Deadline: 1-Oct-22
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is seeking applications for its CBD Revitalisation Grant Program 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.
Funding Information
- CBD Revitalisation Grant: Up to $100,000
Activities
- To be eligible, the project must be for the primary purpose of revitalising the CBD through events and activation activities.
- Examples of eligible events and activations activities include one-off events or event series that encourage ongoing visitation to the CBD, such as:
- Pop-up events programs
- Temporary infrastructure which supports small business or occupy vacant buildings spaces
- Pop-up markets
- Long table dinners
- Live music performances
- Fashion shows
- Food and wine events
- Pop-up art exhibits
- Children’s programs and performances
- General entertainment events.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the program applicants must:
- commit to the delivery of an eligible event or activation activity by the delivery date
- commit to and adhere to all relevant local government, land manager, venue approvals for the conduct of the activity/event
- deliver the event and/or activation in areas from East Perth to West Perth, but not including Nedlands-Crawley/UWA.
- have a valid Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be one of the following entity types:
- a small business sole proprietor or partnership with a registered business name
- a company incorporated under the Corporations Act (including a company limited by guarantee)
- an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- an incorporated association
- a Western Australian local government body, as a co-applicant or individual applicant.
For more information, visit DLGSC.
For more information, visit https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/cbd-revitalisation-grant-program