The Adelaide Economic Development Agency has launched a new Strategic Partnership Program that calls for new ideas to help accelerate the city's economy.

Contribute to growing the city’s economy, enhance Adelaide’s brand and contribute to a dynamic city experience through the Strategic Partnership Program. Applicants can receive funding from $75,000 up to $300,000. The grants are designed to help grow industry sectors, benefit multiple businesses and organisations as well as position and promote Adelaide as a great place to invest, live, study and visit. They are not designed to support the growth plans of individual firms or organisations. 

The Strategic Partnerships Program aims to fund proposals that substantially increase economic activity in one or more of the following: 

• Increasing the number of people working and living in the City of Adelaide (postcode 5000 and 5006) including students
• Supporting existing businesses to grow and attracting new firms
• Leveraging investment in the city's innovation assets to drive greater economic benefit for the CBD
• Positioning Adelaide as a world-class events city
• Driving tourism initiatives that attract regional, national and international visitors
• Enhancing the value proposition of Adelaide as a destination to work, invest, live, study and visit.

Applications will be considered from organisations that meet the following criteria:  

• Have a current Australian Business Number (ABN)
• Are a legal entity
• Are not insolvent, or have owners/directors that are undischarged bankrupts
• Are up-to-date with any acquittals or reporting requirements for which your organisation has received funding from the City of Adelaide or AEDA
• Are willing to build the relationship with AEDA by co-designing additional opportunities throughout the life of the partnership.

• Phone: (08) 8203 7779
• Email: t.katchmar@aedasa.com.au