Connecting Schools Grant funding is available to any school or educational facility for children in Western Australia, that is registered, and actively engaged, in the Your Move program.

To be eligible to apply for a Connecting Schools Grant, Your Move schools must have:

• Achieved a Your Move accreditation level of Silver or higher by the grant closing date;
• Completed a start of year Hands Up Survey in Term 1, 2024 or within two weeks of registration (or date specified by DoT) where a school has joined Your Move after Term 1, 2024;
• Commit to submitting an end of year Hands Up Survey in Term 4, 2024 and a start of year Hands Up Survey in Term 1, 2025; and
• Fulfilled all acquittal requirements for previous years CSG funded projects.

Four types of grants (Silver, Gold, Platinum and Double Platinum) are available to apply for in Term 4, 2024. Eligibility for each level is based on the Your Move accreditation level the school has achieved before the grants closing date (refer to table below).

For example, if your school has reached silver accreditation, you can apply for a Silver grant valued at up to $1,000. If your school has reached double platinum accreditation, your school could apply for a Silver, Gold, Platinum or Double Platinum, depending on the grant package you wish to be considered for.

It is important to note schools can only apply for and receive, where deemed successful, one Connecting Schools grant per financial year. If your school is unsuccessful, you will not be able to apply again until the next round. Where a school has successfully applied for and received a Double Platinum (previously named 'Major') grant in the past two years, that school will be ineligible to apply for a Double Platinum grant in 2024, however where eligible, are permitted to apply for a lesser value grant (see below for more details on Double Platinum grant eligibility).

Funding is offered as packaged services and goods. Below is a sample of packages which will be available for schools to apply for through the application process. Please note, Double Platinum grant applications must be solely for the use of infrastructure projects.

The Connecting Schools Grant aims to distribute grants funding equitably throughout the WA school community. To ensure this happens, schools successful for a Double Platinum (previously 'Major') grant in any given year are deemed ineligible to apply for another Double Platinum grant for the subsequent two financial years. Schools that are ineligible to redeem a Double Platinum grant during their two-year exclusion period are permitted to apply for a lesser value grant. Please check the table below, to see if your school is subject to this exclusion period.