Affordable and diverse housing fund
Making our city more inclusive and functional by improving access to different housing options for our diverse communities in the local area.
About this program
This grants program provides funding to community housing providers and other organisations to develop and manage a range of affordable housing and diverse local housing.
The program:
- supports culturally appropriate, self-determined housing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and priority communities
- encourages a broader mix of housing types
- attracts investment from partners to create long-term benefits for our communities.
If you application is successful, the build must start within 3 years of funding approval.
This program is open all year for applications.
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Our funding priorities
We prioritise funding for projects that:
- support and are led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and our priority communities
- provide support services to residents
- demonstrate best practice in quality housing including access to safe, secure places that promote wellbeing and social cohesion
- demonstrate financial or in-kind contributions from other sources
- use private finance for affordable rental housing.
Funding available
Cash funding up to $4 million or 30% of the total project cost per project.
Applications must be for a not-for-profit purpose and can be for:
- acquiring land owned by third parties
- acquiring land owned by the City of Sydney
- design and construction
- associated development costs.
Affordable rental housing is aimed at very low, low and moderate income households and managed by a community housing provider with rent capped at 30% of gross household income.
What can’t be funded:
- consent authority fees and charges
- projects already receiving other subsidies or benefits from the City of Sydney, including projects that have received discounted land sales or leases.
Eligibility
- The affordable and diverse housing project must be in the City of Sydney local area
- Meet our general eligibility requirements
Who can apply
These organisations can apply:
- eligible not-for-profit organisation
- incorporated association
- community housing provider
- co-operative
- corporation
- trustee of a trust.
How to apply
To discuss your eligibility and suitability for this program, contact the grants team on 02 9265 9333 or [email protected].
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Priority communities
Communities that may experience heightened inequality and barriers to social, economic, cultural, political and environmental resources, services and support, including:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- people on low incomes
- people renting including social housing residents
- people experiencing homelessness
- people with disability
- people with lived experience of a mental health and/or chronic condition
- people over 65
- young people and children under 5
- new immigrants, non-citizens and refugees
- people with English as a second language
- people of diverse sexualities and genders
- women and girls.
