Grants of up to $50,000 (excluding GST) will be provided to support eligible recipients using best practice to conserve and celebrate places entered on the Queensland Government's Heritage Register that are, or will be, accessible to the local community and tourists.

Grants will be provided for projects to conserve Queensland's heritage-listed places by utilising best practice in heritage conservation and those which are able to facilitate or improve the community's access to the heritage-listed place and demonstrate how the heritage-listed place is intended to engage with the local community as well as visiting tourists.

Funding will also be provided to develop a new, or to update an existing, Conservation Management Plan. Activities relating to the development/update of a Conservation Management Plan must be conducted by a suitably qualified heritage architect (or practitioner) for such places.

• undertake urgent repair/conservation works on heritage-listed places
• conserve the original heritage features of heritage-listed places
• conserve heritage parks, gardens and landscapes
• prepare Arboricultural Reports that will enable ongoing maintenance of significant gardens and parks
• prepare or update a Conservation Management Plan by a suitably qualified heritage architect (or practitioner) for such places.

Application eligibility

• owners of places entered on the Queensland Government's Heritage Register, including individuals, local government authorities and trusts.
• non-profit incorporated organisations that are legally/contractually responsible for maintaining places on the Queensland Government's Heritage Register.

Ineligible applicants

• Queensland Government agencies
• Australian Government agencies
• Government Owned Corporations
• statutory bodies and authorities.

• Phone: (07) 3330 6360
• Email: csagrants@des.qld.gov.au