Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund

The Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund (TCMF) was announced by the ACT Chief Minister as part of a Tourism Stimulus Package in August 2020. The TCMF is administered by VisitCanberra.

The TCMF is designed to encourage Canberra-based organisations or businesses to collaborate on innovative marketing campaigns that increase awareness of Canberra and region as a leisure destination.

The primary objectives of the TCMF are to:

• Deliver positive and measurable economic outcomes for the ACT tourism industry
• Support collaboration between industry operators
• Support new product /experience development
• Provide increased investment in high quality marketing campaigns or projects promoting Canberra and the region

There are two categories of grants available under this program:

Grant 1 - Between $1,000 - $10,000 (exc. GST) in a single application.

Grant 2 - Between $20,000 - $100,000 (exc. GST) in a single application. Funding is only available on a matched dollar-for-dollar basis, cash contributions only.

It is highly recommended that applicants for Grant 2 funding speak with VisitCanberra prior to submitting their application.

To discuss your application prior to submission, or for any questions not covered in the Guidelines or the FAQs, please contact one of the VisitCanberra contact officers.

It is highly recommended that applicants for Grant 2 funding speak with VisitCanberra prior to submitting their application.

To discuss your application prior to submission, or for any questions not covered in the Guidelines or the FAQs, please contact one of the VisitCanberra contact officers.