Some tips to help you prepare for your upcoming CSG application.

Create a Transport WA Grants account 

All applications must be submitted via Transport WA Grants (Omnistar). Register your account early so you’re already set up when the CSG launches.  

Register for a Transport WA Grants account.

Read the grant guidelines and procedures

The grant guidelines are updated each year. Make sure you read through them carefully; it has all the essential information you will need, including:

• eligibility
• funding objectives
• how much you can apply for
• what is and isn’t funded
• what supporting documents and information you will need.

The guidelines also include real example responses to assessment criteria, written by successful applicants, to help guide and strengthen your application.

The procedures document provides more detail on the grant funding management, assessment and award decision-making process, and grant monitoring.

Allow enough time

You can start preparing your draft responses to the assessment criteria now.

Start early to give yourself plenty of time to craft a compelling and detailed application. Beginning the process before the grant round opens allows time to collaborate effectively with your school’s Your Move and administrative teams to ensure support for the project and grant package selected is unanimous, including from the school Principal. 

Identify the gap

Identify the potential barriers or gaps that hinder your school’s progress towards increasing active travel:

• Is there a lack of, or aged, infrastructure?
• Could students benefit from more bike skills education?

To do this you may need to complete parent or student surveys or a school infrastructure survey (available on the Your Move website).

Identifying gaps, or areas of need, will be helpful when addressing the selection criteria and meeting the funding objectives. You will be better able to explain how your selected grant package will help your school to achieve its active travel goals.

Remember to review the Grant Menu to see what goods and services are available through the grants. 

Gather supporting documents

All applications require some supporting documents. This includes project descriptions, photos or maps and quotes, based on the grant package selected.

Review the Grant Guidelines for a detailed list of mandatory and optional supporting materials.

Add project value

The grant packages offered through the CSG will support schools to enhance bike and walking access and skills, improve infrastructure and encourage greater active travel within the school community.

Grant funding is available to support 100% of the total eligible cost of packages.

However, infrastructure projects can be costly. For projects that exceed the maximum amount available through a CSG, schools are encouraged to add value to their grant by:

1. seeking additional financial support from the school’s parent representative body to expand the scope of the grant project delivered
2. electing to ‘top up’ their grant with their Your Move redeemable points balance.

Prepare your assessment criteria responses

The 2025–26 funding round offers two streams of grant funding, each with its own application process.

When addressing the assessment criteria, all applicants must be able to detail: 

• how the selected package aligns achieves grant objectives
• the school’s ongoing commitment to active travel and participation in the Your Move program over the next 12 months.

If you’ve identified the gaps or barriers at your school that limit opportunities for active travel, this will help you shape your response.

Kick off meetings

Before the end of the school year, successful applicants must attend a kick off meeting to discuss their awarded grant and acquittal requirements.

Principals are expected to attend the meeting, along with any other relevant staff or parents involved in grant delivery.

Know the deadlines

If you application is successful, Silver, Gold and Platinum grants must be acquitted by 22 June 2026 and Double Platinum grants must be acquitted by 7 December 2026.

This means all grant funded activities and infrastructure must be delivered by these dates and all grant acquittals completed. 

Contact us

For enquiries relating to the CSG, including advice or assistance with your application, contact a member of our Behaviour Change team: telephone 08 6551 6040 or email Yourmove@transport.wa.gov.au

For assistance using Transport WA Grants (Omnistar), or to report any related technical issues, contact the Grant Management team: email gms@transport.wa.gov.au