Special Local Roads Program (SLRP) funding

Funding for strategic and/or significant local road projects is available through the Special Local Roads Program (SLRP).

The program has been in place in South Australia since 1985 and provides funding to South Australian councils and other bodies, as specified in the South Australian Local Government Grants Commission Regulations 2019.

It aims to enhance the regional and metropolitan road network by strategically supporting projects that deliver positive economic, social, environmental and safety outcomes for councils and their communities, through an annual merit-based grant round.

Funding is allocated annually through a competitive grant round and empowers councils to foster safer, more efficient and economically beneficial infrastructure across the state.

Applying for funding

Councils can visit applying for SLRP grant funding (member login required) for full application and assessment details.

2026-27 grant round

This grant round is now closed.

We'll notify applicants of the outcome in August 2026. The Federal Minister will formally announce successful applicants in September 2026.

Eligibility and assessment criteria

To be eligible for funding, projects must:

• be strategic and/or significant local road projects
• improve regional and metropolitan road networks for economic, social, environmental and safety outcomes for the benefit of councils and their communities.

Further information is available in the:

• SLRP funding guidelines (PDF 1.0 MB)
• Return of unspent SLRP funds policy (PDF 468.5 KB)

Funding sources

Funding for the annual grant round is sourced from:

• 15% of identified local roads component of Commonwealth Financial Assistance Grants
• 15% of South Australia’s Supplementary Local Road Funding
• 15% of South Australia’s allocation of Roads to Recovery.

Find out more

To find out more, please contact the:

SLRP Coordinator
Phone: (08) 8224 2041
Email: slrp@lga.sa.gov.au