High Priority Infrastructure Grants - Round 3 Announcement

​​​​​​​​The Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board and Tasmanian Government are pleased to announce Round 3 of the High Priority Infrastructure (HPI) Grants Program.

 Applications closed: 5 pm, 30 January 2026. 

The Program supports infrastructure development that achieves waste minimisation and encourages resource recovery across industry, local government, community and not-for-profits.


Total funding is $5,000,000, with grants for individual projects ​​from $50,000 to $500,000, excluding GST.
Unlike the previous round, HPI Round 3​ project eligibility is not determined by ​annual material volumes.

Projects must tangibly support the following grant objectives:

  • a clear improvement in diversion of materials from landfill ​

  • a clear improvement in the avoidance, reduction, reuse, repair, recycling, and recovery of materials in accordance with the ​​Waste Hierarchy 

  • ​prioritisation of the Tasmanian circular economy, related end markets, and th​e broader Tasmanian economy​.

 GRANT GUIDELINES - High Priority Infrastructure Grants - Round 3 - November 2025 (PDF 708Kb)


Projects activities that utilise grant funding must be completed by 30 June 2028.​​​


Enquiries can be directed by email to: Waste.initiatives@nre.tas.gov.au

Online Info Session 1 Recording (Program and Guidelines overview):

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Online Info Session 2 Recording (Application Form overview):

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Contact

Waste and Resource Recovery Board
GPO Box 44
Hobart TAS 7001
Email: enquiries@wrr.tas.gov.au

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