Applications are now open for the 2026-27 Veterans Facilities Fund (VFF) Grant and will close 4pm AWST on 13 January 2027.
Ex-Service Organisations (ESOs) play a vital role in supporting Western Australia’s veteran community. They provide spaces for recognition, commemoration, social connection, advocacy, health and wellbeing services and community engagement. Many of these ESOs are facing funding challenges, limiting their ability to upgrade ageing infrastructure that supports the WA veteran community. VFF grants are intended to assist in addressing these funding challenges.
The $4 million Veterans Facilities Fund is a two-year pilot program providing financial assistance to Western Australian ESOs to undertake remediation, repair and other improvement works to ageing facilities and memorial sites across the State, keeping them safe, accessible and fit-for-purpose.
The objectives of VFF grants are to support projects which:
- Enable WA veterans and families of veterans (the WA veterans community) to meet, celebrate and commemorate at dedicated facilities and memorial sites that are safe and fit-for-purpose
- Preserve and provide access to information about Australia’s wartime heritage, to support community education and commemoration
- Encourage current and future veterans to engage with the ESO community
- Enhance the capability and capacity of ESOs to support and/or deliver programs and initiatives improving veteran health and wellbeing.
How to apply
Applications must be submitted through the Veterans Facilities Fund online application portal.
Before applying, applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Veterans Facilities Fund Applicant Pack, including funding guidelines and eligibility requirements.
Funding details
Show moreThe 2026-27 round is the second iteration of the VFF grant program, with grants of up to $200,000 available per applicant.
Applicants are not required to co-contribute financially towards the approved activities.
Who can apply?
Show moreApplicants may only submit one response in this grant round.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be an independent, non-government Ex-Service Organisation, located and operating in Western Australia
- Own or lease the land on which the proposed Project Site is located
- Own or operate the infrastructure that is proposed to be upgraded
- Have a current Australian Business Number (ABN).
Key dates
Show more| Applications close: | 4pm AWST, 13 January 2027 |
| Shortlisting and interview process: (may involve site visits to applicant facilities) | January – March 2027 |
| Shortlisted applicants to submit final project budgets | April 2027 |
Ministerial consideration of recommended funding allocations: | May 2027 |
| Grant recipients awarded: | 1 June 2027 |
| All projects must be completed by: | 1 June 2029 |
Applications submitted after the closing deadline will not be considered.
Application assessment process
Show moreEligible applications will be assessed by an independent assessment panel against five weighted assessment criteria:
- Alignment with grant objectives (20%)
- Project outcomes and impact (30%)
- Demonstration of need (30%)
- Capability and capacity (10%)
- Value for money (10%)
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in an interview and/or site visit as part of the assessment process, before submitting a finalised project budget.
Contact
Show moreFor questions regarding the Veterans Facilities Fund, project or applicant eligibility, the application process or the evaluation process, please contact:
Defence West Veterans Office
E: veteransoffice@dpc.wa.gov.au
