Caravan parks grant program

Are you a privately owned Caravan Park that needs to upgrade or create new and visitor facilities, especially if these were impacted by floods or fire, then the Federal Government Caravan Parks grant program may be for you.

Funding Available

The Caravan Parks grant program provides grants of $10,000 to $100,000 matched dollar-for-dollar for upgrades to visitor infrastructure at caravan parks in Australia.

The amount of matching funding will depend on the turnover of your caravan park from the 2021-22 financial year:

Caravan parks with an annual turnover of under $10 million, matched funding will be dollar for dollar (1:1).
Caravan parks with an annual turnover of $10 million or more, matched funding will be two for every dollar (2:1).

And the money must be spent by 15 May 2024.

If you own or operate more than one caravan park under an overarching entity or brand, you can apply for multiple grants at different caravan parks but only up to a total grant value of $300,000 across all caravan parks.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants must:

Hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) with an Australian bank account.
Be a legal entity that operates a caravan park within Australia with 40 or more powered sites used for short-term visitor accommodation. Powered sites refer to caravan or camping sites and cabins. Permanent accommodation or long-term sites do not count towards this number.
Be solvent.
Hold public liability insurance and other relevant insurance to cover the project.

You are not eligible to apply if you are:

a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government agency or body
an individual or sole trader
a partnership
an unincorporated association
a trust (however, a trustee who is an Australian person or entity incorporated in Australia (with a valid ACN) may apply on behalf of a trust).

What can you use the money to do

Caravan Parks grant program projects must be new infrastructure and/or assets or upgrades to existing infrastructure and/or assets. Projects must focus primarily on direct benefit towards short-term visitor accommodation and/or facilities. Eligible projects could include (but are not limited to):

developing new caravan/camping sites
increasing the number of powered sites
installing new cabins or substantial renovations of existing cabins
installing new or upgraded recreational facilities
installing new or upgraded visitor amenities
upgrading sites, cabins or amenities to make them more accessible, environmentally friendly or reduced carbon impact.

The grant funds can not be used to cover:

administration costs
costs incurred prior to a grant agreement being executed
costs of purchasing, leasing or depreciation of land
IT assets, IT software, office furniture or equipment
loans, debt financing, financing cost, including interest and bank fees
maintenance or general repair costs
marketing or promotional advertising costs
routine or business as usual operational expenses
site preparation activities which are not directly related to, or for, the main purpose of the project
staff accommodation.

Assessment Criteria

The Caravan Parks grant program is a competitive grant process and you application will be scored out of 100, with only the highest scoring applications proceeding.

40% of the marks are around how this project will increase short term visitor numbers and associated metrics.

30% of the marks are around your capacity, capability and resources to deliver the project.

30% of the marks are around the project alignment with THRIVE 2030 strategy and your commitment to the visitor economy. Click here to learn more about THRIVE 2030

Learn more and Apply

Click here to learn more about the Caravan Parks grant program and start the application process

Note applications close on 22 December 2022, 4:00pm AEDST.

Wayne Wanders is an experienced Business Advisor skilled in analysing business financial performance and cash flow. Wayne may also be able to assist you in preparing your grant application. Contact Wayne below for a free no obligation session.

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