Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO203

The program's intended outcomes are to drive economic growth and create jobs by investing in projects that will:

• diversify regional economies
• stimulate long term growth
• deliver sustainable employment
• enable applicants to enter new markets and sectors.

Local priorities and growth industries that will drive economic growth and create jobs in the Wide Bay Burnett region are identified through a Local Investment Plan.

Funding available to the Wide bay Burnett region is $20 million over three funding streams. The grant amount will be up to 50 per cent of eligible project costs. You are required to provide the remaining 50 per cent as co-funding towards your project. If you are a non-business applicant experiencing exceptional circumstances you may seek an exemption from the co-funding requirement. For further details refer to the program guidelines.

Local infrastructure grants are for local governing bodies and not-for-profit organisations to invest in new or upgraded infrastructure. These projects will capitalise on opportunities for growth, deliver long-term economic benefits to regional communities and create jobs.

• The minimum grant amount is $50,000
• The maximum grant amount is the limit of grant funding for the region

Business innovation grants will enable business to build scale and capability to be competitive in new or growing markets that create sustainable employment.

• The minimum grant amount is $50,000
• The maximum grant amount is the limit of grant funding for the region

Skills and training grants will provide funding to local government bodies and agencies and not for profit organisations. These projects will support training and upskilling of the regional workforce to meet regional priorities, take advantage of emerging opportunities and withstand major labour market changes.

• There is no minimum grant amount
• The maximum grant amount is the limit of grant funding for the region.

To be eligible to apply under any grant funding stream you must have an ABN.

Joint applications are acceptable, provided you have a lead applicant who is the main driver of the project and is eligible to apply as follows.

Local infrastructure and Skills and training
To be eligible you must be one of the following entities:

• a local government agency or body
• a not for profit organisation that is a legal entity and has been established for at least two years prior to the time of applying.

Business innovation
To be eligible you must be non-tax-exempt and one of the following entities:

• a company, incorporated in Australia
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust.

To be eligible your project must:

• expand or grow your business
• have at least $100,000 in total eligible expenditure
• be ready to commence work within 12 weeks of executing a grant agreement.

Local infrastructure projects
To be eligible your project must:

• be a capital project or support a future capital project involving the construction of new infrastructure, or the upgrade or extension of existing infrastructure
• have at least $100,000 in eligible expenditure, or have at least $50,000 in eligible expenditure if you are granted an exceptional circumstances co-funding exemption
• be ready to commence work within 12 weeks of executing a grant agreement.

Skills and training projects
To be eligible your project must:

• deliver skills and training to learners other than your employees.

To be eligible to apply under any grant funding stream your project must:

• be located within an eligible RJIP region, or you must be able to demonstrate that your project will directly benefit an RJIP region and align with the Local Investment Plan
• include eligible activities and eligible expenditure.

For more detailed eligibility criteria you should refer to the program guidelines.

$20,000,000.00

To apply, go to www.business.gov.au/RJIP-WideBayBurnett.

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