Connecting Schools Grant

Connecting Schools Grant funding is available to any school or educational facility for children in Western Australia, that is registered, and actively engaged, in the Your Move program.

To be eligible to apply for a Connecting Schools Grant, Your Move schools must:

• have completed a Start of Year Hands Up Survey, or completed one within two weeks of the school joining the program;
• reach a Your Move accreditation level of Silver or higher before the grant period closes;
• commit to submitting an End of Year Hands Up Survey in Term 4, 2023; and
• have fulfilled all acquittal requirements for previous Connecting Schools Grants funded projects.

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Four types of grants (small, medium, large and major) will be available to apply for in Term 3, 2023. Eligibility for each level is based on the Your Move accreditation level the school has achieved in 2023 (refer to table below).

For example, if your school has reached silver accreditation, you can apply for a small grant valued at up to $799. If your school has reached double platinum accreditation, your school could apply for a small, medium, large or major grant, depending on the grant package you wish to be considered for.

It is important to note schools can only apply for and receive, where successful, one Connecting Schools grant per financial year. If your school is unsuccessful, you will not be able to apply again until the next round.

Schools applying for one of the four major grants are to be aware, where a school is deemed unsuccessful, they will no longer have the option to apply for a lesser valued grant in the same grant round.

*Schools that have received Major grant funding in the past two financial years will be exempt from applying for a Major grant in the 2023-24 round. Refer to the Grant Guidelines for more details.

Funding is offered as packaged services and goods. The Grant Menu details the package offerings, which are available for schools to apply for through the application process.

Major grant applications must be solely for the use of infrastructure projects, however $2,499 of the total grant funding can be reserved for a place making project to support the activation of the infrastructure. Schools will be required to submit a project description and supporting documentation including costings, draft site plan and relevant photos. Please refer to the Infrastructure Menu (coming soon) for information on pricing.

The application period will open at 8.00 am, Wednesday 16 August 2023 and will close at 5.00 pm, Wednesday 6 September 2023.

Applications for the 2023-24 Connecting Schools Grant have now closed.

In 2023, a total pool of $225,000 is available to eligible schools to apply for as package goods and services to support active travel to school. 

Remember, Connecting Schools Grants are offered annually, so if you miss out this year you will have another opportunity to apply next year. In the meantime, you can use points to redeem Reward Shop items to help your school deliver the Your Move program.

All grant applications will be reviewed and assessed by an internal assessment panel and the recommendations will reviewed DoT’s Independent Review Function. You will be notified in writing of the outcome of your application on 9 October 2023. All successful schools will be sent an invite to attend a ‘kick off meeting’ to discuss next steps for acquitting the grant.

Please refer to the Grant Guidelines for key dates.

Connecting Schools Grant Guidelines

Connecting School Grant FAQs

Connecting Schools Grant Menu

Connecting Schools Deed

Connecting Schools Grant Infrastructure Menu

View a recording of the online briefing session

For more information about Connecting School Grants please contact the Your Move Team on email yourmove@transport.wa.gov.au or telephone (08) 6551 6040 (Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm).