Algal Bloom Small Business Support Grant

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The Algal Bloom Small Business Support Grant

The Algal Bloom Small Business Support Grant program is part of the South Australian and Commonwealth Government package to support South Australian small businesses and industry that have been impacted by the microalgae bloom across South Australia’s coastline. 

The available grant amount is $10,000 (excluding applicable GST) to support continued business operations.

Full Guidelines for the Program are available here or contact the Office for Small and Family Business at algalbusinesssupportgrants@sa.gov.au or call (08) 8429 7700.

More helpful information for this program and other support measures please visit business.sa.gov.au/algal-bloom.

Applications for the the Algal Bloom Small Business Support Grant close at 5:00pm on 30 November 2025.

Grant eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the grant, the applicant must:

  • be a legal entity established in Australia (a sole trader, company, partnership or trustee of a trust). Incorporated entities must be incorporated in Australia;
  • be a South Australian Entity (including both businesses and not-for-profit organisations);
  • hold an active Australian Business Number (ABN) as at 1 January 2025;
  • for businesses other than commercial fisheries and aquaculture licence holders:
    • be registered for GST at the time this package was announced (22 July 2025) Note: not‑for‑profit organisations with annual business turnover between $75,000 and $149,999.99 in 2024-25 are able to apply if not registered for GST]; and
    • demonstrate minimum business turnover of $18,750 in the three (3) month comparative period
  • have an Australia-wide grouped payroll of less than $1.5 million in 2024-25 [Note: the information you provide with your application will be verified against information held by Revenue SA];
  • demonstrate, as a direct result of the Algal Bloom event, a decline in business turnover of thirty percent (30%) or more in any consecutive three (3) month period from 1 April 2025 to 31 October 2025, compared to the corresponding three (3) month period in the year prior (the ‘comparative period’);
  • be primarily categorised in one or more of the impacted marine industry categories; and
  • not be an excluded entity.

Upfront applicant information

Please provide details about the business entity applying for the grant as defined by its ABN and the authorised contact applying on its behalf.

Applicants can only submit one application per ABN to the Program.

Business details

Must be an Australian phone number. 
Must be an email address. 
Must be a URL. 

Authorised contact details

The authorised representative/contact must be an authorised representative of the business.
Must be an Australian phone number.