Heritage Grants Program

Applications for the 2023-24 Heritage Grants Program are now closed.
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The recipients of the Heritage Council's 2023-24 Heritage Grants Program were announced on Tuesday, 21 November 2023. 

$1.221 million in grants' support was awarded to 28 recipients. 

View the Heritage Grants Recipients 2023-24

To register your interest in receiving updates about future funding rounds, please email HCWAincentives@dplh.wa.gov.au or call (08) 6551 8002.
 

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About the program

The Heritage Grants Program offers funding assistance for the conservation, future planning and promotion of heritage places.

There are two primary funding streams under the program, State Heritage Grants and Community Heritage Grants.

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.

Who can apply? 
Private owners of State Registered places  

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.


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:

  • A. The project re-activates a heritage place or contributes significantly to its future reactivation for the purposes of heritage tourism, public benefit, and enjoyment.
  • B. The project demonstrates a proactive response to natural disaster mitigation.
  • C. The project supports economic recovery at the local or State level.

 

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.

Who can apply?

  • not-for-profit organisations
  • businesses 
  • local governments

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.

How much funding can I apply for?

Grants of up to $20,000 are offered per project. 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. 

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Who can apply?

  • not-for-profit organisations
  • businesses 
  • local governments

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.

How much funding can I apply for?

Grants of up to $20,000 are offered per project. 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. 

Find out more

For full information on the program see the Heritage Grants Program Applicant Guidelines.

If you have any queries regarding the Heritage Grants Program, please do not hesitate to contact the Heritage Grants Team.

Contact

Contact: Heritage Grants Program Team 
Phone enquiries: (08) 6551 8002. 
Email enquiries: HCWAincentives@dplh.wa.gov.au