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The WA Government has awarded a $4 million tender to a local Western Australian company to begin an exciting new chapter for the recently opened Sam Kerr Football Centre in Queens Park.
New Hiking is for Every Body program aims to make hiking accessible for people of all abilities, helping more West Aussies experience the benefits of outdoor recreation.
Children and young people in Fitzroy Crossing, Morawa and Carnarvon will soon be able to take part in exciting community-led programs involving activities like boxing, basketball and skateboarding through WA Government sport and recreation funding.
Funding for up to $50,000 now available to enable more public school sporting facilities across WA to be available for community use.
Western Australia is renowned for its great outdoors, and funding made possible by the WA Government will provide 15 local community organisations the opportunity to deliver an array of outdoor recreation activities throughout 2025 and 2026
Western Australians looking to experience nature and escape paved roads and footpaths will soon have more opportunities made possible by WA Government funding aimed at getting Western Australians hiking and trail running.
2025–26 CSRFF and CNLP Forward Planning round supports 32 sport and recreation facilities.
Students, teachers and school communities can look forward to creative learning experiences coming to their classrooms with a major investment connecting artists and arts organisations to WA schools.
Aboriginal cultural understanding is coming to more classrooms across WA schools, with cultural initiatives receiving support through the WA Government’s Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) program.
WA’s regions are set to host a variety of exciting and unique performing arts experiences including performances of puppetry, dance, theatre, singing and more, through WA Government culture and the arts funding.
Western Australians can look forward to plenty of exciting arts and cultural activities including various exhibitions, performances, theatre shows, educational workshops and much more through WA Government culture and the arts funding.
Grants between $5000 to $50,000 are now available for community-led trail projects in Western Australia
Celebrating NRL WA’s 2024 Harmony Cup and its success in bringing cultures together.
The WA Government's Connecting to Country program supports Aboriginal people and organisations to deliver activities that preserve and ensure the intergenerational transfer of knowledge, culture and language.
Cultural storytelling, hip hop song creation, a readers and writers festival, and a country music muster are just some of the activities regional Western Australians will soon be able to participate in and experience through WA Government culture and the arts funding.
Improvements to sport and recreation facilities will soon flow from the latest Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) and Club Night Lights Program (CNLP) grants awarded by the WA Government.
A cycling super challenge, wakeboarding tournament and ocean swim are just some of the events communities across Western Australia will be able to enjoy by participating or watching, made possible through WA Government sport and recreation funding.
We know that investment in children and young people’s ability to think deeply, critically and creatively is essential to developing the skills necessary to thrive today.
Grants totalling $88,735 that are designed to bring understanding of Aboriginal culture to Western Australian classrooms have been awarded by the WA Government through the 2024 Term 3 funding round of the Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) program.
Western Australian children’s book author Sharon Giltrow is back with Toby King and the Utility Belt, the second book in her middle-grade series The Utility Belt.
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Ongoing
Open: 12/31/1999 4:00:00 PM
Close: 12/31/2999 4:00:00 PM
Active Regional Communities Grants || Ongoing || alwaysOpen || Funding always open Closing:
Opportunities for regional people to participate in sporting and active recreational activities.
The Active Regional Communities (ARC) Grants program aims to increase the opportunities for regional people to participate in sport and active recreation activities in regional Western Australia and is tailored to meet the ever-changing demands and challenges of sport and active recreation groups within the nine diverse regions of the State.
September 2025
Open: 9/2/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 10/9/2025 8:00:00 AM
August 2024
Open: 8/27/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 10/3/2024 8:00:00 AM
December 2023
Open: 12/19/2023 1:00:00 AM
Close: 2/1/2024 8:00:00 AM
Opening 2 September 2025
Funding for projects that support participation in, access to and creation of arts and culture in regional Western Australia.
For arts and cultural projects in regional WA that align with the following objectives:
September 2022
Open: 9/6/2022 1:00:00 AM
Close: 10/20/2022 8:00:00 AM
April 2025
Open: 4/8/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 5/15/2025 8:00:00 AM
Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups || April 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 15 May 2025
December 2024
Open: 12/3/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 1/16/2025 8:00:00 AM
Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups || December 2024 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 15 May 2025
Open: 8/6/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 9/12/2024 8:00:00 AM
Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups || August 2024 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 15 May 2025
Closing 4:00pm 15 May 2025
Offering between $5000 and $80,000 funding for artists and creative industry professionals to deliver a one-off project or a program of activity.
