WA Preserve, Promote and Protect our Aboriginal Sites

  • Grants up to $50,000
  • Applications open until September 30th, 2025

The Preserve, Promote and Protect our Aboriginal Sites (PPPOAS) program provides grants to Aboriginal organisations for projects that preserve, promote and protect Aboriginal sites and support Aboriginal people in managing their cultural heritage throughout Western Australia.

Key Requirements

Grants are available for projects associated with Registered Aboriginal Sites and Lodged places included in the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Inquiry System.

Developing site management plans or collecting heritage information can be included but should not be the primary focus. Consultant fees should not exceed one-third of project costs.

Projects should be based on known heritage values, with physical works as the primary objective.

What is eligible for funding?

Applicants can apply for a maximum of $50,000 (exclusive of GST) per application

Eligible projects

Your project should primarily include on-the-ground physical works that will protect or preserve your nominated Aboriginal site(s). This could be activities such as installing fences or signage, removing graffiti, site clean-up etc.

A percentage of grant funding can be used to engage consultants if it can be demonstrated that this is necessary for the project to achieve successful Aboriginal heritage outcomes.

Developing management plans or collecting heritage information can be included in your application, however, these activities should not be the primary objectives of the project.

Eligible costs

Grant funds must be used towards delivery of the project as described in the grant agreement, which will generally be as detailed in the application.

Eligible costs may include, but are not limited to:

  • the purchase of materials or hire of machinery;
  • costs of travel to the project site;
  • costs relating to stakeholder engagement and consultation;
  • subsistence costs (food and expenses) of volunteers;
  • the purchase of services, including consultant services;
  • provision of training relating to project delivery; or
  • purchase or hire of safety equipment relevant to the project

What companies are eligible for funding?

Representatives of Aboriginal Corporations and incorporated not-for-profit Aboriginal organisations are eligible to apply. You will be asked to provide supporting information to confirm your status.

Joint submissions with other eligible organisations are allowed but a single eligible Aboriginal organisation must be the applicant. The other organisation(s) will be listed in the Project Details.

Is this grant competitive or entitlement based?

Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel.

How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?

By engaging an accredited government grants consultant, such as Avant Group.

Competitive grants often require significant business case development and project analysis to support the application, this may include detailed presentations supporting the project’s merit, projected sales, cost-benefit analysis and more.

As part of your engagement with Avant Group, your account manager will assess the required documents and will provide the following as needed to support your grant submission.

Grant application writeup including a detailed presentation illustrating how the grant funding will contribute to your project, how the funding will contribute to the project’s budget, a project milestone plan, delivery timeline, impact on employment if applicable and a breakdown of the management and leadership team for the project

  • Industry analysis presentation
  • Competitor Analysis Presentation
  • Marketing and Sales Analysis Presentation
  • 3-5 year Cashflow Forecast
  • 3-5 year Balance Sheet Forecast
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis of Grant Funding
  • End-to-end grant application including information collating, analysis and application writing
  • CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) cost-benefit analysis
  • Stakeholder relations and Risk Mitigation Plans
  • Any other relevant forecasting that will support your application

How can I get help with my application? Or know if I’m likely to win funding?

Avant Group offers a no-obligation assessment of your eligibility for funding and will assess your likelihood of a successful grant application.