Grants

Our Community Grants provide a number of funding opportunities to support initiatives that contribute to the social, cultural, environmental, and economic life of the city.

Our 2024 Community Grants Program is open for application and closes Sunday 30 June (11:59pm). Click here to apply.

View a copy of the Community Workshop Presentation for the 2024 Grants and Sponsorship round opening.

Supporting Documentation:

Community Grants Policy (PDF)
Community Grant Guidelines (PDF)

Not sure which funding is right for you?

View the Grants and Sponsorship Programs - Which should I apply for?' Flowchart (PDF)

Community Grants are classified as either Infrastructure Grants or Community Support Grants.

Infrastructure Grants are offered annually and target minor capital activities that enhance the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the local community. The grants also assist building owners, commercial operators and other stakeholders to improve their building facades to enhance our city’s presentation.

The table below provides further information on Infrastructure Grants including types of grants, eligibility, and status.

Name	Details	Open or closed
Façade Improvement	To improve building facades and create active frontages in the city, sensitive to heritage, evoking pride, enhancing our city’s presentation, and engaging the community in local and neighbourhood centres revitalisation.	Open
Recreation Facilities	To assist in the provision or development of suitable sport and recreation facilities. To create opportunities for CN and local sporting groups to form Partnerships in upgrading existing or developing new facilities. To provide a wide range of sport and recreation facilities that assist in meeting the needs of the community in a cost effective and co-operative manner.	Open
Sustainability	To reduce the carbon footprint of the Newcastle community and to increase community capacity and capability to address local needs and opportunities in sustainability. This includes renewable energy efficiency measures, water saving and water storage, capture and reuse initiatives, green walls, use of low emission construction products, and nature-based solutions.	Open

Community Support Grants support community-based groups, sport and recreation clubs, and service organisations to develop effective activities that address the social, economic and/or environmental needs of residents in the Newcastle Local Government Area.

The table below provides further information on Community Support Grants available including types of grants, eligibility, and status.

Name	Details	Open or closed
Arts, Culture and History	Support activities that promote and celebrate our rich heritage, creative and diverse community and contribute to the achievement of the city’s desired outcomes for culture, heritage, and the arts. In addition, CN supports Professional Not-For-Profit Arts and Cultural Organisations by providing funding to grow sustainability and provide a funding base that organisations can leverage with other funding providers.	Open
Environment	Support activities that improve Newcastle’s environment by expanding our urban forest through revegetation initiatives, greening streets, parks open space and providing increased pollinator habitat throughout the city.	Open
Social Inclusion	Support activities that strengthen our diverse communities by increasing connection, social inclusion, and access for the most vulnerable in the community and contribute towards the objectives of CN’s Social strategy 2030.	Open
Youth Climate Action	Support young people to design, produce and govern urgent climate solutions that advance our Newcastle Climate Action Plan targets of a net-zero emissions community by 2040.	Open

Other Grants

Name	Details	Open or closed
Locally Made & Played	Small grants to incentivise Live Performances across the city.	Closed
Count Us In	Small grants to support events, activities and programs that demonstrate and celebrate inclusion	Closed
Special Business Rates (SBR) Newcastle City Centre / Darby Street	Grants for creative and innovative ideas to promote and develop businesses in Newcastle's city centre or Darby Street	Closed
Special Business Rate (SBR) Suburban	Grants for promotion, beautification and development of the Hamilton and Wallsend business precincts	Closed

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Previous Grant Rounds
2021 Successful Grant Applications (PDF)
2022 Successful Grant Applications (PDF)
2023 Successful Grant Applications (PDF)