Regional Infrastructure Fund

The Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) aims to harness key regional strengths to improve regional Victoria’s productivity and liveability. It will invest in major infrastructure projects that create or enhance the conditions for economic growth, and build diversified and sustainable regional economies that are resilient to change.

The RIF provides public grant funding for the following four program streams:

• Visitor Economy
• Productive and Liveable Cities and Centres
• Enabling Infrastructure
• Rural Development.

As well as supporting our regional city areas, to address the needs and capacity of rural communities, RIF includes the Rural Development program stream which is available to support projects in a breadth of small towns and communities in the 38 rural local government areas. Under this program stream, grants for infrastructure are capped at $500,000 and grants for project and strategic planning are capped at $50,000.

All project applications will be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants will be asked to demonstrate the project’s ability to address each of the following criteria, outlined in the Regional Infrastructure Fund application guidelines:

1. economic benefits
2. social and environmental benefits
3. alignment with state and regional priorities and demonstrated project need
4. demonstrated project feasibility and delivery
5. financial viability
6. maximising value to the state
7. program stream criteria.

Prior to submitting an application, applicants are advised to: 

This table covers projects funded under the following program streams:

• Enabling Infrastructure
• Productive and Liveable Cities and Centres
• Rural Development.
• Visitor Economy