Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program
Regional and rural funding, offered by Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
Ongoing intake
Applications are accepted continuously and the funder publishes no closing date. Ongoing programs do get paused or closed without notice, so this one is re-read nightly.
- Funding
- Not stated
- Total pool available: $117,700,000
- Where
- ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS, Administered TerritoriesCommonwealth of Australia
- Opened
- 18 August 2025
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Who can apply
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts does not publish a structured list of eligible applicant types for this program, so this page does not show one. The eligibility criteria in the guidelines on the official page are the ones that count.
Eligibility, in Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts's own words
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What Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program funds
The RDA program is a national network of 50 Committees, including the Indian Ocean Territories Regional Development Organisation (collectively referred to in this document as RDAs). RDAs are made up of volunteer local leaders who work with all levels of government, business and community groups to support economic development in their regions.
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How to apply
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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About Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program
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When does Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program close?
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts accepts applications on an ongoing basis and publishes no closing date. Ongoing rounds do get paused and closed without much notice, so this listing is re-read every night and the alert list is told the day it changes.
How much funding is available through Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program?
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts does not publish a funding amount for this program, so this page does not show one. The figure, where there is one, is in the guidelines Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts publishes on their own page, which this record names and carries the link to.
Who can apply for Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program?
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts does not publish a structured list of eligible applicant types. The eligibility criteria Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts publishes in their own guidelines are the ones that count, and this record carries the link to them.
Is Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program still open?
It was ongoing intake when we last read Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts's own page, on 24 Oct 2026. Every source is re-read nightly and this page carries the date of the last read.
Who runs Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program, and does GrantWindow take a cut?
Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program is offered by Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts in Commonwealth of Australia. Applications are made through the funder, never through GrantWindow: we take no applications, charge no fee and act as no intermediary. Any site offering to apply on your behalf for a government grant is worth a very careful look.
Where this record came from
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- Last checked24 Oct 2026The day we last read this program on the funder's own page.
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