In 2009 the ACT Government submitted a bid to Infrastructure Australia. This bid was ultimately unsuccessful, primarily due to the bid submission consisting of a business case, where the IA bids were supposed to be 'shovel ready' projects.
Here is the ACT Government Fact Sheet on the IA bid.
Here is the proposal to Infrastructure Australia for ACT light rail funding from the ACT Government.
TAMS webpage on the IA bid.
Although this bid has not ben endorsed, ACT Light Rail are presently lobbying for funding to prepare a detailed engineering study. This should form the basis of a 'shovel ready' bid to IA for ACT light rail funding.
