Grants in NSW

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) provides debt finance, equity finance, and guarantees to businesses with strong proposals in priority sectors. Established by the Australian Government, the NRFC aims to enhance the flow of finance into these areas to diversify and transform Australia's industry and economy.

The Regional Events Acceleration Fund: Stream Three — Major Event Accessibility and Inclusion provides grant funding to support improvements to infrastructure that will ensure major events are accessible and inclusive to people with disability.

The Regional Events Acceleration Fund: Stream Two — Major Event Attraction provides grant funding to support the attraction and delivery of new major international and domestic events, with a focus on events that will become iconic to regional NSW and provide national or international exposure.

The Regional Events Acceleration Fund aims to boost the economic and social recovery of regional NSW by attracting new major events to regional areas and supporting existing iconic major events to be bigger and better.

The Regional Events Acceleration Fund: Stream One — Major Event Enhancement provides grant funding to support existing iconic regional events by funding the operational improvements and infrastructure needed to boost attendance and improve visitor experience in NSW.

WestInvest Community Project Grants – Local Government allocation will provide approximately $400 million in funding for community projects in 15 eligible LGAs in Western Sydney and is open to local councils.

WestInvest Community Project Grants – Competitive Round will provide approximately $1.6 billion in funding for community projects in 15 eligible LGAs in Western Sydney and is open to local councils, non-government organisations, charitable organisations, community groups and other organisations.

The Digital Games Tax Offset (DGTO) offers a 30% refundable tax offset for qualifying Australian development expenditure (QADE) from 1 July 2022 for eligible game developers. The offset is available for the completion, ongoing development, or porting of digital games, subject to eligibility criteria, including certification by the Arts Minister and at least $500,000 of qualifying expenditure. The offset is capped at $20 million per company (or group of connected or affiliated companies) per income year. Applicants must have an an ABN and be either an Australian resident company or a foreign resident company with a permanent establishment in Australia.

The program supports investment in gender equity initiatives that aim for lasting systemic change and eliminating barriers for women’s participation in STEM education and careers, and entrepreneurship, building on the Australian Government’s Advancing Women in STEM strategy and the Women in STEM Decadal Plan, which was developed by the Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.