Deadline: 12-Feb-2025
The NSW Government established the Community War Memorials Fund to help conserve, repair and protect war memorials across NSW.
Program Objective
- The purpose of the CWMF is to help conserve, repair and protect war memorials across NSW to support community commemoration, by funding projects that follow best practice conservation principles and processes.
- The CWMF is targeted at organisations who are responsible for the management of war memorials in NSW.
Funding Information
- The CWMF is valued at $250,000 annually. In 2024/25 this is split evenly across the two rounds per year, each valued at $125,000.
- The maximum CWMF grant that will be awarded for any one application will ordinarily be $10,000 (excl. GST).
Project Categories
- Applications to the CWMF must align with and be submitted under one of the below category descriptions:
- Category A – Engaging heritage or other relevant specialists (such as engineers) to produce reports relating to the repair, protection and/or conservation of existing war memorials.
- Category B – Physical works relating to the repair, protection and/or conservation of existing war memorials.
- Note: The CWMF supports projects for existing war memorials. Applications cannot be submitted for the construction of new war memorials.
Eligible Projects
- The CWMF prioritises the following types of projects:
- Urgent conservation work to war memorials in poor or very poor condition.
- Small projects to conserve war memorial fabric.
- Conservation work to older war memorials, such as those built following the Boer War, First World War and Second World War.
- Conservation work to war memorials that are used for commemorative services by their communities or are easily accessible by the general public.
Eligibility Criteria
- The CWMF only accepts applications from organisations. Applications cannot be lodged by individuals.
- An organisation can apply to the CWMF if:
- It is one of the eligible applicant types
- It is the owner of the war memorial, or
- It has received the consent of the owner of the war memorial to undertake the project and apply to the CWMF.
- For the purposes of the CWMF, the owner of the war memorial is the entity who owns or manages the land on which the war memorial is located, or the building in which it is housed, also known as the landowner.
For more information, visit NSW Government.