About the Western Australian Bicycle Network Grants Program
The WABN Grants Program is administered by the Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure and matches local government expenditure dollar-for-dollar (up to 50 per cent of the total project cost) for the design and construction of active transport infrastructure.
The program aims to ensure walking and riding infrastructure is safe, accessible, connected and continuous across local government boundaries.
The WABN Grants Program is structured to fund: infrastructure projects (design and/or construction), Local Bike Planning projects, and Active Travel Officers (ATOs).
The metropolitan stream of the WABN Grants Program (infrastructure design and/or construction) underwent a refresh in 2024 to better maximise the State Government’s strong investment in public transport infrastructure to the priorities of the long-term cycle network. It is anticipated that the next intake for metropolitan infrastructure projects will open in late 2025. To keep up to date with the latest information, subscribe to WABN e-News.
Grant intake information - Local bike plans
The WABN Grants Program now offers funding to support local bike planning (LBP) across metropolitan and regional Western Australia.
LBP grants provide local governments and regional councils with lump sum funding to develop bike plans. Two tiers of support packages are available: basic and enhanced, and applications can be submitted year-round.
The cutoff date for applications to be assessed in the final assessment period of 2025 is 11:59 pm on Friday 19 September.
Any applications submitted after this time will need to wait until April 2026 to be assessed. Please follow the link below to Transport WA Grants to access the EOI form and submit. For support regarding the Transport WA Grants online platform, refer to the Grants and funding page.
Please refer to the updated Grant Opportunity Guidelines for specific intake information, including the Addendum to the WABN Program Procedures, which supports the LBP intake.
For more information, read the FAQ and LBP Grants - information for applicants documents below.
If you have any questions relating to this assessment period of the LBP Grants, please contact us at wabngrants@transport.wa.gov.au.
Grant intake information – infrastructure
It is anticipated that the next intake for metropolitan infrastructure projects will be launched in late 2025. Funding allocations for the regional stream are currently committed through to 2027-28. There are currently no plans to launch a new ATO grants intake.
WABN Grants Program resources
Information and guidance essential to the WABN Grants Program is contained within the following documents.
Resources related to planning and designing active transport solutions can be found on the planning and designing guidance webpage.
Successful Local Bike Planning grant recipients
Our first LBP grant recipients were announced on 31 July 2025 as a part of the inaugural LBP grant round.
The successful local government authorities awarded grants from the May 2025 assessment were:
- City of Cockburn
- City of Kalamunda
- Shire of Augusta Margaret River
- Shire of Coorow
- Shire of West Arthur
- Shire of Northampton
- City of Stirling
Latest WABN grants awarded
The most recent application round for Perth Bike Network and Regional Bike Network projects was open from 31 July 2024 to 6 September 2024. Details of funded projects and initiatives between 2024-25 to 2027-28 for both streams are available below. The interactive map also outlines the projects awarded funding following the 2024 intake.
Program supporting documentation (policy, procedures, guidelines and FAQs) can be found under WABN Grants Program resources.
Awarded Active Travel Officer grants
Our first ATO grant intake was offered in the previous WABN grant round, closing on 18 November 2022, for ATOs commencing in 2023-24.
The ATO grants support local governments to employ an ATO for 3 years, to increase capacity and expertise to develop and deliver local active travel initiatives.
The successful local government authorities awarded grants from 2023-24 were:
- City of Greater Geraldton
- City of Joondalup
- City of Kwinana
- City of Stirling
- City of Wanneroo
- Town of Cottesloe