Grants in Major infrastructure & construction

The Growing Future Tourism (GFT) program aims to provide financial support for the development and delivery of new and enhanced tourism infrastructure or experiences in the priority areas of coastal and marine tourism, heritage and cultural tourism, ecotourism, and sustainability. The program’s objective is to enable and leverage private sector investment in these areas. Eligible Queensland tourism operators, not-for-profit organisations and local governments planning significant infrastructure or experience projects are invited to apply.

The Australian Government has launched a grant initiative in accordance with the Powering the Regions Fund’s (PRF) goal of fostering the growth of new clean energy industries. The Critical Inputs to Clean Energy Industries (CICEI) Program has been allocated $200 million to the Primary Steel Production Sector (PSPS) to ensure its continued presence in Australia and its ability to supply the necessary infrastructure and supply chains for Australia to become a leader in renewable energy.

This program provides funding from the NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy to projects that improve habitat connectivity for fish in coastal waterways of NSW. By addressing priority fish passage remediation sites, long-term sustainable benefits for native fish stocks, including threatened species, are achieved and in turn provide substantial benefits for NSW Marine Estate by restoring highly productive and resilient fisheries. Funding is provided to projects that will complete or lead to on-ground actions at priority sites to improve access to coastal fish habitat.

Additionally, MAST allocates $350,000 per annum for smaller projects and safety and navigation initiatives, encouraging applications from the public and facility owners under the Small Boating Fund (SBF), which may include navigation aids, fendering, small walkways or pontoons, ramp overlays, re-decking of walkways, and ramp solar lighting.

Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) Recreational Fishing Grants' Intermediate Grants Program provides not-for-profit community groups, angling clubs and associations with grants to fund projects that will improve public recreational fishing in Victoria.

The program provides up to $25,000 for qualified primary producers that do not qualify for the Primary Producer Recovery Grant. The grant provides support for recovery and clean-up costs.

The $10 million Caravan Park Grant Program will provide support for caravan park infrastructure upgrades — this includes upgrades to current infrastructure or creating new infrastructure that includes improvements to accessibility and adapting new practices for environmental sustainability.

The Regional Events Acceleration Fund aims to boost the economic and social recovery of regional NSW by attracting new major events to regional areas and supporting existing iconic major events to be bigger and better.

WestInvest Community Project Grants – Local Government allocation will provide approximately $400 million in funding for community projects in 15 eligible LGAs in Western Sydney and is open to local councils.