Grants in NSW

The Environmental Restoration and Rehabilitation Grants Program is a competitive initiative, aimed at supporting community and government organisations in New South Wales. The program focuses on achieving lasting environmental benefits by protecting, conserving, and restoring natural resources. It seeks to improve ecosystem quality, enhance environmental management through expertise and collaboration, and provide a sustainable mechanism for delivering government policies and priorities.

Round 2 of the Indigenous Rangers Program is now open, with a $165M funding pool over three years to support the long-term employment of Indigenous Australians. Grants starting at $650K aim to enhance the management of Country in line with Traditional Owners' priorities, delivering environmental, cultural, social, and economic benefits.

The Future Made in Australia (FMA) Innovation Fund will offer up to $1.5 billion in grants to drive pre-commercial innovation, demonstration, and deployment of renewable energy and low emission technologies, accelerating Australia’s journey to a net zero economy.

The Industrial Transformation Stream (ITS) is designed to support the decarbonisation of existing industrial facilities located in regional Australia. Through targeted funding, the program enables projects that reduce Scope 1 and/or Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions. This can be achieved through a range of approaches, including electrification, energy efficiency improvements, the integration of renewable energy technologies, fuel switching, and the development of enabling infrastructure such as energy storage and demand management systems.

This program co-funds energy efficiency and electrification upgrades for local governments to deliver reduced energy bills and emissions from local government owned and/or operated facilities.

Grants are available for dedicated live music venues in New South Wales to support venue upgrades that enhance audience and visitor experience. Funding can support the purchase of equipment and a range of infrastructure development works.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $46.3 million in funding for Round 2 of the Community Batteries Funding Program. This program aims to deploy community batteries across Australia to lower energy bills, cut emissions and reduce pressure on the electricity grid.

The Festival's Australia program aims to support arts and culture activities at festivals and community events in regional and remote Australia. It is a part of the Australian Government's Arts and Cultural Development Program to support participation in, and access to, Australia's arts and culture. Each funding round allocates approximately $700,000 with the average grant recipient receiving $40,000.

The Visions of Australia Program provides funding to support the development and touring of quality exhibitions around Australia by Australian arts and cultural organisations. Program funding is distributed through two streams: development and touring. These streams support various costs, including exhibition design, crating, installation, freighting, and artist loan fees.