The program supports the development and growth of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian communities in high quality arts and cultural experiences.
Arts Projects for Organisations || April 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 15 May 2025
Arts Projects for Organisations || December 2024 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 15 May 2025
Arts Projects for Organisations || August 2024 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 15 May 2025
Offering between $5000 and $80,000 funding for arts and creative industry organisations to deliver a one-off project or a program of activity.
Round 1 2025 to 2026
Open: 7/8/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 12/4/2025 8:00:00 AM
Round 2 2024 to 2025
Open: 1/7/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 6/5/2025 8:00:00 AM
Arts Short Notice Activity Program || Round 2 2024 to 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 5 June 2025
Round 1 2024 to 2025
Open: 7/9/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 12/5/2024 8:00:00 AM
Arts Short Notice Activity Program || Round 1 2024 to 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 5 June 2025
Closing 4:00pm 5 June 2025
The Arts Short Notice Activity Program (Arts SNAP) for individuals and groups offers funding for regional, national and international short notice activities for artists and creative industry professionals.
The program supports the growth of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian artists and arts workers in high quality arts and cultural opportunities. Grants of up to $5000 for national and regional opportunities, and up to $10,000 for international, are available for individuals and groups.
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Open: 2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM
Close: 3/1/2023 9:00:00 AM
2025/2026 February small grants round
Open: 1/28/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 3/31/2025 9:00:00 AM
2024/2025 July small grants round
Open: 6/30/2024 4:00:00 PM
Close: 8/30/2024 8:00:00 AM
2025/2026 forward planning round
Open: 6/2/2024 4:00:00 PM
Close: 9/30/2024 8:00:00 AM
2024
Open: 1/15/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 2/12/2024 9:00:00 AM
February 2025
Open: 2/24/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 3/21/2025 8:00:00 AM
Community Place Based Grant
Open: 8/19/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 9/16/2024 9:00:00 AM
January 2025
Open: 1/13/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 2/14/2025 8:00:00 AM
February 2024
Open: 2/12/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 3/11/2024 9:00:00 AM
May 2025
Open: 5/19/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 7/4/2025 9:00:00 AM
March 2025
Open: 3/24/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 5/16/2025 9:00:00 AM
Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program || March 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 5:00pm 16 May 2025
Open: 2/5/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 3/21/2025 9:00:00 AM
Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program || February 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 5:00pm 16 May 2025
Closing 5:00pm 16 May 2025
Increasing community access to school sporting facilities across Western Australia.
The Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program encourages partnerships and agreements between schools and community sporting groups to better utilise existing sporting facilities.
The program, developed by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) and the Department of Education, will identify, expand and enhance opportunities to:
The funding will be allocated to ensure facilities are appropriate and accessible for community sporting use.
September 2024
Open: 9/3/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 10/10/2024 8:00:00 AM
2023-24
Open: 10/31/2023 1:00:00 AM
Supports projects that enable Western Australian Aboriginal people and organisations to undertake on Country activities that foster the intergenerational transfer of knowledge, preservation of culture and strengthening of communities.
The program intends to:
Contemporary Music Fund || Round 2 2024 to 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 5 June 2025
Contemporary Music Fund || Round 1 2024 to 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 5 June 2025
The Contemporary Music Fund (CMF) assists homegrown contemporary music artists with projects that enable them to produce and promote their work, along with building links nationally and internationally.
The program provides funding support to the WA contemporary music sector across a range of activities.
The Contemporary Music Fund Short Notice Activity Program (CMF SNAP) is a grant program that supports short notice opportunities for individuals, bands and music industry professionals.
The program’s key focus is to capitalise on available opportunities by supporting applicants to respond to short notice, career building opportunities where the time frame is out of the applicant’s control and the activity cannot be funded under the Arts Projects for Individuals/Organisations grant programs.
