Deadline: 12-Jul-21
The Government of South Australia is pleased to announce applications for Regional Growth Fund to facilitate new economic opportunities, build and strengthen communities for regional South Australia.
The Regional Growth Fund has been established to:
- unlock new economic activity in their regions
- deliver critical economic infrastructure to create direct benefit across regional industries
- strengthen regional communities.
- Through the Regional Growth Fund, the State Government is committing $160 million over 10 years to support regional South Australia.
Funding Information
- This year $15 million has been allocated for the Regional Growth Fund.
- The 2021-22 Fund will support:
- Up to $5 million for the Regional Growth Fund Competitive Grants
- $10 million for the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development to commit to strategic regional growth projects
- Applicants can seek grants from $50,000 up to $2 million.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications to the Regional Growth Fund are limited to:
- Local government bodies
- Incorporated Associations
- Registered Charity/Company Limited by Guarantee
- Co-operatives
- Business Clusters
- Business clusters are a group of two or more non-associated organisations, willing to share the financial commitment to a project. They may be a joint venture, consortia, partnership, or other model – or only collaborating for the purpose of this project. It is up to the applicant to determine the right clustering model for their project. If no formal arrangements have been made to bring the non-associated organisations together, a lead partner must be identified who will accept responsibility for contractual obligations.
- Individual commercial enterprises are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/regions/regional_growth_fund