Community Heritage Grants Program 2026-27

The application form should be read in conjunction with the Heritage Grants Program Guidelines 2026-27 published on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage’s website. 

Some projects require the guidance of a suitably qualified heritage professional. See the program guidelines for more information. Professional fees should be included in your application.

If the project involves work to a place and you are not the property owner, you must provide a copy of the lease or a letter of support from the owners granting you permission to apply on their behalf.

Funds requested must be supported by quotations, a minimum of two quotes per project task should be provided.

A range of tasks do not attract funding under the Community Heritage Grants stream, for example:

• Projects or events that have commenced prior to the signing of a grant agreement
• Projects that replicate existing events, activities, services or products receiving assistance
• Events that are held in a heritage place but do not otherwise promote heritage conservation or interpretation
• Conservation works that do not involve a hands-on training or education event.

For the full list of ineligible tasks, please visit the Heritage Council's Grants Program website.

For more information, please contact us on 6551 7954 or email HCWAincentives@dplh.wa.gov.au

The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage is obliged under the Privacy and Responsible Sharing Act 2024 to advise you of certain matters when collecting your personal information. This collection notice sets out those matters and explains how we will manage the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.

The Department collects this information on behalf of the Heritage Council of Western Australia in order to:

• allow the assessment panels to assess your application against the criteria;
• promote successful grant recipients and completed projects on the Heritage Council and Department social media accounts and website;
• provide relevant information on the recommended recipients to the Minister for Heritage prior to the announcement of the round; and
• undertake mandatory reporting that will include publication of successful grants and grant recipients in the Heritage Council’s annual report.

Additionally, we may use information you provide to:
• communicate with you and obtain any additional information to allow the assessment panels to make their decision or assessment;
• promote your project more widely in the media and in publications*; and
• invite your participation in future heritage-related events and activities.

*In relation to media and other promotion, the Department will not provide any personal information contained in your application to an external party without your express consent.

Project values, applicant contributions and grant amounts will be made public as part of the Heritage Council’s reporting process. Any other commercially or financially sensitive information collected as part of your nomination will not be shared with any third party and will be used strictly by the assessment panels to assess your nomination.

If you do not provide all the information requested in this online application form, it may not be possible for the panels to assess your application, and the Department may contact you for further details.

We will not disclose your personal information for any other purpose without your consent unless required by law, or the disclosure is authorised under the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024.

For further information about how your personal information is handled, including how you may request access to, or correction of, your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact the Department on (08) 6551 8002 or by emailing info@dplh.wa.gov.au.

The Department uses SmartyGrants, a third-party grants management platform. Personal information submitted through SmartyGrants is stored and processed in SmartyGrants. Please see SmartyGrants Privacy Policy for details on how it manages personal information.