Hume Regional Development Australia RDAF Rounds 3 and 4 Information Session 7 November 2012

1. Hume Regional Development Australia RDAF Rounds 3 and 4 Information Session 7 November 2012

2. Purpose of Information Session • Outline of Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF) • Messages from Round 1 and 2 • Overview - RDAF Round 3 • Overview – RDAF Round 4 • Regional Plan Update

3. Regional Development Australia Fund • Regional Development Australia Fund objective - support economies and communities through funding projects that meet community priorities and needs • Preferential projects are those with a strong focus on regional benefits that span towns, municipalities and local government areas, regions • Each project is assessed on its individual and relative merits including extent to which it: • Delivers benefits to town/regional area • Addresses community needs • Supports local government/regional priorities

4. Messages from Round 1 and 2 • Projects should have leveraged funds • Proponents should be persistent • Proponents should look to innovative projects • Regional impact is important

5. RDAF Round 3 • $50M available to support small towns • Grants of between $50,000 and $500,000 available for projects for towns with a population of 30,000 or less • Projects will need to meet the needs of local communities and address priorities of councils by aligning with strategic or community plans/other priority plans ie council plan • Round open to local government authorities and not for profits with annual income of $500,000 or more

6. RDAF Round 3 • Project will need to be primarily identified for one of the following categories: • Economic • Community • Arts and Culture • Sport and Recreation

7. RDAF Round 3 • Expressions of Interest - due to the Department by • 6 December 2012 • RDA committees to assess EOIs and select 5 highest priority and viable projects to proceed to full application • Assessment of EOIs by RDA committees will be on: • Local government priorities • Capacity of project to address needs in town/ neighbouring towns • Level of community support • Capacity for project to commence within 12 months of funding agreement being signed and completed by 31 December 2016

8. RDAF Round 3 • Eligibility criteria for full applications: • Eligible organisation • Eligible projects • Project must be nominated by RDA committee • Viable and sustainable project • Selection criteria for assessment includes extent to • which project provides: • Community benefit (Criterion 1) • Supports the local economy (Criterion 2) • Additional leveraged funding from a variety of sources (Criterion 3) • Unable to otherwise fund the project (Criterion 4)

9. RDAF Round 3 • Tips: • Strong preference given to projects with partner contributions (in kind accepted as partner contribution) • Funding for arts and culture projects are a priority • Failure to provide relevant documents for applications will not render application ineligible but could diminish project’s chance of success • EOIs should tell the story – make the case for project and why it is needed for the town/community

10. RDAF Round 4 • $175 million available to support strategic infrastructure projects • Grants of between $500,000 and $15,000,000 available for projects that support regional infrastructure • Projects will need to have a strong focus on regional benefits, with preference given to projects that span LGAs and or regions • Round open to local government authorities and not for profits with annual income of $1,000,000 or more

11. RDAF Round 4 • Project will need fit into one of the following categories: • Economic • Community • Arts and Culture • Sport and Recreation

12. RDAF Round 4 • Expressions of Interest - due to the Department by 6 December 2012 • RDA committees to assess EOIs and select 3 highest priority and viable projects to proceed to full application – only one per category • Assessment of EOIs by RDA committees will be on: • Priorities in the regional plan • Capacity of project to address needs in region • Level of community support • Impact of project on region • Capacity for project to commence within 12 months of funding agreement being signed and completed by • 31 December 2016

13. RDAF Round 4 • Eligibility criteria for full applications: • Eligible organisation • Eligible projects • Project must be nominated by RDA committee • Viable and sustainable project • Selection criteria for assessment includes extent to • which project provides: • Contribution to regional economic growth (Criterion 1) • Community benefit (Criterion 2) • Additional leveraged funding from a variety of sources (Criterion 3) • Unable to otherwise fund the project (Criterion 4)

14. RDAF Round 4 • Tips: • Strong preference given to projects with partner contributions • Funding for arts and culture projects are a priority • Failure to provide relevant documents for applications will not render application ineligible but could diminish project’s chance of success – refer Section 5.2 and Attachment B of Guidelines for further information

15. Regional Plan Update • Hume Strategy for Sustainable Communities 2010-20 – still current as regional plan • Update document – Draft Hume Strategy Regional Plan – Key Priorities 2012/13 • Draft nominated transformational projects include: • Regional city revitalisation • Strong regional centres and towns • Hume tracks and trails • Regional sporting precincts • Regional response to less water • Digital Hume • Hume Energy Future • Going Global in the Food Industry • Intermodal Freight and Logistics Facilities • Hume Regional Growth Plan