Construction Business Advancement Grant Program

Eligible small and family businesses in Queensland’s construction industry can apply for funding to buy business management software or related software training.

In short

Your business must meet the eligibility criteria to apply.

You can receive up to $5,000 (excluding GST) and use the grant to pay for:

  • business management software
  • training for related software.

You will receive your payment via rebate. Do not buy your software or related training until you have been advised your application has been successful.

Read the key documents:

Applications are now open and will close at 5pm, 6 May 2027 (unless funding is exhausted beforehand).

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What you should know

The grant will help you:

  • improve your business’s capability, skills, productivity and efficiency
  • support compliance and regulatory requirements
  • reduce operating costs
  • adopt digital tools to strengthen your business operations and competitiveness.

You must use the grant to buy items listed in our catalogue of eligible products. Items fall into 2 areas – business management software and training.

Business management software – including software upgrades

Software products include:

  • general business productivity (e.g. project management tools)
  • accounting and financial management (e.g. payroll, invoicing)
  • compliance (e.g. tools for regulatory or safety compliance)
  • construction-specific software.

If you buy a product through a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription model, grant funding will support your subscription for up to 24 months.

You can use the grant to upgrade software you already use to a more productivity-enabling level or tier option. The software must meet all eligibility criteria.

If you would like to buy a software product that is not included in the catalogue, you can complete a request for us to review the item. You must provide detailed information about the product, including costs and other requested information. We will review the product and may list it in the catalogue for selection.

Training

You can use the grant to pay for training and support to use eligible business management software. This includes customised training content.

Who can apply

Your business must:

  • have 19 employees or less (by headcount)
  • have a turnover in the last financial year (2025-26) of $10 million or less
  • be actively operating a business whose main activity is providing goods or services to customers
  • be operating, and have an active Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • have a minimum trading history of 1 year
  • be registered for GST (as per your Australian Business Register (ABR) record)
  • be registered under an ATO business industry code related to construction, and focused on residential and non-residential building and related trades
  • have a registered Queensland headquarters location (as per your ABR record).

You must meet these criteria at the time you apply, and for the duration of the grant funded project submission.

Read the full eligibility criteria in the program guidelines.

Who cannot apply

You cannot apply if your business:

  • is insolvent or has owners/directors that are currently bankrupt or undischarged from bankruptcy
  • is a subsidiary of a group of companies that has 20 or more employees in total.

How to get a grant

  • Use our eligibility checker to confirm you are eligible to apply for the program.

  • Read the key documents:

    Select your preferred software and/or training from our software and training catalogue. Download a PDF copy of your catalogue selections to attach to your application.

    Complete the 100-points-of-identification check form (PDF, 419KB) and get it witnessed.

    Register for a SmartyGrants applicant account (if you don't already have an account).

  • Applications for this grant are now open. Submit your application via SmartyGrants.

    Submit your application

    You will need to attach:

    • your PDF selection of products from the software catalogue
    • 100-points-of-identification check form.

    We assess your application against the guidelines and eligibility criteria. We will let you know if you are successful via email.

  • Do not buy your software until you have received the outcome of your application.

    When we notify you that your application is successful, buy your software or training from the supplier.

  • Submit an acquittal report to us with your invoices and proof of payment.

    We will review your report. Once approved, you will receive your rebate.

Contact us

Phone 13 QGOV (13 74 68) or email business@cdsb.qld.gov.au.

You can access interpreter and translator services if required.

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