Quick response grants

This program accepts applications all year and supports small-scale initiatives for local residents and organisations.

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Grants team

Before applying please contact the team to arrange a call back to discuss your project.

: 02 9265 9333
: [email protected]

Applications open

This program is open all year for applications until the budget is exhausted.

Activities should take place within 12 months of the application date.
Decisions will be notified within 6 weeks of application.

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About this program

This grant program supports small scale, community-led projects that encourage communities to take action to improve, enhance, represent or celebrate their local neighbourhoods.

Our funding will prioritise projects that support:
- vulnerable communities and those with the greatest need
- individuals and teams that are selected to participate in events in the sporting, academic, cultural or environmental fields
- resilience and readiness of diverse communities to respond to shocks
- sustainability and environmental projects such as community gardens, green roofs and walls, urban ecology and green workshops
- cultural projects such as public art, cultural workshops and community art projects
- minor capital works, equipment upgrades and acoustic attenuation for cultural venues
- local civic activities and events
- essential emergency support for community, cultural and sustainability projects.
We 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.
Proposals are assessed against:
- evidence of the need for the project and proposed outcomes
- capacity and experience of the applicant to deliver the project
- demonstrated connection and benefit to the local area and community
- evidence of diversity, inclusion and equity in the planning and delivery of the project
- how the project delivers against the funding priorities.
For comprehensive information, including definitions and other details, refer to the grants and sponsorship program guidelines.

To see what projects have been awarded our grants and sponsorships in the past, please search for grants in our statutory returns annual reports.

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Funding available

Cash funding up to $10,000 is available, for projects to be delivered within 12 months.

Value-in-kind in the form of venue hire is also available.

Applicants can apply for up to $10,000 worth of capital expenditure or equipment purchase.

Applicants can include the cost of necessary insurances in their application.

Eligibility

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.

These individuals and organisations can apply:
- Not-for-profit organisations
- Individuals or unincorporated community groups auspiced by a not-for-profit that is eligible to apply in their own right.
If you work with an auspicing organisation, we encourage you to choose one that is relevant to the sector and that can support the development of the proposal.

For more information on eligibility see the eligibility section in the grants and sponsorship program guidelines.
Funding is not available for:
- ongoing project, event or program funding
- 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.