Australian Government Capital Grants Eligibility

To be eligible for CGP a school must:

Have entered into a QIS BGA Participating School’s Agreement
Be in receipt of Australian Government recurrent funds for the levels of education to which the proposed project relates
Demonstrate that the project will contribute to the CGP objectives
Show that the proposed project is reasonable and appropriate in size
Show that the proposed project is consistent with sound educational planning
Be viable, that is, the school must be likely to remain financially solvent
Demonstrate both an educational and financial need for capital assistance
Demonstrate that the school has an appropriate maintenance plan in place
Demonstrate that the school has adequate insurance cover
Ensure that the proposed project will not adversely affect the national estate value of a place in the Register of the National Estate in terms of the Australian Heritage
Own the land or have a minimum 20 year lease for the land and/or buildings.

Projects which may be eligible for CGP assistance:

Planning, erection, alteration, extension, demolition or refurbishment of a building, part of a building or other facility, including student residential accommodation and attached supervisors’ quarters
Development or preparation of land for building or other purposes
Installation or upgrade of water, electricity or any other services
Provision of furniture and/or equipment which is part of a broader capital project, unless special circumstances exist
Purchase of land with buildings or parts of buildings, or in special circumstances, without buildings.

Projects which are not eligible under CGP:

Facilities which have religious worship as the principal purpose
Facilities in a co-educational school which are not equally available to male and female students
Provision of staff housing other than supervisors’ quarters attached to student boarding facilities, except in isolated areas
Leasing of land
Provision off facilities on leased land where the term of lease is less than the liability period of the grant
Projects where a contract has been entered into, or construction including site works, has commenced prior to Ministerial approval, i.e. where retrospective approval is sought.