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Grants · tenders · funding — Australia

The money's out there. We find it, check it and write for it.

Funding research, eligibility reports and application writing for tradies, small businesses, community clubs and households — flat fees agreed up front, and never a success fee.

Tradie Funding Assessment — $495Eligibility Snapshot — $290See all services
FLAT FEES · EX GST · NO SUCCESS FEES, EVER · 0423 517 559
What we do

Pick your starting point.

Proof, not promises. Read the exact assessment a Queensland plastering company received in August 2026 — shared with their permission.

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For Australian tradies · no success fees, ever

Every dollar your trade business can claim. One researched report.

Grants, rebates, apprentice incentives, subsidised tickets and training — most trade businesses are leaving five figures on the table because nobody has time to dig through forty government websites. We do the digging on your business, by name, and check every program at the source on the day.

$495 flat · ex GST · delivered within three business days

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What's in it

Your business, worked up properly.

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Your business, checked

We pull your ABN, GST and licence position first — the housekeeping that quietly decides eligibility and gets applications bounced before anyone reads them.

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Every program, verified

Federal, state and council money — grants, asset write-offs, training subsidies, apprentice incentives (often $20,000+ stacked for a first apprentice) — each checked against the funder's own page, with the closed ones listed so you don't waste an evening.

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The three moves

A watch-list for grants about to open, and a plain-English call on the three things actually worth doing this quarter. If nothing's worth your time, we say that instead.

Don't take our word for it. This is the exact assessment a Queensland plastering company received in August 2026 — shared with their permission. If it's not worth $495 on your business, don't buy it.

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Funding assessment · prepared for redacted, co-owner, redacted Plastering Pty Ltd · checked 30 Aug 2026

Hi name,

We ran redacted Plastering through the same eligibility check we do for every client, and checked every item against the funder's own page on the day. Here's the honest picture.

First, the good news most new businesses don't get: the company has been registered with an ABN and GST for eighteen months — and that matters, because the grants that exclude younger businesses on trading history are ones they'll clear the moment a round reopens.

The honest headline

Right now, none of Queensland's general cash grants for small business are open. So today the money is in the construction-specific pipeline, training subsidies, hiring incentives and tax settings. Two grants are worth watching closely — and one of them was practically written for a plastering company.

The one to watch

The program name is sitting on the official grants schedule marked “opening soon”. No guidelines published yet, but it's as close to a bullseye as it gets — being ready in week one matters, because Queensland grants routinely exhaust their funding early. We flag it the day it opens.

Money you can use now — three programs

01 — $20,000 instant asset write-off, now permanent from 1 July 2026: laser levels, stilts, sheet lifters, scaffold, trailer, tools — anything under $20,000 per asset, written off in the year you buy it. (This one's shown in full so you can judge the quality.)

02an industry fund that pays 75–100% of course costs for building-industry workers — tickets, licences, and the qualification pathway. The current funding window closes date.

03program: five hours of one-on-one digital advice for $110.

If you take on an apprentice — four programs, $20,000+ combined

01program: $10,000–$16,000 for a first-ever apprentice, with plastering qualifications named on the eligible list. Capped statewide, first come, first served — open now.

02program: up to $10,000 to the apprentice and $5,000 to the employer.

03program: half the apprentice's wage paid while they're away at block training.

04program: course fees covered entirely.

Also in the full report

Three free programs worth using · one licence check that quietly gets applications bounced · a calendar note for the grant this business qualifies for the day it reopens · and five closed programs named, so nobody wastes an evening on them.

The black bars are the findings — the program names, official links, dollar figures and deadlines. That's what $495 buys, researched fresh for your business by name. Client identifying details are removed too, with their permission.

Get yours

Thirty seconds, and we take it from there.

Pay securely by card and we start straight away — or if card payment is unavailable, we reply within one business day to confirm.

Todd Cogill, sole trader trading as Grant & Tender Co, will store these details — including your business name, ABN, team size, trade and work area — and use them to research your business, prepare your assessment and respond to this request, with one reasonable follow-up. An unconverted enquiry without marketing consent is normally deleted after 90 days. Privacy Policy.

Flat fee, ex GST, agreed before any work starts. No success fees — many government programs prohibit them, so nobody honest charges them.

Individuals · Businesses · Community — Australia

Find the grants, rebates and support actually worth your time.

The Eligibility Snapshot is a fixed-fee report, delivered the same day: the grants, rebates, concessions and government pathways our research identifies as likely matches, with deadlines and a shortlist worth your time. Choose an individual or business pathway so we screen the facts that actually apply to you.

Get my Snapshot — $290
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FLAT FEE · EX GST · SAME-DAY TURNAROUND
Services & fees

Start with fit. Write only when the opportunity is worth it.

Each step is optional and priced up front. Most clients start with the Snapshot and go exactly as far as the money justifies.

