About the Business Grants Hub

Who we are

The Business Grants Hub (BGH) is part of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. We help government agencies to design and deliver grants programs.

We are one of 2 grants hubs formed in 2016 as part of the Streamlining Government Grants Administration (SGGA) program. The other is the Community Grants Hub (CGH), which is part of the Department of Social Services.

We deliver our grants through business.gov.au while CGH grants can be found on their website.

Government agencies we work with

Under the SGGA, the following Commonwealth government agencies must develop and deliver grants through the BGH or CGH:

• Attorney-General’s Department
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
• Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Department of Defence
• Department of Education
• Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
• Department of Health and Aged Care
• Department of Home Affairs
• Department of Industry, Science and Resources
• Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sports and the Arts
• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
• Department of Social Services
• Department of Veterans' Affairs
• National Indigenous Australians Agency.

View our organisational chart for more information on the department's structure.

Our governance structure

Business Grants Hub governance structure, policies and processes improve our performance and help us comply with our obligations.

We work in line with the Department of Industry, Science and Resources governance committee structure. This ensures transparency, accountability and integrity in our decision-making and planning.

This includes:

• Executive Board
• People, Safety and Culture Committee
• Operations Committee
• Performance and Risk Committee.

We also have a BGH Governance Committee chaired by the Head of Division.

Our framework and policies

We comply with the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles (CGRPs) and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).

Various frameworks support our governance, including:

• Governance Framework – describes how we achieve high performance levels while consistently meeting legal and policy obligations
• Grants Management Framework – outlines what our staff must do to ensure effective grant delivery across the grant lifecycle.
• Grants Assurance Framework – guides our approach toward grants administration and assurance activities
• Conflict of Interest Policy, Probity Plan, and Due Diligence Policy – describes how we manage conflicts of interest, probity and due diligence activities across the grant lifecycle.