South Australian Export Diversification Program
If US tariffs or other trade disruption have hurt your exports, this program can fund outside help to hold your markets or find new ones. You don't need to match it with your own money.
What it can cover
Grants go up to $50,000 if your export revenue was over $500,000 in 2023-24 or 2024-25, and up to $5,000 if it was under.
It can pay for outside advice on trade strategy, tariffs and compliance, supply chain changes, and export plans or market research for new markets.
There's no closing date: it stays open until the funding is allocated. It starts with an expression of interest, and it's competitive, with no guarantee of an offer.
Who can apply
- You export, and trade disruption in a market has hit you directly and significantly, putting exports, jobs or investment in South Australia at risk.
- You have an active South Australian registered ABN, or significant operations in South Australia.
- You're registered for GST and have at least 24 months of export revenue.
- You make the product or service mainly in South Australia, under your own brand.
- You've met the terms of any past Department of State Development grant.
Priority goes to manufacturing, automotive and automotive parts, and machinery businesses.
Who it isn't for
- Aggregators, traders and businesses that export on behalf of others.
- Staff wages, capital items and routine work in markets you already serve.
- Work by your existing accountant, lawyer or adviser.
- Activities funded through EMDG or another government program.
- Costs incurred before the grant agreement is signed, and the cost of preparing the application, including our fee.
What we do
We write grant applications for exporters like you, for a fixed fee agreed before any work starts. You lodge the application, unless you ask us to.
First, we check one project against the program for free. If we don't think it's worth your time and money to apply, we'll tell you.
We're an independent grant writer, not part of the South Australian Government.
Ask for a free check
Send us a rough idea of the project and its cost using the form below. We'll come back with your chances, what the form asks for and anything that could rule you out. It's free, and there's no need for a call.
Prefer email? andrew@betterfunded.com.au
Facts checked on 3 October 2026 from the Department of State Development's program page, FAQs and guidelines.