August 2021
Open: 8/3/2021 1:00:00 AM
Close: 9/23/2021 8:00:00 AM
Open year-round
Open:
Close:
2022
Open: 9/15/2022 1:00:00 AM
Close: 10/27/2022 8:00:00 AM
Expression of interest
Open: 12/15/2024 4:00:00 PM
Close: 2/6/2025 8:00:00 AM
Term 2 2025
Open: 5/6/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 6/19/2025 8:00:00 AM
Creativity for Schools || Term 2 2025 || openingSoon || Funding round opening soon Closing: 19 June 2025
Open: 4/15/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 5/22/2025 8:00:00 AM
Creativity for Schools || April 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
Term 1 2025
Open: 1/30/2025 1:00:00 AM
Close: 3/27/2025 8:00:00 AM
Creativity for Schools || Term 1 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
Term 4 2024
Open: 10/15/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 11/28/2024 8:00:00 AM
Creativity for Schools || Term 4 2024 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
Creativity for Schools || September 2024 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
April 2024
Open: 4/23/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 5/30/2024 8:00:00 AM
Creativity for Schools || April 2024 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
Closing 4:00pm 22 May 2025
This program partners schools and creatives to embed creativity into students' learning and understanding across curriculum areas.
The Creativity for Schools Program offers funding support to connect Western Australian creatives with schools.
Creativity for Schools supports activities using arts-based practice to engage students in their learning beyond arts curriculum areas. The two program categories, Collaboration and Residency, will support access, participation and overall engagement for students (K to 12) in transformative creative learning experiences. They will also develop educators to use creative pedagogy across curriculum areas and beyond.
Event Suppliers Support Program
Open: 3/24/2022 4:00:00 PM
Close: 6/30/2022 9:00:00 AM
Open: 7/2/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 8/8/2024 8:00:00 AM
Open each calendar year
Open: 6/30/2023 4:00:00 PM
Close: 12/31/2049 4:00:00 PM
KidSport || Open each calendar year || alwaysOpen || Funding always open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
KidSport helps Western Australian children take part in community sport and swimming lessons.
KidSport enables eligible Western Australian children aged 5 to 18 years to participate in community sport by offering them financial assistance of up to $500 per financial year towards club fees.
Nightclub Assistance Program
Year-round
North West Travel Subsidy || Year-round || alwaysOpen || Funding always open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
North West Travel Subsidy aims to assist young athletes from the North West with travel costs.
The North West Travel Subsidy (NWTS) aims to encourage participation in identified sport and active recreation activities for athletes living in the regions of the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne and other remote locations within the Mid West and Goldfields regions.
Open: 9/1/2024 4:00:00 PM
Close: 11/8/2024 8:00:00 AM
2024/25
Open: 9/18/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 10/16/2024 9:00:00 AM
Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) || Term 2 2025 || openingSoon || Funding round opening soon Closing: 19 June 2025
Open: 1/30/2025 1:00:27 AM
Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) || Term 1 2025 || openingSoon || Funding round opening soon Closing: 19 June 2025
Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) || Term 4 2024 || openingSoon || Funding round opening soon Closing: 19 June 2025
Term 3 2024
Open: 7/25/2024 1:00:00 AM
Close: 9/5/2024 8:00:00 AM
Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) || Term 3 2024 || openingSoon || Funding round opening soon Closing: 19 June 2025
Opening 9:00am 6 May 2025
Grants for WA schools to promote and advance reconciliation.
The Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) program encourages WA schools to develop projects promoting and advancing reconciliation in their local community. By supporting projects that enhance the education and understanding of Aboriginal cultures, achievements and histories in the classroom, we gain a deeper understanding of the experiences and diversity of Aboriginal people, which is key to recognising our shared histories and unified futures.
The PALS program objectives are:
Performing Arts, Theatres and Cinemas Assistance Program
October 2023
Open: 10/24/2023 1:00:00 AM
Close: 11/30/2023 8:00:00 AM
Public Regional Galleries Improvement Fund || April 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
Public Regional Galleries Improvement Fund || April 2024 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
The program aims to improve access to high-quality arts and cultural experiences for regional audiences, and increase the capacity of public galleries to receive touring exhibitions.
Your application must align with the primary objective and the supporting objectives.
Regional Aboriginal Arts Development || April 2025 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
Regional Aboriginal Arts Development || April 2024 || open || Funding round open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
Funding for projects that support the development of Aboriginal artists and the Aboriginal arts and cultural sector in regional Western Australia.
