Deadline: 9-Aug-24
The Heritage Council offers conservation grants, event/activity sponsorships and heritage plaques, and celebrates those working to conserve, protect and interpret the heritage through the annual Heritage Awards.
The Heritage Grants Program offers funding assistance for the conservation, future planning and promotion of heritage places.
Funding Streams
A total of $1,221,000 has been allocated to the program for 2024-25.
- State Heritage Grants
- The State Heritage Grants stream subsidises the cost of physical conservation works, documentation and professional advice relating to the conservation of State Registered places.
- How much funding can I apply for?
- Grants of up to $50,000 are offered for conservation works projects and up to $16,000 for documentation projects, on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
- Your project may be eligible for Major Conservation Project funding of up to $100,000 if it meets one or more of the additional criteria:
- The project re-activates a heritage place or contributes significantly to its future reactivation for the purposes of heritage tourism, public benefit, and enjoyment.
- The project demonstrates a proactive response to natural disaster mitigation.
- The project supports the continuation, development and sharing of traditional crafts and skills that will support future heritage conservation works.
- What types of projects can receive funding?
- Physical conservation works, for example:
- structural stabilisation
- masonry repairs
- re-roofing works
- mitigation of damp
- Preparation of conservation management planning documents for State Registered Places or a place in the Heritage Council’s assessment program.
- Physical conservation works, for example:
- Who can apply?
- Private owners of State Registered places
- Community Heritage Grants
- The Community Heritage Grants stream subsidises the cost of educational activities, community engagement and interpretation projects that celebrate a State Registered Place, a place in the Heritage Council’s assessment program or group of local heritage places.
- How much funding can I apply for?
- Grants of up to $10,000 are offered per Standard Project.
- Your project may be eligible for Major Project funding of up to $30,000 if it meets one or more of the additional criteria:
- Community capacity building, including the use of new or existing partnerships.
- Promoting historic heritage education in a primary, secondary, tertiary, or vocational setting.
- Significantly contribute to reactivation of a heritage place.
- The minimum funding to any one project is $1,000. All funding is offered on a matched basis, in-kind contributions can be accepted under the community stream.
- What types of projects can receive funding?
- Education: such as specialist conservation talks and heritage tours.
- Community engagement: such as heritage trade skills workshops and training.
- Interpretation: such as interpretive signage, audio-visual interpretation experiences and heritage tourism products.
- Who can apply?
- not-for-profit organisations
- businesses
- local governments
For more information, visit Government of Western Australia.