Secure Communities Partnership Program Round 3 – Small Business Security Grants

Small Business Security Grants (SCPP Round 3) application

The Queensland Government’s $40 million Secure Communities Partnership Program (SCPP) supports safer and more secure environments for small and family businesses through investment in practical safety and security infrastructure. The program aims to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour, improve business confidence and create safer places for business owners, employees and customers.

The Small Business Security Grants provide funding from $1,500 (ex GST) to $20,000 (ex GST) for mobile business projects and $2,500 (ex GST) to $20,000 (ex GST) for fixed-premises projects for eligible projects that deliver preventative security improvements that directly benefit eligible small and family businesses.

Up to $20 million is available across Round 3, shared between Small Business Security Grants and Shared Security Grants. Funding will be allocated for each grant pathway subject to application demand, project quality and available program funding.

The Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business (CDSB, we) administers the program.

💰 About the funding

• Funding is limited: Applying does not guarantee a grant. We assess applications in the order we receive them and may close the round early if all funding is allocated.

• Co-contribution: You must pay at least 50% of the total eligible project cost, all ineligible costs and any eligible costs above your approved grant amount.

• Payment: We pay grants up to $5,000 in full when you accept the Funding Agreement. For larger grants, we pay $5,000 when you accept the Funding Agreement and the balance after we approve your acquittal report.

📅 Important dates

• Applications open: 9am, 23 October 2026.

• Applications close: 5pm, 23 April 2027.

ℹ️ Before you begin

• Set aside time: Completing the form takes approximately 60 minutes. Allow extra time to fix any errors before the closing time.

• Check eligibility: Review your eligibility on the Small Business Security Grants (Secure Communities Partnership Program Round 3) page.

• Prepare attachments: Gather your documents, including a witnessed 100-points-of-identification check form and supplier quotes. The program guidelines list them all.

  • File size: Keep each file under 25MB. Files under 5MB upload faster.

  • One at a time: Wait for each file to finish uploading before you attach another.

💡 Grant information

Grant documents, including program guidelines and FAQs

• Small Business Security Grants (Secure Communities Partnership Program Round 3)

Get in touch for enquiries, feedback, complaints and compliments.

• Phone:  13 74 68 (13 QGOV) 

• Email:  business@cdsb.qld.gov.au 

💡 SmartyGrants technical assistance

• Phone: 03 9320 6888

• Email: service@smartygrants.com.au

• Technical help guide for applicants

• Applicant FAQs

Managing your application

• Save often: Click Save as you go. Your session expires after 20 minutes of inactivity, and SmartyGrants only saves your form automatically when that happens.

• Take a break: Click Save and close.

• Resume later: Log back in and go to My Submissions.

Handling validation errors in your application

Error messages can appear as soon as you open a page. To fix them:

• Finish the page and click Save (try this first).

• Read the error message or hint carefully.

• Update the question or section to fix the issue.

⚠️ Warning: You cannot submit your application until you fix every error.

Submitting your application

Before you can submit, you must review your application. Review and Submit lists any outstanding errors.

• Click Review and Submit and fix any errors it lists.