Other Grants & Sponsorships
Our purpose is clear: we work for the benefit of the Gascoyne – not for ourselves, but for the communities, industries, and people who call this region home.
The GDC Sponsorship Program
The Gascoyne Development Commission welcome opportunities to apply for sponsorship funding to enhance economic and social development in the region.
Each year we sponsor a number of community focused initiatives that make a meaningful impact within our region.
Aligning to our Strategic Priorities
To be eligible for our GDC sponsorship program, your initiative must align with at least one of our strategic priorities:
- Diversify the economy
- Supporting access to government services and healthcare
- Providing more homes
- Building safe and inclusive communities
- Protecting and restoring the environment
- Delivering quality infrastructure
Available for individual initiatives
Sponsorships in 2024-2025
External sponsorship opportunities
The Shire of Carnarvon
The Shire of Carnarvon’s Community Growth Fund has been designed to demonstrate the Council’s commitment to supporting communities in the region by providing financial and in-kind support to activities that build capacity, encourage participation, and make positive and ongoing contributions that align with the Shire’s Strategic Community Plan.
For grant opportunities visit:
https://www.carnarvon.wa.gov.au/community/events/grants-funding/community-growth-fund.aspx
The Shire of Upper Gascoyne
For grant opportunities visit:
The Shire of Shark Bay
The Shire of Shark Bay administers three grant rounds per financial year, for equipment, community projects and events. Please refer to their guidelines for eligible items and selection criteria.
For grant opportunities visit:
Shire of Exmouth
The Shire of Exmouth Community Grants program aims to support the development of self-sustaining community groups and clubs and promote local economic development.
For grant opportunities visit:
https://www.exmouth.wa.gov.au/community/community-services/community-grants-programs.aspx
Lotterywest
Lotterywest’s vision, as the only government-owned lottery in Australia, is to build a better Western Australia together. They do this by working with organisations across the State to deliver projects and initiatives that achieve outcomes for our communities.
For funding opportunities, visit:
https://www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/grants/grant-opportunities
JTSI
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation maintains a Grants Assistance and Programs Register which provides current and potential industry proponents with information on available state and federal government funding programs and assistance.
DPIRD
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Value Add Investment Grants (VAIG) Program supports agriculture, food and beverage businesses to invest in the expansion or relocation of their value adding and manufacturing operations in WA. It also supports the planning of expansion projects through feasibility study grants. The VAIG is a major competitive grant program designed to build resilience within the agribusiness, food and beverage value adding industries and reduce WA’s reliance on imported products.
Tourism WA
The Regional Events Scheme (RES) is an annual funding round for smaller and developing regional events across WA.
From more information, head to the Regional Events Scheme webpage: Regional Events Scheme funding – Tourism Western Australia
Federal Grant Opportunities
The following link contains all current Federal Grant Opportunities (GOs) open for application. GOs are sorted by default with those closing soonest at the top, and those that are ongoing at the end of the list.
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