On 31 October 2020 the South Australian Government announced the Local Government Infrastructure Partnership Program to support councils to accelerate spending on community infrastructure projects that contribute to the future economic growth of their region, or support the Government’s Growth State agenda, or improve local infrastructure facilities for businesses and community organisations to enable them to grow in the future.

The South Australian Government commitment of $106.9 million will leverage an estimated total $270 million to $290 million investment in local government infrastructure.

Under the program, the State Government provided grants to councils for up to 50 per cent of the cost of approved infrastructure projects. Councils could fund their contribution either through their own reserves or borrowings. Infrastructure projects could include other funding partners, including the Commonwealth Government and/or local businesses.

Applications for the grant closed on 29 January 2021.

Applications were assessed by an independent panel comprising staff from the Office of Local Government and the Department of Treasury and Finance.

The list of successful grant recipients can be found here: LGIPP grant recipients (PDF, 210KB)

Any questions on the Program can be submitted to DTF on LGinfrastructuregrants@sa.gov.au