Helps local businesses improve risk management, business performance and efficiency.

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. Applications close 4 September 2025.

The Standards Compliance Round provides funding support to Western Australian small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engaging external expertise to carry out the implementation and third-party certification of the following national and international standards:

• ISO 9001: Quality management standards to help work more efficiently and reduce product failures
• ISO 14001: Environmental management standard to help reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste and be more sustainable
• ISO 45001: Health and safety standards to help reduce accidents in the workplace
• ISO 27001: IT security standards to help keep sensitive information secure
• ISO 50001: Energy management standards to help reduce energy consumption
• AS/NZS 5131: Steel industry compliance standards to help improve the integrity of structural steelwork
• ISO 13485:2016: Medical devices – Quality management systems – requirements for regulatory purposes.

The level of funding support under the Standard Compliance Round is 50% of eligible activity costs (excluding GST) up to a maximum funding level of $20,000 per successful applicant.

To be eligible for funding applicants must:

• Be operating in a trade-exposed industry (or an industry that faces competition from other national or international SMEs)
• Be registered for GST for at least 12 months prior to application submission date
• Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• Be a for-profit organisation or business, or an incorporated not-for-profit Aboriginal Corporation operating as a commercial enterprise
• Have its principal place of business in Western Australia
• Have been operating for at least 3 years in Western Australia at the time of submitting an application for funding
• Employ less than 200 people.

Click here to view full funding guidelines on the provider's website.

Smith Thornton subscribes to a grant search provider and can help you prepare your grant application. If you have any questions our Business Services Advisor Jenna van Nierop will be happy to assist. You can email her at jennav@smiththornton.com.au or call her on 9842 5155.