourism State Grants

To support state wine associations to work collaboratively with wine tourism stakeholders to identify and plan for strategic initiatives that aim to build international wine tourism within the state, and/or undertake activities prioritised through strategic plans aimed at building international wine tourism within the state.

Targeted non-competitive

New South Wales Wine Industry Association Incorporated: $1,000,000

Queensland Wine Industry Association Incorporated: $500,000

South Australian Wine Industry Association Incorporated: $1,000,000

Victorian Wine Industry Association Incorporated: $1,000,000

Wine Industry Association of Western Australia Incorporated: $1,000,000

Wine Industry Tasmania Limited: $500,000

International Wine Tourism Competitive Grants

To support stakeholders to implement initiatives, which will grow the number of and/or spend by tourists visiting a region of Australia for the purposes of international wine tourism.

Open competitive

$5,000,000
(maximum $250,000 per grant)

Consultation on draft grant guidelines

Draft grant guidelines and draft application forms for the three grant programs are provided below and available for public comment until Wednesday 18 October 2017.

All content, including dates, has been drafted for consultation only and remains subject to change.

For more information visit the department

If you need assistance working through the process, please do not hesitate to contact iwine HQ