For Aboriginal arts and cultural projects in regional and remote WA that align with one or more of the following objectives:
Close: 2/29/2024 8:00:00 AM
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Open: 11/28/2023 4:00:00 PM
Close: 1/8/2024 8:00:00 AM
All year round
Regional Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme || All year round || alwaysOpen || Funding always open Closing: 4:00pm 22 May 2025
The Regional Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme provides funding assistance to regional Western Australian athletes who aspire to reach their full sporting potential.
The Regional Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme (ATSS) is an initiative supporting regional athletes who have progressed into the high performance pathway of their chosen sport and are pursuing regional, state and national representation.
Eligible regional athletes can receive funding for out-of-pocket travel and accommodation expenses directly related to competitions and programs in accordance with the performance level categories and eligibility criteria outlined in the application guidelines.
Subsidies for regional athletes are provided through the State Government’s Royalties for Regions Program.
Funding to support the development of new performing arts work and touring of existing performing arts work in regional Western Australia.
For the development and presentation of performing arts work in regional WA that align with 2 or more of the following objectives:
Open: 8/17/2025 4:00:00 PM
Close: 9/15/2025 9:00:00 AM
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Open: 8/18/2024 4:00:00 PM
Open: 10/29/2023 4:00:00 PM
Close: 11/27/2023 9:00:00 AM
Opening 18 August 2025
Funding for coaching and sport specialist services supporting regional athletes and coaches.
The Regional Talent Development Network Grants Program is an invitation-only program to provide investment into regional sport academies, coordination of talent development centres and delivery of regional specific sport programs across regional WA.
Close: 2/10/2025 8:00:00 AM
Open: 9/8/2024 4:00:00 PM
Close: 10/7/2024 9:00:00 AM
Providing opportunities for Aboriginal artists to share their stories through the development of new, large scale work.
This program is closed. Previous applicants to Aboriginal Arts Commission Fund can apply to the Regional Aboriginal Arts Development grant program when it is open.
Providing business development support for planning and skill development in the regional Aboriginal arts and culture sector.
This program is closed. Previous applicants to Aboriginal Business Development and Capacity Building can apply to the Regional Aboriginal Arts Development grant program when it is open.
Up to $5000 rebate for eligible expenses for small business.
The Level 1 COVID-19 Business Assistance Package includes a $5 million investment to encourage and support small businesses in establishing, expanding and improving their operation to alfresco dining.
Eligible hospitality businesses can seek a rebate of up to $5000 through the department for purchases that relate to eligible alfresco dining improvement and expansion.
It promotes safe socialisation and the creation of community vibrancy though the activation of footpaths, and other underused public and private spaces.
The rebate will be provided as a one-off payment. Evidence of all expenses and costs to be claimed must be collated and lodged together as part of a single claim.
Eligible expenses include temporary ground surfaces, traffic mitigation, generators, installation of outdoor power points, lighting, additional furniture fit out, weather protection, parklets, heaters, fans and additional points of sale. Further detail is available in the program guidelines.
The Arts Organisations Investment Program is an open and competitive multiyear funding program to support Western Australia’s arts, cultural and creative sector organisations.
The Arts Organisations Investment Program aims to build strong Western Australian arts, cultural and creative sector organisations that support the vibrancy of our State and celebrates this internationally.
It invests in a portfolio of small to medium organisations that:
The $4 million CBD Revitalisation Grant Program is part of a $12 million package to bring people back into the Perth CBD to accelerate economic and social recovery.
This will be achieved by providing targeted funding for activation activities to eligible businesses, property owners and not-for-profits to run a wide-range of events that focus on increasing foot traffic in the city, utilising empty and unused buildings throughout the CBD and activating the night-time economy.
The State Government has committed $12 million to revitalise the Perth CBD. This includes a $4 million grant program for businesses, property owners and not-for-profit organisations to revitalise the city through event and activation activities over the next 12 months.
Eligible applicants will be able seek grant funding of up to $100,000 through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) through three funding rounds with specific delivery dates.
Providing financial assistance to community groups and local governments to develop sports floodlighting infrastructure.
The Club Night Lights Program exemplifies the State Government’s commitment to the development of sustainable floodlighting infrastructure for sport across the State.
The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to community groups and local governments to develop sports floodlighting infrastructure. The program aims to maintain or increase participation in sport and recreation with an emphasis on physical activity, through rational development of good quality, well-designed and well-utilised facilities.
Supporting and developing new and existing coaches and officials.
