> ## Site Index > Fetch the complete index of this site at: https://growingregions.com.au/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. Independent guide. Not affiliated with the Australian Government. Official source: infrastructure.gov.au. # Use this guide in your AI > Add the Growing Regions Program Guide to your AI assistant as a connector (an MCP server) and ask it about Round 3, funded projects and the eligibility rules. It is read-only, needs no sign-in, and every answer links back to its sources. The server address is https://growingregions.com.au/mcp. **Server address:** `https://growingregions.com.au/mcp` Read-only. No sign-in. Powered by Litflows. ## What can your AI do with it? Once connected, your assistant can call six read-only tools. Each answer carries links to the official sources and our disclaimer. | Tool | What it does | | --- | --- | | Search funded projects | Searches the projects funded in Rounds 1 and 2 by state, type, round, grant size or keyword. | | Get a funded project | One funded project in detail: applicant, location, grant, the department's description and similar projects. | | Round 3 status | What is confirmed about Round 3, including that the funding pool is shared with Thriving Suburbs and the split is not yet announced. | | Check eligibility gates | Checks a project idea against the hard eligibility rules used in Rounds 1 and 2, including the Round 2 out-of-scope list, with citations for each rule. | | Get a guide section | Reads any page of this guide, such as eligibility, how to prepare or the FAQ. | | Free Support Package | What the free Support Package includes and the link to register. | It cannot apply for a grant, register you or send anything. To get the full guide and an advisor call, [register for the free Support Package](https://growingregions.com.au/support-package/). ## ChatGPT 1. In ChatGPT, open **Plugins** and select the **+** button, then **Add custom MCP server**. 2. Name it `Growing Regions Program Guide` and add a short description if you like. 3. Under **Connection**, enter `https://growingregions.com.au/mcp`. 4. Set **Authentication** to **No authentication**. 5. Tick **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**. 6. Review the tools and install it. In a chat, type **@** and pick Growing Regions Program Guide. On a Business, Enterprise or Edu workspace, an admin may need to allow custom MCP servers first. ## Claude 1. In Claude, go to **Customize** and then **Connectors**. 2. Select **Add**, hover over **Custom**, then select **Web**. 3. Name it `Growing Regions Program Guide`, enter `https://growingregions.com.au/mcp`, then select **Continue**. 4. When asked about authentication, choose **No sign in**, then select **Add**. 5. In a chat, open the **+** menu, then **Connectors**, and switch Growing Regions Program Guide on. On Team and Enterprise plans, an organisation Owner adds custom connectors under **Organization settings** and then **Connectors**. Free plans can add one custom connector. ## Cursor Add the server to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` to use it everywhere: ```json { "mcpServers": { "growing-regions": { "url": "https://growingregions.com.au/mcp" } } } ``` Cursor lists the tools in its MCP settings. The agent asks before each tool call unless you approve it to run automatically. ## VS Code 1. Open the Command Palette and run **MCP: Add Server**. 2. Choose **HTTP**, enter `https://growingregions.com.au/mcp`, then give it a name. 3. Choose whether to add it to your user profile or this workspace. Or add it to your MCP configuration file yourself: ```json { "servers": { "growing-regions": { "type": "http", "url": "https://growingregions.com.au/mcp" } } } ``` Then use it from Chat in agent mode. ## Any other MCP client - **Transport:** Streamable HTTP. Send JSON-RPC as POST to `https://growingregions.com.au/mcp`. - **Authentication:** none. - **Protocol versions:** 2026-07-28, plus 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26 and 2024-11-05 for older clients. - **Server card:** `https://growingregions.com.au/mcp/server-card`, listed in `https://growingregions.com.au/.well-known/ai-catalog.json`. - **Plain-text index:** [llms.txt](https://growingregions.com.au/llms.txt) lists every page as markdown. ## Prompts to try - "What do we know about Growing Regions Round 3, and when will it open?" - "Show me pool and aquatic projects funded in Western Australia, with links." - "We are a shire council in regional Queensland planning a new community hall, worth around two million dollars, construction not started. Check it against the eligibility gates and tell me what is unknown." - "Which out-of-scope categories applied in Round 2?" - "Summarise the guide's advice on how to prepare, then tell me how to get the free Support Package." ## Good to know - Answers come only from this guide and the official documents it cites. Always confirm against the published guidelines before you apply. - Round 3 guidelines are not yet published, so eligibility checks use the Round 1 and 2 rules as precedent. A check is not an eligibility determination. - Nothing you type into your AI is sent to us by this connector, apart from the tool request itself. We keep standard server logs; see our [privacy policy](https://growingregions.com.au/privacy/). Powered by Litflows. Checked on 31 October 2026. ## Sources - [Thriving Suburbs and Growing Regions programs](https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories-regions/regional-australia/regional-and-community-programs/community-infrastructure-thriving-suburbs-growing-regions) (Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts) - [Growing Regions Program Round 3 forecast notice (FO20260609)](https://www.grants.gov.au/Fo/Show?FoUuid=c417341a-cdf3-4731-a0a8-f0740662d7d0) (GrantConnect) - [Growing Regions Program Round 2 guidelines (October 2024)](https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/growing-regions-program-round-2-program-guidelines-20241008.pdf) (infrastructure.gov.au) - [Growing Regions Program Round 2 funded projects (September 2025)](https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/growing-regions-program-round-2-funded-projects-september-2025.pdf) (infrastructure.gov.au) - [Growing Regions Program Round 1 successful projects](https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/growing-regions-program-round-1-successful-projects.pdf) (Australian Government) - [Connect from ChatGPT (custom MCP servers)](https://developers.openai.com/plugins/deploy/connect-chatgpt) (OpenAI) - [Get started with custom connectors using remote MCP](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp) (Anthropic) - [Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Cursor](https://cursor.com/docs/mcp) (Cursor) - [Add and manage MCP servers in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/mcp-servers) (Microsoft) - [Model Context Protocol specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification) (Model Context Protocol) ## Related pages - [Growing Regions Round 3: what we know](https://growingregions.com.au/round-3.md) - [Growing Regions eligibility explained](https://growingregions.com.au/eligibility.md) - [Growing Regions funded projects database](https://growingregions.com.au/funded-projects.md) - [About this guide and our independence](https://growingregions.com.au/about.md) Get your free guide: https://growingregions.com.au/support-package/ Canonical page: https://growingregions.com.au/connect/ *growingregions.com.au is an independent guide. It is not an official Australian Government website and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. For official program information, visit the Growing Regions Program page on infrastructure.gov.au: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories-regions/regional-australia/regional-and-community-programs/community-infrastructure-thriving-suburbs-growing-regions.*