The $52.2 million Boosting Female Founders grant program will end millions of dollars under budget, after future rounds were quietly axed in the recent federal budget.
Launched in 2020 under the Morrison government and continued by the Albanese government, Boosting Female Founders (BFF) promised co-contributions of up to $480,000 to help women-led startups expand domestically and overseas.
Despite a series of high-profile delays, errors, and what some applicants saw as poor communication from the Department of Industry, Science, and Resources (DISR), three rounds of BFF grant funding have promised tens of millions in funding to successful startups to date.
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