The Coaching and Officiating Grants Program provides financial support to assist State sporting associations (SSAs) to develop and implement sustainable strategies and initiatives that support and develop new and existing coaches and officials in WA.
Funding is available to support community language school administration and operations.
Community Language School (CLS) grants are administered by the Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI) within the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC). Grants are available for new and established CLS to support their administration and operation.
Providing funding to empower culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities in Western Australia to design, deliver and partner on projects that address their needs.
The Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI) offers grant funding through its Community Grants Program (CGP) with a total annual budget of $1 million.
The program supports CaLD community-led activities that:
Improving social inclusion and access to arts and culture in regional WA.
This program is closed. Previous applicants to Community Participation and Inclusion Program can apply to the Arts Activities in Regional Communities grant program when it is open.
Co-designed, place based structured holiday and out-of-school activity programs.
DLGSC has developed the Community Place Based Grants Program to support community-led initiatives that address local priorities for vulnerable children and young people who require extra support to achieve positive life outcomes through sport and recreation activities.
The Community Recovery Grants Program supports the well-being, psychosocial recovery and resilience of communities impacted by the flooding associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie.
It funds local groups and community organisations to deliver activities and events that will assist the community to recover, reconnect and build capacity for future change with an emphasis on social and emotional wellbeing. The program’s key focus is to ensure that communities can access resources and services to support their ability to heal and build community resilience.
The Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) exemplifies the Western Australian Government's commitment to the development of sustainable infrastructure for sport and recreation across the State.
The purpose of the program is to provide Western Australian Government financial assistance to community groups and local government authorities to develop basic infrastructure for sport and recreation.
The program aims to increase participation in sport and recreation, with an emphasis on physical activity, through rational development of sustainable, good quality, well-designed and well-utilised facilities.
Through CSRFF, the State Government will invest annually in the development of high-quality physical environments in which people can enjoy sport and recreation.
There is $20 million available for allocation in the 2025/2026 funding round.
Eligible organisations can apply for up to $50,000 for projects that support the Trail Development Process.
The purpose of the Community Trail Planning Grants Program is to ensure trail developments across the state are well informed, substantiated and supported by a consistent planning approach as outlined in the Trail Development Process of the Trail Development Series (Part A).
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is seeking applications from organisations for projects that support the progression of trail planning through a logical and consistent framework.
Funding for artist-in-residence projects that engage communities and are delivered in partnership with artists and either a local government authority, local school, or community group.
The arts play a significant role in supporting communities to tackle disruption and re-establish local connection, strength and resilience beyond the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The DLGSC and Lotterywest Creative Communities COVID-19 Recovery Program provides funding for artist-in-residence projects that engage communities and are delivered in partnership with artists and either a local government authority, local school, not-for-profit community organisations or not-for-profit community services organisations.
Categories include:
Increasing access for students and teachers to engage in enriched learning through arts experiences.
The Creative Learning Partnerships Program offers grants between $60,000 and $250,000 per annum to deliver 2-year creative learning programs.
The Creative Learning Partnerships Program enhances students’ (years 2 to 9) and educators’ creative learning capabilities in and through the arts. Programs will build educators' pedagogical capacities and increase access to and participation in the arts, cultural and creative activities.
A key concern addressed through the program is those students who are disadvantaged and least likely to have access to such opportunities to enrich their overall learning and engagement. As part of the Creative Learning Partnerships Program, arts organisations will work with identified clusters of schools to deliver programming over two years.
Supporting projects for children and young people to engage in authentic creative and artistic experiences, promoting positive social and emotional wellbeing.
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Healthway recognises the importance of providing opportunities for children and young people to engage in authentic creative and artistic experiences, promoting positive social and emotional wellbeing.
The program will support the engagement of creative practitioners to use the arts as a vehicle to reach priority communities and increase opportunities for young people to engage in continuous creative activities to encourage agency, creativity, connection and resilience while supporting their overall mental, social and emotional wellbeing.
One-off financial aid payment for an event suppliers business.
As part of the $77 million Safe Transition Industry Support Package, the Event Suppliers Support program provides a one-off financial aid payment for an event suppliers business to partially offset some of the additional costs or lost revenues affected by delay to full border reopening of the Western Australian border or capacity constraints introduced to manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Eligible local governments are supported to build the governance, planning and management practices of sport and recreation clubs.
The Every Club Grant Scheme aims to ensure sport and recreation clubs are supported to build their organisational capacity and capability through accessible and flexible club development services.
