Local Capability Fund

The Local Capability Fund (LCF) provides businesses with access to funding to improve capacity and competitiveness.


Last updated:

The Local Capability Fund Digital Transformation conditional funding offers were announced on Wednesday 11 December 2024. Learn more in the announcement article.

About 

The Local Capability Fund (LCF) helps small and medium-sized enterprises in Western Australia to increase their capability, capacity and competitiveness as suppliers of products, services and works to the Western Australian Government, major projects and other important markets.

The fund can be used for expenses such as:

  • making improvements to internal infrastructure, plant and equipment
  • training
  • meeting pre-qualification requirements for supply-chain entry
  • buying and upgrading essential equipment
  • engaging consultants to advise on matters including occupational health and safety, marketing, finance and cybersecurity
  • planning improvements to internal infrastructure, plant and equipment and training.

The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation administers this fund.

Key rounds and dates

LCF round nameClosing dateLearn moreMore info
Aboriginal business roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Digital transformation roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Standards compliance roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Supplying key projects roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Gascoyne regional business roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Goldfields-Esperance regional business roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Great Southern regional business roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Kimberley regional business round ClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Mid West regional business roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Peel regional business roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Pilbara regional business roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
South West regional business roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines
Wheatbelt regional business roundClosedLearn moreGuidelines

More about these grant rounds

Local capability fund regional rounds

The Regional Round provides funding support to Western Australian small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in regional Western Australia to enhance their business capability.
Local capability fund - supply key projects round

Supplying key projects rounds

Grant fund to help increase the capability and capacity of Western Australian SMEs to supply products, services and works to key government and private sector projects. Closed 3pm AWST, 31 October 2023.
Local capability fund - Aboriginal business round

Aboriginal business round

This round focuses on supporting Aboriginal businesses state-wide to prepare as suppliers of products, services and works to the Local, State, and Australian Governments and the private sector. Closed 3pm AWST, 31 October 2023.
Local Capability Fund for Compliance Round

Standards compliance round

This round is to assist Western Australian SMEs with the costs of using external expertise to carry out the implementation and third party certification of national and international standards. Closes when all funding has been committed.
Local capability fund - digital transformation round

Digital Transformation Round

This new round is to help Western Australian SMEs enhance their digital capabilities and/or adopt and use digital technologies and data.

Announcements

Outline of WA state and the words WA Industry Link

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