THE HON EMMA MCBRIDE MP
ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR RURAL AND REGIONAL HEALTH
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR DOBELL

$62 MILLION GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP SMES LOWER ENERGY BILLS

Energy Efficiency Grants for SMEs program

Small and medium businesses across the country will benefit from a new $62 million grants program designed to help them become more energy efficient, ease pressure on their energy bills and reduce emissions.

The Albanese Government today published guidelines for the Energy Efficiency Grants for SMEs program with a $16 million investment through Round 1 of the program to support businesses to save on their energy bills.

The second round of grants will be delivered next year. Grants of between $10,000 and $25,000 will be available to SMEs in all industry sectors to enable them to take energy-saving measures such as installing tools to monitor energy use, upgrading, or replacing existing air conditioners with high efficiency units or gas heating boilers with heat pumps.

The grants are just another example of the Albanese Government delivering on its commitments and putting downward pressure on the cost of living.

The new grants will be allocated to states and territories based on the distributions of small and medium businesses nationally.

Applications for the grants will open on 6 March and close on 19 April 2023.

For more information and how to apply, visit https://business.gov.au/eegsme