Deadline: 22-Dec-22
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission is accepting applications for its Caravan Parks Grant Program which supports eligible caravan parks with plans for infrastructure upgrades.
Caravan parks play a critical role in delivering accommodation options for visitors. There is a total of $10 million to swiftly upgrade or create new infrastructure. This includes visitor facilities to enhance the visitor experience.
Funding Information
- Grants between $10,000 and $100,000 will be available to successful applicants. Grants must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar (or more) basis for successful applicants.
Eligible Activities
- Examples of eligible new or upgraded infrastructure projects include:
- developing new caravan/camping sites
- increasing the number of powered sites
- installing new cabins or substantial renovations of existing cabins
- installing new or upgraded recreational facilities
- installing new or upgraded visitor amenities
- upgrading sites, cabins or amenities to make them more accessible, environmentally friendly or reduced carbon impact.
What activities are not eligible?
- The following activities are not eligible:
- administration costs used for project resources including:
- advertising and recruiting
- project management
- staff training and development
- costs incurred prior to an executed grant agreement
- costs of purchasing, leasing or depreciation of land
- IT assets, IT software, office furniture or equipment
- loans, debt financing, financing cost, including interest and bank fees
- maintenance or general repair costs
- marketing or promotional advertising costs
- projects better suited to other Commonwealth or state/territory grant programs
- projects already funded by other Commonwealth or state/territory government grant programs
- routine or business-as-usual operational expenses
- site preparation activities which are not directly related to, or for, the main purpose of the project
- staff accommodation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible privately-owned caravan parks must:
- hold an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be a legal entity that operates a caravan park within Australia with 40 or more powered sites used for short-term visitor accommodation. Powered sites refer to caravan or camping sites and cabins. Permanent accommodation or long-term sites do not count towards this number.
- be-solvent
- have an account with an Australian financial institution located within Australian territorial boundaries
- hold public liability insurance and other relevant insurance to cover the project.
- Successful applicants must:
- hold an ABN
- be-solvent
- have public liability and other relevant insurance to cover the project at all times while you are a grantee.
Who is not eligible?
- Applicants are not eligible if they are:
- a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government agency or body
- an individual gold sole trader
- a partnership
- an unincorporated association
- a trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust).
For more information, visit Caravan Parks Grant Program.