The Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program provides grants to enhance the safety and accessibility of aerodromes in remote and very remote areas of Australia. It will provide year-round all-weather access, particularly where road access is unavailable or unreliable. This will:

• improve the safety of aircraft, operators and passengers using remote and very remote airstrips
• facilitate improved delivery of essential goods and services such as food supplies, health care, community mail and passenger air services
• complement air services delivery to communities subsidised under the Australian Government’s Remote Aviation Access Program (RAAP) through the Remote Air Services Subsidy (RASS) Scheme
• meet operational requirements of the RFDS or operators providing similar aeromedical services

The maximum grant amount is $3,000,000.

The grant will be up to 50% of eligible project costs, unless:

• where the applicant (you) and a third party (could include State/Territory or local government, or other entity are both contributing to eligible project costs, the grant amount will be up to 33.3% of eligible project costs or
• where the applicant (you) meets the definition in these Guidelines as an Indigenous Owned and/or Operated Aerodrome, the grant will be up to 100% of eligible project cost.

You can apply if you meet the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria are a set of rules that describe who we can consider for this grant. You can apply if you:

• are an eligible entity
• have eligible project activities.

The rules are in the grant opportunity guidelines.