The department provides funding to eligible local governments to:
Projects must demonstrate a benefit to the community, be benevolent or charitable in nature and align to one or more of the categories.
The Gaming Community Trust (the Trust) grant program is funded through the unclaimed winnings of casino gaming and wagering in Western Australia. The Trust is supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) in managing the grant program.
Helping reduce financial risks for ticketed events in WA.
As part of the State Government’s $77 million Safe Transition Industry Support Package, a $10 million extension to the Getting the Show Back on the Road+ (GTSBOTR+) has been announced. GTSBOTR+ aims to reduce the financial risks associated with running ticketed events in Western Australia (WA) during a COVID-19 impacted period, and to encourage the safe continuation of public ticketed events.
The GTSBOTR+ program provides support through sharing the risk of lost ticket revenue or registration fees for events impacted from 5 February 2022 from:
Due to the Level 2 Public Health and Social Measures currently in place in Western Australia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic where there is an impact on the viability of live performances. Payments are available to support the unrecoverable costs for the rescheduling of pre-approved events under the Getting the Show Back on the Road+ program, for events scheduled in the Level 2 Public Health and Social Measures period as follows:
The program funding caps is $150,000 against 75% of pre-approved lost ticket sales income. For events that experience significant box-office impact, support of up to $500,000 is available subject to Ministerial discretion. Any claims above the funding cap of $150,000 are assessed by external auditors, and based on unrecoverable expenditure (against substantiated receipts) not lost revenue.
GTSBOTR+ is a risk share program that works on a pre-approval model. An applicant is required to submit an application at least 2 weeks prior to an event commencing.
Please contact GTSBOTR+ team before submitting a claim above the funding cap to ensure you provide the necessary preliminary information to obtain approval to submit an above the cap funding request.
Funding of $2000 is available for diversity and inclusion activities to celebrate Harmony Week 2021.
Activities with a focus on culture and arts and sport and active recreation are encouraged.
Culture and arts activities must involve a professional artist or arts practitioner working with the community to design and deliver the activity.
Sport and active recreation activities must involve the community participating in a primary activity requiring physical exertion and/or physical skill.
Supporting the performing arts in regional Western Australia.
This program is closed. Previous applicants to In The House can apply to the Regional Arts Venues Support grant program when it is open.
A grants program for organisations, providing investment for innovative projects that increase physical activity participation in the community.
The Innovation Challenge Program, administered by the department in partnership with Healthway, is a grants program for organisations, providing investment for innovative projects that increase physical activity participation in the community.
The program is designed to encourage business innovation and the use of technology to drive and grow sport and recreation. Projects will be supported based on community need, innovation, sustainability of outcomes and consideration of return on investment.
KidSport || Open each calendar year || alwaysOpen || Funding always open Closing: 19 June 2025
Incentivising regional local governments to develop creative and cultural plans and activities.
This program is closed. Previous applicants to Community Participation and Inclusion Program can now apply to the Arts Activities in Regional Communities grant program when it is open.
Commissioning new performing arts work which is relevant to regional audiences and will be premiered in regional venues.
This program is closed. Previous applicants to Made in WA can now apply to the Regional Performing Arts grant program.
One-off financial aid payment for nightclub licensees.
As part of the $67 million Level 1 COVID-19 Business Assistance Package, the $1.8 million Nightclub Assistance Program provides a one-off financial aid payment for nightclub licensees that have been impacted by capacity constraints introduced to manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
North West Travel Subsidy || Year-round || alwaysOpen || Funding always open Closing: 19 June 2025
Helping local governments develop or upgrade off-road vehicle sites in WA.
The major funding initiative will help local governments meet the growing demand for safe, high quality recreational facilities for all-terrain vehicles, trail bikes and quad bikes.
Providing dedicated off-road vehicle (ORV) areas also helps riders stay away from environmentally or culturally sensitive areas such as national parks.
Providing financial support to organisations to deliver accessible outdoor active recreation opportunities.
The Outdoor Active Recreation Participation Program provides financial support to organisations to deliver accessible outdoor active recreation opportunities for all Western Australians to increase participation, develop life skills and support the transition along the participation spectrum.
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is seeking applications for projects that are aligned with the More People More Active Outdoors Framework and maximise the benefits of participating in outdoor active recreation activities.
