Heritage Grants - Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate

Applications for the 2024-2025 ACT Heritage Grants Program have now closed.

The ACT Heritage Grants Program is an annual funding program administered by the ACT Government to assist the community in working to conserve and promote the heritage of the ACT.

The ACT Heritage Grants 2024-2025 will provide $230,000 to identify and carry out projects that promote and conserve our local heritage. Successful projects will be announced in August 2024.

Funding Priorities

ACT Heritage Register

Conservation works that enable the continued preservation/protection, use of and access to places and objects registered on the ACT Heritage Register
Conservation Management Plans for registered places and objects, and Aboriginal places and objects

Community Participation

Projects that actively engage people in understanding, celebrating and promoting heritage places and objects through education (of all ages), oral histories, tourism, digitisation, interpretation and events.

Aboriginal Heritage

Projects initiated by or involving local Aboriginal communities in cultural heritage activities.

Partnerships

Projects that provide partnership opportunities between community organisations and ACT government agencies.

Diversity

Projects that reflect the Territory's diversity and equality. Documenting and recording the histories of women and Indigenous, multicultural, disability and LGBTQIA+ communities of the ACT.

Successful projects from previous years

More information

For more information on the program in general, read the 2024-2025 Heritage Grants Program Guidelines for Applications [1.0 MB], or contact ACT Heritage on 13 22 81 or email to heritage@act.gov.au