Free Trade Agreement Market Entry Grant 2018-19

Overview

The Free Trade Agreement Market Entry (FTA-ME) Grant program forms the second phase of FTA grants work, aligning with the Australian Government's existing advocacy and outreach objectives. The first phase, which focused on delivering technical training to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), was conducted under the FTA Training Provider (FTA-TP) Grant — no further FTA-TP rounds will be conducted. The FTA-ME Grant will assist eligible organisations deliver market entry strategies aimed at helping Australian SMEs and stakeholders access FTA target markets. Eligible target markets include Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. Eligible organisations include: member-based business organisations located in Australia such as chambers of commerce and industry, bilateral business councils and chambers, and peak industry/business associations universities and their associated institutes, and TAFE colleges. Individual organisations are not eligible to apply. The FTA-ME Grant is a competitive and merit based program.