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Home > Aviation > Regional Airports Development Scheme > Funding allocation

Funding allocation

Since 2009, 338 regional airport projects have been granted RADS funding totalling more than $56 million in support of projects valued at approximately $133 million.

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  Managing your grant

If you are successful in obtaining a 2025-27 RADS grant, the 'A Guide to Managing your Grant’ brochure will let you know what’s required for your grant to be paid and acquitted. It includes reporting templates you may wish to use and information about how you should report on your grant. 

Note:

The new 2025-27 'A Guide to Managing Your 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 2009, 338 regional airport projects have been granted RADS funding totalling more than $56 million in support of projects valued at approximately $133 million. RADS projects have improved airport safety, accessibility, security and development planning at regional airports.

projects have been granted RADS funding since 2009

($ Million) in RADS funding awarded since 2009

The 2025-27 RADS funding round is funded by the Department of Transport.

  Other funding sources

The Commonwealth Governments Remote Aviation Access Program (RAAP) is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. The Program 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, the Commonwealth Government provides funding support to enhance aviation safety, accessibility and climate resilience through the Regional Airports Program (RAP). The RAP is a competitive grants program for regional airports.

In the 2024-25 Commonwealth Budget, the Australian Government announced: 

  • the RAP will be extended with an additional $40 million in competitive grant funding over three years from 2024–25.
  • The RAUP will be extended with an additional $50 million over three years, to improve safety of remote airstrips and accessibility for people with disability.
     

 

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