Business grants

The City Centre Business Incentive Program - City Initiatives Rebate Stream grants applications are OPEN.

Background

A vibrant City Centre provides the services and facilities that businesses, customers, residents and visitors' demand. It creates jobs, attracts investment, generates income and is a key contributor towards economic growth.

Purpose

To incentivise business investment towards the shared goal of a vibrant City Centre and support the growth of local businesses.

Objectives

To encourage the growth of:

• Visitation numbers
• Dwell time
• Spend in local businesses
• Investment by business in public and private spaces
• Aesthetic improvement of external public spaces to improve place identity and character
• Attraction of unique businesses, activations and products that add to a vibrant day and/or night City Centre experience
• Integration and alignment of activation programs or projects with relevant City-led initiatives

More information

• The grant guidelines are available online
• Maximum funding $1,000 per applicant for each funding round, with several rounds open per year. These will allow businesses to leverage different City-led initiatives, and will be advertised by the City when each round opens (for example Winter in Mandurah, Christmas, Mandurah Crab Fest, etc.)

Got an idea? Next steps...

1. Contact the City Centre Place and Projects Officer from the Economic Development team to discuss your idea and grant application - 08 9550 3202 or [email protected] 
2. Apply here:

The City Centre Business Incentive Program - Proposals Stream grants applications are OPEN.

Background

A vibrant City Centre provides the services and facilities that businesses, customers, residents and visitors' demand. It creates jobs, attracts investment, generates income and is a key contributor towards economic growth.

Purpose

To incentivise business investment towards the shared goal of a vibrant City Centre and support the growth of local businesses.

Objectives

To encourage the growth of:

• Visitation numbers
• Dwell time
• Spend in local businesses
• Investment by business in public and private spaces
• Aesthetic improvement of external public spaces to improve place identity and character
• Attraction of unique businesses, activations and products that add to a vibrant day and/or night City Centre experience
• Integration and alignment of activation programs or projects with relevant City-led initiatives

More information

• The grant guidelines are available online
• Maximum funding $5,000 per applicant will be awarded for the year
• The City’s contribution to the project is capped at 50 per cent of the total project costs. Commercial sponsorships and partnerships are acceptable as additional funding sources alongside the applicant’s own contributions.
• Applications for each financial year must be lodged on or before the last business day prior to April 14, or until funds are exhausted

Got an idea? Next steps...

1. Contact the City Centre Place and Projects Officer from the Economic Development team to discuss your idea and grant application   
   Contact us on 08 9550 3202 or email us.
2. Apply here - Applications