One-off financial aid payment to a range of indoor entertainment venues.
As part of the $67 million Level 1 COVID-19 Business Assistance Package, the $1.3 million Performing Arts, Theatres and Cinemas Assistance Program provides a one-off financial aid payment to a range of indoor entertainment venues (i.e. independent performing art venues, theatres cinemas, and live music venues) that have been impacted by capacity constraints introduced to manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Supporting touring performing arts shows to regional and remote Western Australia.
This program is closed. Previous applicants to Playing WA can now apply to the Regional Performing Arts grant program.
Funding to support a 3-year program touring WA-produced performing arts shows to regional and remote towns and communities in Western Australia.
Up to $400,000 for touring programs delivered across 3 years that align with 2 or more of the following objectives:
The Regional Performing Arts grant program is available for one-off touring programs.
Assists Western Australian playwrights to partner with established producers in commissioning new theatre scripts that tell Western Australian stories. The program offers grants for applications up to $30,000.
Playwrights are asked to develop proposals in partnership with a producing partner who will commission the work and submit the application. The producing partner must demonstrate the commitment and capacity to develop the commissioned work into a fully professional production within a reasonable timeframe. The producing partner is expected to match funding on a dollar for dollar basis. This may include in-kind support.
The Regional and Remote Festivals Fund supports arts and cultural activity at regional and remote festivals in Western Australia.
This program is closed. Previous applicants to Regional and Remote Festivals Fund can apply to the Arts Activities in Regional Communities grant program when it is open.
Funding to support the expansion of annual programs delivered by arts venues in regional Western Australia over a 3-year period.
The primary objective of the Regional Arts Venues Support program is to support the development of regional arts venues by enhancing their reach and engagement.
Supporting objectives:
Developing young regionally-based talented athletes to train and compete in regional WA.
The Regional Athlete Support Program is a statewide network supporting regional-based talented athletes, coaches and officials which allows athletes to continue their development and progress along the athlete pathway from their home environment.
Improving capacity and participation growth.
The objective of the Industry Investment Program (IIP) — Regional Servicing Grant (RSG) is to provide funding to State sporting associations (SSAs), to enable the delivery of quality sport opportunities for regional Western Australians.
This is achieved by growing participation and improving capacity and capability at a regional level. The IIP-RSG seeks to elevate an SSA’s base level of regional servicing and programming that is achieved through the IIP categorisation.
Providing financial support to assist sport and active recreation organisations to plan, secure and deliver sport and mass participation events in Western Australia.
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries’ (DLGSC) vision is to make Western Australia a world-class arts, cultural, sport and Aboriginal tourist destination. DLGSC aims to continue to increase the number of people visiting Western Australia from interstate and overseas so they can experience our unique arts, cultural, sport and Aboriginal attractions.
Creating inclusive, accessible, safe and welcoming environments, operations and participation opportunities in sport and recreation.
The Sport and Recreation Inclusive Participation Program (IPP) provides financial support to organisations to create inclusive, accessible, safe and welcoming environments, operations and participation opportunities in sport and recreation settings for people from low participation groups.
This includes support to provide entry level or skill development participation opportunities, education and training opportunities for the sport and recreation workforce, including volunteers, and develop partnerships with a minimum of one other organisation.
DLGSC is seeking applications for projects ranging from 1 to 3 years that will support participation for all in sport and recreation activities by reducing the barriers to participation for low participation groups across Western Australia.
Growing hiking participation in Western Australia.
The WA Hiking Participation Grants Program is aimed at growing participation in hiking in Western Australia by providing financial support to organisations to develop and deliver new opportunities for participation, skill development and/or building the capacity of leaders (including guides, instructors and volunteers). Grants $5000 to $25,000 are available.
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is seeking applications from organisations for projects that are aligned with the WA Hiking Strategy, demonstrate consideration of the Australian Adventure Activity Standards, encourage participation and capitalise on the benefits of trail running and bushwalking.
Supports the production and performance of outstanding professional theatre and non-traditional theatre in Western Australia.
The Western Australian Theatre Development Initiative (WATDI) encourages the development of a vibrant and sustainable Western Australian theatre sector by supporting high quality professional productions that include a clear audience development strategy, provide professional development opportunities for WA theatre practitioners and have the potential to tour regionally and/or nationally.