Deadline: 7-Mar-23
The City of Sydney is pleased to announce the Innovation and Ideas Grant Program to support innovative projects that address local and global issues across key sectors that contribute to a sustainable city, thriving economy, vibrant communities and cultural life.
This grant program supports projects that foster innovation, showcase local expertise and test new ideas to address local and global issues across the city’s social, cultural, sustainability and business sectors.
Funding Priorities
Their funding will prioritise innovative projects that contribute to making Sydney a city:
- That is a leading environmental performer
- That is equitable and inclusive
- With resilient and diverse communities
- With a thriving cultural and creative life
- With a transformed and innovative economy.
- They encourage applications from organisations, groups and individuals that support Aboriginal and Torres and Strait Islander communities and culture, including Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and networks.
Funding Information
- Cash funding from $10,000 to $50,000 per year is available, for a one-year program or multi-year funding (up to 3 years).
- Applicants can apply for up to $5,000 worth of capital expenditure or equipment purchase.
Funding can support:
- Research and feasibility studies relating to the funding priorities listed below:
- Pilot projects that test new approaches for addressing local and global issues
- Demonstration projects that promote market awareness and adoption of innovations
- Development and implementation of best practice approaches and toolkits
- New technologies and platforms that support sector development.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible an applicant must operate within the City of Sydney’s local government area or be able to demonstrate significant benefits for the area’s residents, workers and/or visitors.
- Not-for-profit and for-profit organisations can apply.
Ineligible
- Funding is not available for:
- Operational costs or overheads for the core business of an organisation
- Projects that duplicate existing services
- Projects that directly contravene the eligibility and ethics framework or existing City of Sydney policies.
For more information, visit City of Sydney.