Deadline: 31-May-2025
The NT Government is offering grants to assist NT local government councils (councils) to undertake projects that will improve the on-ground visitor experience in the NT.
The focus of this program is to enhance and improve main streets and/or town centres for the benefit of visitors.
Funding Information
- The Tourism Town Asset Program has a budget allocation of $300,000.
Eligible Projects
- As a guide only, examples of projects may include (but are not limited to):
- Infrastructure upgrades to address shortcomings in the existing tourism visitor experience e.g. welcome to town signage (new or improved) with a particular focus on recognition of local clans, streetscape improvements or new or improved recreational vehicle dump points.
- Implementation of new technology to improve the on-ground tourism visitor experience in the NT such electric vehicle charging stations (with a focus on ultra-rapid charging).
- Applications that can demonstrate improved disability access i.e. access ramps, accessible bathrooms, streamlined pathways to visitor information centres and attractions or services located in main thoroughfares.
- New or improved access to public toilets.
- Visitor safety messages (could include improvements to existing measures in place such as lighting).
Eligibility Criteria
- This program is designed to support local government councils. To be supported through this program, councils must:
- be legally constituted
- be Australian registered
- have an API link (for event information website feeds) to Australian Tourism Data Warehouse
- be a member of the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT)
- operate in the NT and employ resident Territorians.
- The East Arnhem Land region includes two Special Purpose Mining Towns in the Northern Territory; these are Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula and Alyangula on Groote Eylandt.
Ineligible
- Applications will not be accepted for:
- activities that have commenced before the grant has been approved
- upgrading or developing facilities predominantly for local community use or where there is no clearly defined visitor benefit
- marketing, advertising and product promotion activities (excludes signage)
- regular repairs and maintenance
- administrative or running costs that are normally the responsibility of a business (e.g. rent, insurances, auditing and finance costs etc.), state or territory administration or local council fees and charges
- wages or salaries for an applicant’s employees or consultants
- training costs for implementation of new technology
- projects that have previously been supported under this grant
For more information, visit Northern Territory Government.
