The Australian Government established the Fresh Ideas for Work and Family Grants Program (the Program) to support Australian small businesses to implement practices that help employees balance their work and family obligations as well as improve employee retention and productivity.

Since 2009, this national initiative has provided grants of up to $15,000 (GST exclusive) to small businesses to help meet the set-up costs of family friendly arrangements that suit the individual needs of the business.

Please note that no further rounds of this Program will be run.

The Program was administered in funding rounds by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

Information on family friendly work arrangements and the program is available on this website.