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It was published in February 2024, so the information may be out-of-date.
A new round of Energy Efficient Grants for Small and Medium Enterprises is opening in Victoria on Thursday 22 February 2024.
The Energy Efficiency Grants for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Round 2 will support businesses to upgrade or replace inefficient equipment to improve their energy efficiency.
The objectives of the program are:
- improve energy efficiency practices and increase the uptake of energy efficient technologies.
- assist small and medium businesses to manage their energy usage and costs.
- reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The intended outcomes of the program are:
- increase awareness of energy efficiency opportunities and help businesses to save energy
- reduced power bills for small and medium businesses
- emissions abatement to contribute to Australia reducing its emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by 2030.
Grants of up to $25,000, to cover up to 100% of eligible expenditure, for small and medium sized businesses with an employee headcount of 1 to 199 employees are available.
Grants will be awarded to eligible applicants on a first come, first served basis until the funding is exhausted.
For more information, eligibility requirements and grant guidelines, head to the Australian Government Business website or phone 13 28 46.
