Retail & local shops grants in Victoria
5 open grants and programs for retail & local shops businesses in Victoria: 1 federal, 0 Victorian Government and 4 council. Sorted by closing date. Each listing has a plain-English summary of who can apply and a link to the official guidelines.
Hume City Shopfront Improvement Grant Program 2026/27
Retail and hospitality businesses with a street-facing shopfront in a Hume shopping strip. You need an ABN, at least 12 months of trading, and at least 12 months left on your lease.
Shopfront Business Grants Program 2026-27
Small businesses with an ABN and fewer than 20 full-time equivalent staff that have signed a lease on a street-facing shopfront in the City of Melbourne (CBD, Docklands, Southbank, Carlton, North Melbourne, Kensington and nearby suburbs) that was vacant for at least 6 months before the lease. Franchises and subsidiaries of larger companies are excluded. Funding goes to retail, hospitality or creative space fit-outs.
West Wimmera Shopfront Improvement Grant 2026/27
Retail and hospitality businesses with a street-facing shopfront in West Wimmera Shire, fewer than 20 employees, a current ABN, the right permits and up-to-date rates. You can't apply if you received this grant in the past two years. Covers ramps, painting, windows, awnings, lighting and similar works.
Bayside Business Accessibility Grants 2026-27
Businesses in the City of Bayside. The portable ramps stream covers a ramp and storage, after a free assessment by the council's ramp provider. The minor upgrades stream covers things like permanent ramps, wider doorways, grab rails and accessible tapware, and needs an equal co-payment. Tenants may need the building owner's approval.
Simplified Trading Stock Rules
Small businesses that meet the ATO turnover test and can reasonably estimate that stock on hand changed by no more than $5,000 over the year.