Agency:  Australian Government – Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and the Arts

Closing: 10 October 2024

Eligibility:

• Incorporated not-for-profit organisations
• First Nations Community Controlled Organisations
• Local government agencies or bodies in regional areas.

The Growing Regions Program will run over 3 years from 2024-25 to 2026-27 and will provide investment in community-focused infrastructure throughout regional Australia

The objectives of the program are:

• constructing or upgrading community infrastructure that fills an identified and immediate gap or unmet need for community infrastructure, particularly for communities that have experienced substantial growth
• contributing to achieving social outcomes and increased community cohesion, liveability and accessibility
• delivering increased amenity, liveability and community connectedness in line with the Investing in Places priority focus area of the Australian Government’s Regional Investment Framework to deliver targeted and place-based investment.

Funding is between $500,000 and $15 million to cover 50% or more eligible expenditure.

Link for information here