The Australian Government has committed $350 million over three years, commencing in 2024–25 for the Thriving Suburbs Program to deliver investment in community infrastructure projects.
The program provides funding of between $500,000 and $15 million to local government entities and incorporated not-for-profit organisations for capital works projects that will enhance liveability, bolster social cohesion and support local amenity in urban, suburban and peri-urban communities across Australia's Greater Capital City Statistical Areas.
The program is open competitive with funding awarded on a merit basis.
As part of the application process, applicants will be required to complete an initial online eligibility checklist to confirm eligibility, project readiness and program suitability. Potential applicants can check their initial eligibility to apply before developing an application.
Applicants that meet the eligibility requirements will be able to proceed through the application process. Further information on the application and assessment process is outlined in the Program Guidelines.
Applications open 27 July 2024 and close 5:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time 2 September 2024 (the former closing date was 26 August 2024). Please continue to monitor this webpage for updates on the program.
Funding round
The program has been funded to deliver one round only with $350 million available to invest in urban, suburban and peri-urban communities.
Guidelines and program information is also available on business.gov.au.
Supporting documentation
- Thriving Suburbs Program co-funding methodology
- Thriving Suburbs Program Guidelines (revised)—amendments to program closing date and time, and clarify program processes by: amending section 1.1, section 10, section 11 and section 12 to define steps for successful applicants to enter funding agreements with relevant state or territory jurisdictions; amending section 7.1 advising that documents held in cloud storage applications or on applicant private servers will not be accepted; updating section 8.1 to define the process of assessing eligible funding activities and expenditure; updating section 14 to include probity provisions for the multi-party Parliamentary panel; updating section 15 to define Program Delegate; update to section 1 to correct location of glossary; addition of a hyperlink to the National Urban Policy in section 2; amendment to wording relating to pre-construction activities in Appendix D; and clarification of First Nations Community Controlled Organisations.
- Thriving Suburbs Program Minister's media release
- Thriving Suburbs Program eligibility checklist
- Thriving Suburbs Program fact sheet
- Thriving Suburbs Program roundtable report
- Program eligibility mapping tool