Employment Assistance Fund
Funding to make a range of workplace changes
The Employment Assistance Fund pays for workplace changes, equipment and services for workers with disability.
Who can apply
Employers or workers where an employee with disability or a mental health condition needs equipment, adjustments, software or support (including Auslan) to do their job.
- Program
- Employment Assistance Fund
- Provider
- Australian Government
- Level
- Australian Government
- Type
- Grant or funding
- Amount
- Funding varies.
- Closing date
- Closing date not stated
- Region
- Australia-wide
- Industries
- Employment & training, Any industry
- Last checked
- 22 Oct 2026
Read the official page Apply (official portal)
We can apply for this for you
Tell us about your business and we'll check it against every criterion for Employment Assistance Fund. If it's a fit, we write the application, build the budget, prepare the attachments and lodge it with your written authority where the funder allows. You approve it and sign the declarations. Nothing to pay unless you win.
Eligibility quick-check
- Business structure: the listed criteria don't require a company. You'll usually need an active ABN, and often GST registration.
- Staff: you need employees, or to be hiring, to qualify.
- Location: open Australia-wide, including Victoria.
- Industry: aimed at disability workplace.
A quick guide from our reading of the official criteria, not a decision. The funder's guidelines are what count.
Check if I qualifyHow to apply for Employment Assistance Fund
- Check every eligibility criterion in the official guidelines, not just the summary. One missed criterion usually means rejection.
- Confirm your ABN details (legal name, entity type, GST status) match the ABN Register exactly. Mismatches are a common reason applications fail.
- Gather evidence: quotes for the project, recent financials, and proof of any co-contribution or lease, depending on what the guidelines ask for.
- Write the answers to each assessment criterion with specific numbers (costs, jobs, sales, timelines), and build the budget in the funder's format.
- Lodge it through the official portal while the round is open. Keep a copy of the submitted application and the receipt.
- If you're successful, read the funding agreement before signing, keep every receipt, and diarise the report and acquittal dates.
Employment Assistance Fund: common questions
Who can apply for Employment Assistance Fund?
Employers or workers where an employee with disability or a mental health condition needs equipment, adjustments, software or support (including Auslan) to do their job.
How much is Employment Assistance Fund worth?
Funding varies.
When does Employment Assistance Fund close?
Closing date not stated. Check the official page for the current round.
Can sole traders apply for Employment Assistance Fund?
The listed criteria don't require a company, so sole traders may be eligible if they meet everything else (for example ABN, location, trading history and industry). Check the guidelines.
Can someone apply for Employment Assistance Fund on my behalf?
Often, yes. Many funders let an authorised contact or adviser prepare and lodge an application for a business, but the business is the applicant and must sign the declarations. We prepare the whole application and lodge it with your written authority where the funder allows. Where it doesn't, you submit the finished application yourself.
How much does it cost to get help applying?
Freelance grant writers in Australia typically charge by the hour or a fixed fee per application, whether you win or not. With Vic Grants Weekly, there's nothing to pay unless you win: a success fee as a percentage of the grant, or a flat win-only fee (founding price from A$99) where the grant's rules don't allow percentage fees.
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