Maritime Employment Grant Program
The Maritime Employment Grant Program provides funding to support new employment opportunities, including traineeships, in the marine sector.
What the grant covers
- The Maritime Employment Grant Program offers up to $50,000 or 50% of the total employment costs for a new position (whichever is the lesser) per year for 2 years.
- Multiple grants have been awarded to eligible employers in the maritime industry through a merit based competitive application and selection process.
Applications are now closed and successful applicants have been notified.
Successful applicants
The awarded grants are:
|
Maritime region |
Successful applicant |
New maritime roles supported |
|
Brisbane |
ASP Ship Management Pty Ltd |
6 |
|
Gladstone |
Smit Lamnalco Towage (Australia) Pty Ltd |
4 |
For more information on maritime regions please refer to the Queensland Maritime Regions document.
Maritime Safety Queensland would like to acknowledge all of those organisations who submitted a Maritime Employment Grant application and thank you for your interest in the Backing Queensland Maritime Jobs Initiative.