Deadline: 21-Feb-25
The NSW Government is accepting submissions for the Community Building Partnership Program.
This program awards grants for community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes while also promoting community participation, inclusion and cohesion.
Funding Information
- Total funding
- Up to $41.85 million
- Up to $450,000 for each NSW electorate
- Individual grant amounts: From $10,000 to $100,000
Eligible Projects
- Examples of project types that are eligible:
- Resurfacing of sporting courts – e.g. tennis, netball and basketball court upgrades, drainage, playground equipment installation
- Installation of shade structures – e.g. covered outdoor learning area or refurbishment to courtyard to make an ‘all weather’ area (development approval or exemption may be required)
- Restoration of building – e.g. restoration of stained-glass windows, roof repair, solar panel installation (owner’s consent for Crown Land, development approval and heritage requirements may apply)
- Accessibility improvement – e.g. amenities, kerb ramp
- Kitchen upgrade – e.g. clubhouse kitchen renovation, plumbing, electrical works, purchase of appliances
Eligibility Criteria
- To be considered eligible, the project must be submitted through the online system SmartyGrants.
- To be eligible to apply for funding:
- Applicants must be one of the following:
- NSW association or non-distributing co-operatives registered with NSW Fair Trading
- Local Aboriginal Land Councils or Indigenous corporations registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
- NSW local councils and their section 355 committees operating under the Local Government Act 1993. Local councils or their section 355 committees are required to provide matched funding to the CBP grant amount awarded.
- not-for-profit entities incorporated under an Act of Parliament
- trusts that are registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
- public companies limited by guarantee.
- Applicants must be one of the following:
- Applicants that received a grant through the CBP 2021 and CBP 2022 rounds must have acquitted their CBP 2021 and CBP 2022 projects by 21 February 2025, unless they have an active and approved extension in place to complete the project.
- Organisations listed on the ACNC Register must have a current and up-to-date record. Any organisation that has not met ongoing obligations to the ACNC will have funding withheld if the project is successful. Any outstanding issues must be resolved by the date Funding Agreements are due, or the grant offer may be withdrawn.
- An organisation eligible to apply for funding must apply under its own legal name and ABN (if applicable).
Ineligibility Criteria
- They do not fund:
- Propriety companies and companies limited by shares
- Individuals or groups of individuals
- Unincorporated organisations
- For-profit commercial organisations
- Organisations with unacquitted CBP 2021 or CBP 2022 projects by 21 February 2025, unless they have an active and approved extension in place to complete the project
For more information, visit NSW Government.
