Green building grants

Our funding will prioritise projects that:

• drive existing residential buildings to be resource efficient and achieve net zero emissions
• enable buildings in key sectors to improve their environmental performance.

We encourage applications from organisations 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.

See list of recent grant recipients, including description of projects and amount approved.

Sustainable Sydney 2030-2050 Continuing the Vision outlines the goals we have set to make the city green, global and connected.

To be eligible an applicant must be an owners corporation of an existing residential strata building or the owner of an existing building in the accommodation sector in the City of Sydney’s local area.

These organisations can apply:

• Not-for-profit organisations
• For-profit organisations
• Owners corporation.

The application must be for works on one of these building types:

• residential strata
• accommodation (hotels, hostels and serviced apartments).

For more information on eligibility see the eligibility section in the grants and sponsorship guidelines.

Funding is not available for:

• buildings in planning or development stages
• commercial office or entertainment buildings
• for-profit organisations that do not provide evidence of matched cash funding for the project
• buildings where a NABERS rating is required by government including under the commercial building disclosure scheme (at point of sale or lease)
• projects that directly contravene the eligibility and ethics framework or existing City of Sydney policies
• capital expenditure or capital works.