Open Call: Apply for Heritage Grants Program – Australia

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.
  • 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.