Residential Energy Upgrade Grants Program (Australia)

Deadline: 31 March 2025

The Residential Energy Upgrade Grants support body corporates in residential strata-title buildings to undertake upgrades that will improve the environmental performance of existing residential buildings and work towards net-zero emissions.

The grant supports upgrade projects that relate to common areas or provide communal benefits for residential occupants.

Funding Information

The Residential Energy Upgrade Grant operates in three streams:
- Stream A
  - Stream A attracts a matched funding contribution from the City up to a maximum of $25,000.
  - For projects in residential buildings with a minimum of twenty dwellings.
- Stream B
  - Stream B attracts a matched funding contribution from the City up to a maximum of $10,000.
  - For projects in residential buildings with a minimum of twenty dwellings.
- Stream C
  - Stream C attracts a matched funding contribution from the City up to a maximum of $5,000.
  - For projects in residential buildings with a minimum of four dwellings.

Eligible Projects

Eligible projects relate to common areas or provide communal benefit for residential occupants. Upgrades may include one or more of the following:
- Energy efficiency: upgrades to lighting, hot water system, pumps and motors, lifts, air conditioning and ventilation, and including building tuning.
- Electrification: replacement of gas hot water systems, space heating and cooking appliances with an energy efficient electric alternative.
- Renewables: installation of solar photovoltaic systems and battery storage.

Outcomes

A climate-focussed city
- Support the community to achieve net-zero emissions.
A well-planned city
- Identify opportunities to upgrade existing buildings to improve their environmental performance.
A resource-efficient, climate-conscious, green city
- Perth’s community are leaders in environmental sustainability.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for funding an applicant must:
- be a legally constituted body corporate/owners corporation of an existing residential strata-titled building with an Australian Business Number (ABN), with at least four residential dwellings. Applications from mixed use strata are eligible to apply where the building is primarily residential strata (minimum 75% residential strata lots);
- be located within the City of Perth’s local government area;
- have all appropriate insurances, permits and licenses for the proposed project or can demonstrate that appropriate permits, approvals, licences etc are being obtained with the relevant authorities including and not limited to the City’s, planning, building, health and heritage departments;
- be using external suppliers and contractors that are appropriately certified to undertake the proposed upgrade works; have submitted the application prior to the project commencement date with sufficient time to enable consideration by the City;
- demonstrate financial viability without the City’s funding (an individual project may not be viable without the City’s support, however the organisation must be).
- demonstrate the Body Corporate has provided full prior approval for the proposed project.
The City will not consider applications from:
- applicants considered commercial, entertainment, or accommodation providers including short and long-term, serviced apartments, supported accommodation, hotels, or residential care;
- the Commonwealth or State Government Departments;
- a political party;
- an applicant that the City considers to support, promote or facilitate violence, intolerance or discrimination;
- an employee or elected member of the City, or their immediate family, however this does not include an application from an organisation that an employee, elected member or their immediate family member may be part of;
- an applicant that has outstanding debts to the City;
- an applicant who is in legal conflict with the City;
- an applicant that has failed to provide satisfactory acquittal reporting for any previous City funding;
- an applicant that has already received City funding (including in-kind) for the same project within the same financial year; or
- an applicant that conducts, or has conducted, themselves in a way the City considers to be injurious or prejudicial to the character or interest of the City.