Coastal management plan assistance program

Coastal Management Plan Assistance Program (CMPAP) grants are administered by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission.

The grants support coastal land managers to develop strategies and management plans for coastal areas that are, or are predicted to become, under pressure from a range of challenges.

CMPAP grants support the Commission’s State Planning Policy 2.6 – State Coastal Planning Policy (SPP2.6), which guides land use and development along WA’s coast.

Coastal management plan assistance program grants 2019/20 are now closed 

The 2019/20 CMPAP grants closed on 15 April 2019. Successful projects will be announced later in 2019. 

CMPAP grants will fund development of a: 

• coastal hazard risk management and adaptation plan (CHRMAP) 
• project that undertakes a component of a CHRMAP or implements land use planning outcomes of an adopted CHRMAP. 
• coastal strategy 
• coastal management plan.

Funding is available to:

1. coastal local government authorities
2. Aboriginal corporations / land councils with responsibilities for coastal land management
3. coastal NRM organisations in partnership with (1) and/or (2) above.

Past recipients

Coastal management plan assistance program evaluation report 2013-2018

The report outlines CMPAP’s achievements and program development over the last five years (2013-2018), and considers future directions of the program.