ARTC Inland Rail offer funding for individuals and organisations in regional areas along the Inland Rail route that contribute to local and regional prosperity, well-being and sustainability.

ARTC Inland Rail’s Community Sponsorships and Donations program supports community-initiated projects, events or activities, which: 

• Are one-off and short-term 
• Contribute to the community’s wellbeing, prosperity and/or sustainability 
• Focus on one or more of Inland Rail’s priority areas of culture, safety, environment, recreation and, entrepreneurism
• Align with the core values of ARTC Inland Rail which are future thinking, active engagement, no harm, results.

Funding amounts

Eligible organisations can apply for amounts between $1,000 and $4,000. 

There will be four rounds per calendar year:

Application forms must be sent to IRcommunitysponsorships@ARTC.com.au (a signed, scanned copy of the application form) by 6:00pm on the due date.

Eligibility requirements

Eligibility includes:

• Organisations and community groups which are not-for-profit, legal entities which hold a current ABN 
• Non-incorporated community groups and clubs must be auspiced by an eligible organisation which is nominated as the legal entity on the application form
• Aboriginal Land Councils and Traditional Owner Groups in the alignment area 
• Local government entities in the alignment area 
• Organisations and community groups must be located in the eligible local government areas (nominated by ARTC Inland Rail) with priority likely to be given to communities nearest the Inland Rail alignment 
• Applications must be made in full, be signed by an office holder of the organisation or community group and submitted by the closing date for the relevant round. 
• Projects must be one-off, short-term activities that relate to identified priority areas and contribute to their community’s wellbeing, prosperity, and sustainability.

What is not eligible: 

• Religious, political, private individual or business events and activities
• Organisations or community groups not aligned with ARTC Inland Rail values or have direct links to tobacco, illegal drugs, negative impacts on health or associated with risk-taking activities 
• Requests for prize money, ongoing or retrospective activities, or to cover costs associated with making an application.

Eligible Local Government Areas

• Email: IRCommunitySponsorships@artc.com.au