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Funding allocation

In the 2019-21 RADS funding round over $2 million in State Government funding was awarded to 27 regional airports. Refer to the full list of successful projects in the 2019-21 funding round below.

The remaining $1.8 million of 2019-21 RADS funding has been primarily set aside for the Albany Airport runway redevelopment project.

  Managing your grant

Managing your grant
Managing your grant

If you are successful in obtaining a 2021-23 RADS grant, the Managing your RADS grant brochure will assist you with the necessary actions and requirements for your grant to be paid and acquitted. It contains information about how you should report on your grant, as well as templates which you may wish to use.

Note:

The new 2021-23 Managing your RADS grant brochure will be sent to successful grantees together with their funding deeds.

The conditions as outlined in your funding deed prevail.

  RADS funding

Since 2008/09, 282 regional airport projects have been granted RADS funding totaling almost $42 million, in support of projects valued at approximately $96 million. RADS projects have improved airport safety, accessibility, security and development planning at regional airports.

regional airport projects have been granted RADS funding since 2008/09

($ Million) in RADS funding awarded since 2008/09

The 2021-23 RADS funding round is funded by the Department of Transport. Refer to the document below for a full list of RADS projects that have been completed and fully acquitted from 2008-09.

AV_P_2019_21_RADS_Grant_Recipients_table.pdf icon RADS 2019-21: Table of grant recipients Kb
AV_P_RADS_Gascoyne_projects.pdf icon RADS: Projects by Regions – Gascoyne Kb
AV_P_RADS_Goldifelds_Esperance_projects.pdf icon RADS: Projects by Region – Goldfields/Esperance Kb
AV_P_RADS_Great_Southern_projects.pdf icon RADS: Projects by Region – Great Southern Kb
AV_P_RADS_Kimberley_projects.pdf icon RADS: Projects by Region – Kimberley Kb
AV_P_RADS_Mid_West_projects.pdf icon RADS: Projects by Region – Mid West Kb
AV_P_RADS_Pilbara_projects.pdf icon RADS: Projects by Region – Pilbara Kb
AV_P_RADS_South_West_projects.pdf icon RADS: Projects by Region – South West Kb
AV_P_RADS_Wheatbelt_projects.pdf icon RADS: Projects by Region – Wheatbelt Kb
AV_P_RADS_StrategicAirportAssetFinMgmtFrameworkRPT.pdf icon Strategic Airport Assets and Financial Management Framework (Framework) Overview Kb

  Other funding sources

The Commonwealth Governments Remote Aviation Access Program (RAAP) is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and provides funding support for access and safety upgrades to remote aerodromes as well as subsidised flights to ensure residents of remote communities have access to regional service centres.

The funding components on RAAP are:

  1. The Remote Air Services Subsidy (RASS) Scheme.
  2. The Remote Aerodrome Inspection (RAI) Program.
  3. The Remote Aerodrome Upgrade (RAU) Program.

Additionally, in the 2019-20 Budget, the Commonwealth Government committed $100 million over 4 years through the Regional Airports Program (RAP) to ensure that key regional airport facilities meet the needs of communities and local industry, now and into the future.

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