❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on funding allocated to the Kimberley, Pilbara, and Gascoyne regions through the Regional Investment Fund in the past month, and the number of rejected funding applications. The answer provides program details and directs the member to online resources.
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(1) What amount of funding was provided to the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne region through the Regional Investment Fund last month?
(2) How many applications for funding were rejected by the Minister or his/her Department in the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne region last month (please provide details)?
(2) How many applications for funding were rejected by the Minister or his/her Department in the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne region last month (please provide details)?
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Answered
8 May 2007
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for the the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne
Response time
49 days
(i) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program (RIFP) provides financial assistance of between $100 000 and $5 million for major capital infrastructure projects that will assist in attracting investment and increasing jobs in regional areas or to improve the access of regional communities to services; (ii) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme (WARIS) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 and $250 000 for non-capital works projects designed to deliver benefits across more than one region; (iii) Regional Development Scheme (RDS) provides financial assistance of up to $150 000 for a mix of capital works projects and other projects which may include feasibility studies, regional and local marketing programs as well as festivals and events. Each of the nine Regional Development Commissions administer its own RDS scheme; (iv) Regional Headworks Program (RHP) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 to $200 000 for projects involving the connection to providers of the essential services of water, electricity, telecommunications, gas, drainage and sewerage; and (v) Indigenous Regional Development Program (IRDP) provides financial assistance of between $10 000 to $500 000 for projects that assist in strengthening the governance, confidence, economic capacity and sustainability of Indigenous communities. The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
(ii) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme (WARIS) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 and $250 000 for non-capital works projects designed to deliver benefits across more than one region; (iii) Regional Development Scheme (RDS) provides financial assistance of up to $150 000 for a mix of capital works projects and other projects which may include feasibility studies, regional and local marketing programs as well as festivals and events. Each of the nine Regional Development Commissions administer its own RDS scheme; (iv) Regional Headworks Program (RHP) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 to $200 000 for projects involving the connection to providers of the essential services of water, electricity, telecommunications, gas, drainage and sewerage; and (v) Indigenous Regional Development Program (IRDP) provides financial assistance of between $10 000 to $500 000 for projects that assist in strengthening the governance, confidence, economic capacity and sustainability of Indigenous communities. The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
(iii) Regional Development Scheme (RDS) provides financial assistance of up to $150 000 for a mix of capital works projects and other projects which may include feasibility studies, regional and local marketing programs as well as festivals and events. Each of the nine Regional Development Commissions administer its own RDS scheme; (iv) Regional Headworks Program (RHP) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 to $200 000 for projects involving the connection to providers of the essential services of water, electricity, telecommunications, gas, drainage and sewerage; and (v) Indigenous Regional Development Program (IRDP) provides financial assistance of between $10 000 to $500 000 for projects that assist in strengthening the governance, confidence, economic capacity and sustainability of Indigenous communities. The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
(iv) Regional Headworks Program (RHP) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 to $200 000 for projects involving the connection to providers of the essential services of water, electricity, telecommunications, gas, drainage and sewerage; and (v) Indigenous Regional Development Program (IRDP) provides financial assistance of between $10 000 to $500 000 for projects that assist in strengthening the governance, confidence, economic capacity and sustainability of Indigenous communities. The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
(v) Indigenous Regional Development Program (IRDP) provides financial assistance of between $10 000 to $500 000 for projects that assist in strengthening the governance, confidence, economic capacity and sustainability of Indigenous communities. The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
(ii) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme (WARIS) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 and $250 000 for non-capital works projects designed to deliver benefits across more than one region; (iii) Regional Development Scheme (RDS) provides financial assistance of up to $150 000 for a mix of capital works projects and other projects which may include feasibility studies, regional and local marketing programs as well as festivals and events. Each of the nine Regional Development Commissions administer its own RDS scheme; (iv) Regional Headworks Program (RHP) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 to $200 000 for projects involving the connection to providers of the essential services of water, electricity, telecommunications, gas, drainage and sewerage; and (v) Indigenous Regional Development Program (IRDP) provides financial assistance of between $10 000 to $500 000 for projects that assist in strengthening the governance, confidence, economic capacity and sustainability of Indigenous communities. The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
(iii) Regional Development Scheme (RDS) provides financial assistance of up to $150 000 for a mix of capital works projects and other projects which may include feasibility studies, regional and local marketing programs as well as festivals and events. Each of the nine Regional Development Commissions administer its own RDS scheme; (iv) Regional Headworks Program (RHP) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 to $200 000 for projects involving the connection to providers of the essential services of water, electricity, telecommunications, gas, drainage and sewerage; and (v) Indigenous Regional Development Program (IRDP) provides financial assistance of between $10 000 to $500 000 for projects that assist in strengthening the governance, confidence, economic capacity and sustainability of Indigenous communities. The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
(iv) Regional Headworks Program (RHP) provides financial assistance of between $5 000 to $200 000 for projects involving the connection to providers of the essential services of water, electricity, telecommunications, gas, drainage and sewerage; and (v) Indigenous Regional Development Program (IRDP) provides financial assistance of between $10 000 to $500 000 for projects that assist in strengthening the governance, confidence, economic capacity and sustainability of Indigenous communities. The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
(v) Indigenous Regional Development Program (IRDP) provides financial assistance of between $10 000 to $500 000 for projects that assist in strengthening the governance, confidence, economic capacity and sustainability of Indigenous communities. The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
The Regional Investment Fund programs are usually run on the basis of annual funding rounds. Details of grants approved through these programs are available from the websites of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commissions. Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
Should the member so wish, I will arrange a briefing for him on the Regional Investment Fund programs.
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