Growing Workforce Participation Fund

Program key details
Eligible applicants	Organisations representing industry groups in the fund delivery areas that met all eligibility criteria. (Note: Individual businesses and sole traders were not eligible for this grant)
Status	Closed
Funding awarded	$20,000 – $200,000 per project
Project length	Maximum of 12 months to complete a project
Key documents	Guidelines for funding Terms and conditions Project plan template Project impact assessment template

Purpose of the fund

The Growing Workforce Participation Fund was designed to develop partnerships with industry to build longevity and sustainability in the workforce. The fund’s aim is to empower industry and employers to support job seekers from identified groups who experience greater disadvantage in the labour market.

The fund provides:

• industry-led solutions to find and keep employees in target locations
• greater industry-specific support for disadvantaged and vulnerable target groups.

The fund supports industry organisations to primarily support people from the following groups:

• young people (aged 15–24 years)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• people with disability
• culturally and linguistically diverse peoples
• long-term unemployed people (unemployed 52 weeks or longer).

The fund is administered by the Department of Trade, Employment and Training (DTET).

Funding

Each project could be eligible for funding of between $20,000 up to $200,000 under this fund.

Industry organisations funded to deliver projects under this fund were given a maximum of 12 months to complete a project.

Eligibility

The department encouraged projects that could include collaboration with local governments, regional and other industry groups, and representative groups. Applications had to be submitted by an eligible provider.

Online information sessions

View a presentation of the information session.

Funded areas

The following areas are targeted.

Contact us

Email GWPF@dtet.qld.gov.au or phone 1300 369 935 for enquiries about the Growing Workforce Participation Fund.