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Who We Are

GrantHelper partners with businesses across all sizes and sectors ensuring no grant opportunity is considered 'too small'.

Meet your GrantHelper

Steve has more than 30 years’ experience working with businesses in Australia and internationally to help them grow revenues, deliver innovative projects, and build a prosperous future.

With over a decade of specialist experience in government grants, Steve understands the finer points of grantsmanship. 

He knows how to seek out and secure grants for great businesses that know they want funding, but don’t know how.

As a keen hiker, Steve has travelled to Nepal to take on some of the world’s most difficult terrain. He likens his work as a grant specialist to that of a Sherpa—a skilled guide who helps businesses to succeed in a challenging and competitive funding landscape.

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Small business owner? Get your free guide today

Want to discover the secrets to winning government grants? 

Our in-depth eBook is yours FREE and features 10 chapters of expert advice from one of Australia’s most experienced grant writers, Steve Dowling.

  • Get dozens of exclusive tips and insights from a professional grant writer
  • Take the guesswork out of grants with our step-by-step guide to winning
  • Understand how to stop wasting time and approach grants the right way


Get your free copy of the Small Business Guide to Winning Grants today.

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Our Service

GrantHelper offers an end-to-end service to get funding for your business, whatever stage of the journey you’re at.

As a business owner, life’s busy. And grants need a lot of work. Let us take all that time-eating grant work off your plate, and place it in our expert hands.

We’ll find the best grant for your business, write your application, and ensure your budget and all the fine details are presented just how the grantors want them to be.

Deep dive into our process

Want to find out more about how we get funding for businesses just like yours?
Discover our proven three-step process to see how GrantHelper helps you.

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Step 1: Discovery

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Step 2: Compose

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Step 3: Submit

Our philosophy

Our work is always delivered with integrity and aligns to our clients’ best interests.

Transparency

We work collaboratively with our clients to achieve success together.

Collaboration

We bring a wealth of knowledge in government grants, but also know that our clients’ insights can help us to do better work.

Knowledge

Grant Application Insights

Are You Ready to Unlock Your Business Potential with Grant Funding?

Take the first step to uncover grant opportunities, get help with an application, or simply receive some initial guidance — it only takes 3 minutes.

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What's on my mind

Hi, I’m Steve Dowling – founder of GrantHelper. I’m a former champion of marketing and export business development turned business builder.

I do a lot of thinking and reading around grants, strategy, and funding. I send a monthly newsletter with what’s on my mind on this stuff.

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