❓ This parliamentary question inquires about the specifics of Round 8 of the Regional Economic Development Grants program for the Mid West, including application numbers, assessment criteria, notification processes, and reasons for a significant reduction in funding compared to the previous round.
AnsweredQoN 2316Legislative Assembly
Asked
6 May 2026
Member
Portfolio
Regional Development; Ports; Science and Innovation; Medical Research; Kimberley
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I refer to Round 8 of the Regional Economic Development Grants program for the Mid West, and I ask:(a) How many applications were received for this round of funding;(b) By what criteria were these applications judged in order to be successful for funding;(c) How and when were the applicants informed whether or not they were successful; and(d) Noting Round 7’s funding was $1.2m, what reasons can be attributed to why Round 8’s funding was nearly half the previous round?
I refer to Round 8 of the Regional Economic Development Grants program for the Mid West, and I ask:
(a) How many applications were received for this round of funding;
(b) By what criteria were these applications judged in order to be successful for funding;
(c) How and when were the applicants informed whether or not they were successful; and
(d) Noting Round 7’s funding was $1.2m, what reasons can be attributed to why Round 8’s funding was nearly half the previous round?
I refer to Round 8 of the Regional Economic Development Grants program for the Mid West, and I ask:
(a) How many applications were received for this round of funding;
(b) By what criteria were these applications judged in order to be successful for funding;
(c) How and when were the applicants informed whether or not they were successful; and
(d) Noting Round 7’s funding was $1.2m, what reasons can be attributed to why Round 8’s funding was nearly half the previous round?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 June 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Regional Development; Ports; Science and Innovation; Medical Research; Kimberley
Response time
8 days
(a) 25
(b) The REDS Grants Assessment Criteria are publicly available in the RED Grant Guidelines on the Mid West Development Commission website.
(c) Successful applicants were notified by letter from the Minister for Regional Development on 9 April 2026.
Unsuccessful applicants were notified via email by MWDC on Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 5pm.
(d) Due to the timing of the 2025 State election, Round 7 combined two years of RED grant allocations into a single $10 million round in 2024. Round 8, delivered in 2026, reverted to the usual $5 million allocation.
(b) The REDS Grants Assessment Criteria are publicly available in the RED Grant Guidelines on the Mid West Development Commission website.
(c) Successful applicants were notified by letter from the Minister for Regional Development on 9 April 2026.
Unsuccessful applicants were notified via email by MWDC on Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 5pm.
(d) Due to the timing of the 2025 State election, Round 7 combined two years of RED grant allocations into a single $10 million round in 2024. Round 8, delivered in 2026, reverted to the usual $5 million allocation.
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