The City of Port Adelaide Enfield, through its Heritage Grants Program, aims to encourage owners of Local Heritage Places and Representative Buildings to maintain, conserve or restore places of local heritage significance.

Applicants must be the owner of a Local Heritage Place or Representative Building (as identified on the SA Heritage Places Database) within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. The value of the work must be at least $1,000 for actual conservation/restoration to the exterior of the building that has a visible impact from the streetscape, as determined by Council's Heritage Advisor. Internal works to Local Heritage Places where public access is readily available will also be considered.

A maximum of 50% of the cost of the conservation/restoration work (capped at a maximum amount of $3,000 per grant) may be approved to eligible applicants. The grant is paid as a reimbursement once the proposed conservation works have been completed satisfactorily.

Please note that no work can commence until applicants are advised in writing by Council of the outcome of their Heritage Grant application. If the work has already begun (or if it's been completed) your application will be considered ineligible for funding.

Prior to submitting your application, we recommend you contact Council's Heritage Advisor (available on Wednesdays) on 8405 6600 or at heritage.grants@cityofpae.sa.gov.au

Prior to submitting your application, please read

Heritage Grant Guidelines

Heritage Grant Info Sheet

Heritage Grant Building Works Guidelines

Please note that applying for a Heritage Grant does not guarantee your application will be automatically funded - please be mindful of this when engaging contractors and scheduling the conservation/restoration work.

Online applications will be assessed as they are received and applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application within 4 weeks of submission date.

Applications will be assessed by Council's Heritage Advisor against the priority levels outlined in the Heritage Grant Guidelines. The decision of awarding grants will be made by City of PAE staff with appropriate delegations.

Should your application be successful, Council will provide its in-principle approval for the proposed conservation works. At that point, you can engage a suitably qualified and insured contractor to do the works. The works will need to be completed within 6 months from the in-principle approval. This approval may lapse if the works are not completed within the required timeframe.

Once the works are completed, you will need to pay the contractor in full and submit an online grant acquittal form to Council, including copies of paid invoice(s) as well as photos of agreed upon works. If the works are deemed appropriate by Council’s Heritage Advisor, a reimbursement will be made within 4 weeks.

Please note that it will be the property owner's responsibility to ensure they are satisfied with the work. Council's Heritage Advisor will not inspect/assess any completed works prior to you paying your contractor in full.

Before submitting your application, please check that you meet the eligibility criteria – all boxes must be ticked for your application to be eligible for this grant.