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Eligibility Snapshot

A same-day written report for an individual, household, business or community organisation, with exact program names, verified status and deadlines, likely-fit limits, effort vs payoff, evidence to prepare, official links and a recommended shortlist. Pay & start now →

$290FLAT · EX GST
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Paperwork & lodgement support

For a program you've already chosen — we prepare the forms, portal registrations, evidence pack and attachments as a ready-to-lodge bundle for your review. You approve every document and control the submission.

$500FLAT · EX GST
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Standard grant application writing

If the Snapshot identifies a worthwhile opportunity, we prepare the narrative, evidence matrix, budget structure and attachment checklist for your review. You verify every fact and control submission.

$2,200STANDARD · FLAT · EX GST
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Tender & complex bid writing

Government and council tenders are scored on the written response. We read the request documents, tell you honestly whether the bid is worth entering, then write every answer against the published criteria — plus the compliance checklist and a reusable bid library. How it works.

From $5,500FIXED · QUOTED AFTER REVIEW · EX GST

Complex grants and tenders are accepted selectively and quoted in writing after we review the opportunity. No success fees on anything, ever.

Not ready to buy? Funding Alerts emails you when a program matching your state and plans opens or is about to close — free monthly summary, or $29/month ex GST for every match named weekly with official links and closing dates.

Flat fees, never success fees.

Many government programs prohibit contingent fees — and you deserve to know the cost before we start.

Research and paperwork. Not advice.

We do eligibility research and lodgement support — not financial product, tax or legal advice. It says so on every report.

Honest odds, in writing.

Competitive grants often fund fewer than 20% of applicants. We sell careful research and preparation, not a promised result.

Get started

Get your Eligibility Snapshot.

Pay securely by card and we start straight away — or if card payment is unavailable, we reply within one business day to confirm. Delivery is same day from when we have what we need — the matching runs automatically, and a human checks the result before it reaches you.

Grant & Tender Co provides eligibility research and paperwork support only. We do not provide financial product advice, tax advice or legal advice. Program rules change frequently; final eligibility rests with the administering body.
Todd Cogill, sole trader trading as Grant & Tender Co, will store these details to respond to your request, assess relevant paid services and make one reasonable follow-up. An unconverted enquiry without marketing consent is normally deleted after 90 days. Privacy Policy.
Who it's for

Built for people with better things to do than paperwork.

One offering, two clear paths: individuals and households, or businesses and community organisations.

Trades & construction

You bill $100+ an hour. Paperwork bills you back.

Tenders, apprenticeship incentives, energy-efficiency grants. You already pay for your books to be done — this is the same call, for money coming in.

Clubs & community groups

Grant-dependent, volunteer-run, no time to write.

Sports clubs and community services live on funding rounds but can't staff a grant writer. We research likely opportunities and prepare review-ready applications — you run the club.

Individuals & households

Check before you spend on the property.

Potential battery, solar, hot-water, heating, insulation, EV, accessibility and building-upgrade support — with official links, timing warnings and the conditions still to verify.

First-home buyers

See the pathways before choosing the property.

Federal schemes, shared-equity pathways and state grants or concessions screened separately from household upgrades. Research and process support only — never lending or financial advice.

Common questions

Grants, rebates and government pathways, answered plainly.

Can individuals and households use Grant & Tender Co?

Yes. The free checker has a separate individual pathway for household energy and property upgrades, batteries, solar, first-home support and related government pathways. It asks different questions from the business and community pathway and reports potential matches, not confirmed eligibility.

How much does a grant writer cost in Australia?

Grant writers typically charge hourly rates or a percentage of the grant. We charge flat fees agreed up front: $2,200 for a standard grant application and a $290 Eligibility Snapshot to find out what may be worth pursuing first.

Do you charge success fees or a percentage of the grant?

No. Many government programs prohibit contingent fees, so we never charge success fees or percentages of grants won — only flat fees agreed in writing before work starts.

How do I find out which grants my business is eligible for?

The Eligibility Snapshot is a same-day written report listing the grants, rebates and incentives our research identifies as likely matches, with deadlines and a shortlist worth your time.

Do you write the application after the Snapshot?

Yes. If the Snapshot identifies a worthwhile opportunity, a standard grant application is $2,200 ex GST. Complex applications and tenders are considered selectively and quoted in writing after review.

What funding pathways suit trades and construction businesses?

Possible pathways include apprenticeship incentives, state business grants when rounds are open, innovation support and council or government procurement. The Snapshot checks current official sources, likely-fit limits and whether an opportunity is worth pursuing.

Privacy

Plain English, like everything else here.

We collect only what we need to respond, assess a relevant paid next step and deliver work you engage us for. Ongoing marketing is optional and separately chosen.

We never sell personal information. Unconverted enquiries without marketing consent are normally deleted after 90 days; protected backups rotate within 30 days.

Read the full Privacy Policy → or email grantandtenderco@gmail.com to access, correct or delete enquiry information.