Regional Jobs Fund
Aiming to attract new investment, create new jobs, retain existing jobs in regional Victoria and support businesses to improve their productivity and competitiveness.
Overview
The Regional Jobs Fund (RJF) looks to support projects which create employment opportunities across industry sectors where regional competitive advantage exists. This includes, but is not limited to :
- food and fibre
- advanced manufacturing
- professional services
- new energy technology
- medical technology, life sciences and healthcare
- transport, defence and construction technology.
RJF is part of the Regional Jobs and Infrastructure Fund (RJIF), the Victorian Government’s flagship regional development fund central to driving growth and recovery in rural and regional Victoria. RJIF has been allocated $30 million in 2022-23 to leverage private sector investment, grow and diversify our regional economy, and improve economic and social outcomes to make regional Victoria an even better place to live, work and invest.
RJIF supports regional communities in their immediate response and recovery efforts, seeks to address complex local challenges and enable opportunities for future growth. The impact of COVID-19 has seen increased numbers of people living and working in rural and regional Victoria. The Victorian Government recognises the ongoing opportunities to support our growing regions with the infrastructure communities need to thrive and attract a skilled workforce.
This program has closed and is no longer accepting applications.
Objectives of program
The RJF provides Victorian Government financial assistance primarily to businesses seeking to develop and expand operations in regional Victoria.
The aim of the RJF is to attract new investment, create new jobs, and in some cases retain existing jobs in regional Victoria and to support businesses to improve their productivity and competitiveness.
The Victorian Government has developed Regional Economic Development Strategies (REDS) for each of Victoria’s nine Regional Partnership regions. The REDS contribute to Government’s vision for rural and regional Victoria to be a resilient and thriving place to live, visit, work and do business and will help inform Victorian Government investments. The REDS use data and evidence to profile each region’s economy and identify strategic directions for economic growth, recognising that each region has unique strengths, challenges and opportunities.
Projects funded under RJF are expected to strongly align with the relevant Regional Economic Development Strategy demonstrating a place-based economic impact.
Funding details
The RJF program considered projects resulting in the retention and creation of new jobs, development of business innovation and productivity, as well as the provision of utilities and infrastructure.
This program has closed and is no longer accepting applications.
Projects funded by this program
This table covers projects funded under the following current and past program streams, including:
- Employment Precincts
- Food Source Victoria
- Horticulture Innovation Fund
- Innovation and Productivity
- Investment Attraction
- Local Industry Fund for Transition
- Market Access
- Regional Skills
- Wine Growth Fund.
For a full list of funded projects and the corresponding program stream, refer to projects funded under the Regional Jobs Fund.
Download a more detailed list of funded projects announced in 2022-23 to date:
Funded Projects - Regional Jobs Fund 2022-2023 (XLSX 16.88 KB) 
- This may not be a comprehensive listing of all announced funding through the Regional Jobs Fund
- CiC indicates the project funded amount is Commercial in Confidence