Accommodation grants

Grants team

We’d like to help you choose the right grant and provide tips for a successful application.

: 02 9265 9333
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We invite applications for space through this program as facilities become available. This program has no set dates or rounds. Opportunities are published on our website and sent out to our mailing list.

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About this program

Our accommodation grants program facilities include a diverse range of buildings and spaces that vary in size, location and function.

Accommodation grant recipients are organisations providing services that meet the needs identified in Sustainable Sydney 2030 and our strategic plans and policies.

The grants support community groups, organisations and services that encourage community development and enhance social, cultural and environmental programs. Additionally they support services and address community opportunities and needs. It provides opportunities for these organisations to operate in facilities they could not otherwise afford to meet their organisational goals.

We recognise these contributions and services are important in creating a vibrant and sustainable city.

We’ll periodically determine priority areas of support for for-profit businesses. We’ve identified the need for support for creative, green, social enterprise and technology business startups that provide innovative products, services and processes, or contribute to the cultural, environmental, social and economic development of the city.

- improved social wellbeing, reduced isolation and increased cultural participation
- increased services by community and cultural organisations that benefit residents, workers and visitors, and contribute to the social, cultural, economic and environmental health of the city
- enhanced financial sustainability for local organisations including artists
- greater public participation in arts and creative projects
- greater sharing of knowledge and resources by new and emerging groups, increasing the capacity and viability of the business and community sectors
- active solutions to sector-wide issues and provision of direct services by newly established and start-up businesses and organisations that benefit our communities.
Initiatives and projects can contribute to one or more of the following outcomes:
- provide services or activities that meet community need as identified in our relevant cultural, environmental, economic and social strategies
- increased partnerships in local communities leading to improved community capacity
- enhanced financial sustainability for local organisations including creative practitioners
- increased activation of City of Sydney facilities, assets and local areas in line with our strategies.

Support available

Support is available in the form of waived or reduced rental charges for our facilities. Rates vary depending on the space being leased and the financial capacity of the applicant.

Eligibility

To be eligible for funding an applicant must:
- demonstrate their organisation’s work or proposal benefits the residents of the local area, workers and/or visitors
- demonstrate that payment of commercial rents would cause financial hardship leading to a reduction or withdrawal of services
- be a not-for-profit or for-profit organisation.
Funding is not available for:
- projects that directly contravene the eligibility and ethics framework or existing city policies - see grants and sponsorship guidelines for more details.

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How to apply

We invite applications for space through this program as facilities become available. Opportunities are published on our website and sent out to our mailing list.