Grants open

The Federal Government is looking for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for its Growing Regions Program to fund capital works projects delivering community and economic infrastructure projects across regional and rural Australia.

The program is open to local government entities and not-forprofit organisations and offers between $500,000 and $15 million to fund their projects. Projects will be selected based on their ability to deliver improvements to regional areas, such as revitalising and enhancing amenity and liveability, growing the local economy and delivering infrastructure which contributes to local and regional priorities.

The $600 million program will invest in critical regional infrastructure and community projects across regional and rural Australia through two $300 million funding rounds.

The EOI stage will ensure the projects meet requirements - including suitability, project readiness and alignment with the region’s goals. The grants will cover 50 per cent or more of eligible expenditure.

Regions eligible for the program are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to lodge an EOI for eligible projects.

Round One closes on 1 August.