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This grant provides tailored advice and assistance to councils and groups of councils to undertake joint procurement of waste management service(s) or waste infrastructure (plan phase).

The objectives of the Joint Procurement Funded Support are to:

• support councils to access the best advice and to be confident in their procurement decisions
• facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing and partnerships to help councils strategically plan and deliver waste infrastructure and services
• support groups of councils to procure cost effective waste management services and/or waste management infrastructure
• promote alignment or harmonisation of services between councils
• Support councils to meet waste and resource recovery targets in their transition to a circular economy

Who can apply

• All NSW councils - (as defined in the NSW Local Government Act).​
• Regional Organisations of Councils (ROCs)
• Regional Waste Groups
• Joint Organisations (JO’s)​

NSW councils remain eligible if they partner with councils outside of NSW (however, the lead council must be a NSW council). 

The Para sport Equipment Enhancement Program (PEEP) provides targeted support to address the specific gap of equipment within the Para sport pathway, enabling more athletes to enter and progress within the Para sport pathway, including those competing within high-performance.

Application Streams

Stream 1: Athlete Participation Stream
Individual athletes who participate or want to compete in Para sport, requiring Para specific or customised equipment to do so. These athletes are not Categorised by their respective National Sport Organisation (NSO) or National Sport Organisation for people with a Disability (NSOD).

Stream 2: Athlete Performance Pathway Stream 
Individual NSO/NSOD Categorised Athletes within the performance pathway requiring Para specific or customised equipment to compete in within the high-performance pathway. 

Stream 3: Program Participation Stream 
Community programs, Sporting Clubs or State Sporting Organisations (SSO’s) requiring Para specific or customised sport equipment to deliver for groups of Para athletes.

Stream 4: NSO, NSOD & SIS/SAS Para-sport units & RAS Stream 
NSO/NSOD & State Institutes & State Academies of Sport (SIS/SAS) Para sport unit & Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) immediate gaps and needs to enable a rapid upscale of Para specific equipment requirements to support the ambition of increasing the number of Categorised athletes and Para athletes competing within the Para performance pathway.

The P&C Transition Grant Program is designed to support approved OOSH services that have transitioned to P&C ownership as a result of the recent Provider Category Review.

The objectives of the P&C Transition Grant are to:

1. Support approved parent-run OOSH services that are transitioning to P&C ownership.
2. Support P&Cs who are taking on responsibility for transitioning OOSH services.
3. Ensure continuing access for NSW Government primary school students to approved OOSH services impacted by the recent Provider Category Review.

 Who can apply:

• Applicants must be an approved OOSH provider.
• The application must benefit an approved OOSH service operating in NSW. One application is allowable per service location.
• The approved OOSH service must have transitioned to P&C ownership as a result of the recent Provider Category Review.
• The approved OOSH provider must have transitioned to P&C as a result of the recent Provider Category Review.
• Applications must be submitted by an authorised officer; a person legally able to enter into agreements on behalf of the approved service provider.

This program seeks to provide practitioners with the opportunity to create appropriate written and/or visual materials to ensure that projects are as strong as possible when competing for production finance. Emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander producers are encouraged to apply.

What funding is available?

• Up to $30,000 for one-off feature and series documentaries intended for a Commissioning Platform
• Up to $20,000 for one-hour television documentaries 
• Up to $20,000 for online series productions

Funding is available for the further development of a treatment and/or draft scripts, series bible, project development as well as fees for writer, producer, director, story consultant, research, and/or securing production financing.

Turnaround time for decisions is approximately six weeks from deadline.
Deadline: 5pm AEST Thursday10 July 2025
Deadline: 5pm AEST Thursday 4 September 2025
Deadline: 5pm AEDT Thursday 6 November 2025

The purpose of the Disaster Relief Grants Program (DRG Program) is to support those most in need and those least able to return their homes to a safe and habitable condition after a natural disaster such as low-income earners and where the damage is not covered by insurance, subject to eligibility requirements. In doing so, it seeks to alleviate personal hardship and distress arising as a result of natural disasters in NSW.   

The purpose of the DRG Program is:

• to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable in the community
• to provide a contribution toward the applicant’s recovery
• assist the applicant to return to a basic standard of living.

Grants provided under the DRG Program will be assessed on the basis of eligibility not ‘entitlement’ and may be partnered with other forms of assistance, including referrals to other agencies.

The DRG Program and grants provided are not intended to:

• provide compensation for losses
• replace, or serve as a disincentive to obtain insurance
• meet all of an applicant’s needs in the aftermath of a Natural Disaster.

The objective of the program is to provide a concessional interest rate loan to eligible sporting and recreation clubs and associations to assist with the costs associated with clean up, removal of debris and/or the restoration of essential facilities, equipment or other assets that have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the declared natural disaster. 

Natural Disaster Relief Loans are only provided to eligible small business operators following the declaration of a natural disaster by the NSW Government.

What you can apply for:

• Eligible sporting and recreation clubs and associations impacted by the declared natural disaster can apply to borrow a maximum amount of $10,000.
• All loans have a term of up to 5 years, depending on the amount borrowed and your repayment capacity.
• Principal and interest loan repayments are made monthly.
• The interest rate is a concessional rate of interest. The rate applicable at the time of loan commencement is shown on the Rural Assistance Authority’s website.
• The interest rate applied to the loan is fixed for the term of the loan. 

A range of allowances and scholarships are available for students in rural and remote locations who live away from the family home to attend school.

Living away from home allowance

The Living Away from Home Allowance (LAFHA) assists eligible NSW families whose children must board away from home to access secondary education. Pre-conditions for eligibility relate to income and distance from the nearest public secondary school or school of preferred religion. Applicants must also meet further criteria such as a medical condition or impassable roads.

Boarding scholarships for isolated students

Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students (BSIS) assist eligible students from rural areas who are required to board to attend NSW public specialist high schools – including agricultural boarding schools – or those required to board at a school term hostel to access a NSW public secondary school. Scholarships are available for students in Years 7 to 12 who are disadvantaged by a low family income and geographical isolation.

Australian Government assistance

The Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme (AIC) is an Australian Government program that targets students who cannot attend a public school because the family home is geographically isolated or the students have a disability or special needs.

These grants provide financial assistance for landholders managing conservation agreement areas to improve the biodiversity value of their properties.

The grants are available on an on-going basis for landholders who are not seeking or are ineligible for conservation management payments under the Biodiversity Conservation Trust’s Conservation Management Program.

There are four levels of funding available:

1. Up to $15,000 per year for up to three years for landholders with in-perpetuity conservation agreements, Trust Agreements, Registered Property Agreements.
2. Up to $8,000 per year for up to three years for landholders with a term Registered Property Agreement.
3. Up to $2,000 per year for up to three years for landholders with a wildlife refuge or wildlife refuge agreement or who are members of Wildlife Land Trust.
4. Landholders with Land For Wildlife agreements can apply to the Community Environment Network (CEN) for conservation partners grants of up to $2,000 per year.

In-perpetuity agreements greater than 1,000 Ha in size may be eligible for up to $30,000/year for up to three years. Investment at this level is at the discretion of the BCT and subject to case-by-case assessment.

Non-profit organisations directly affected by a declared natural disaster may be eligible for a low interest loan of up to $25,000 to support recovery.

The objective of the program is to provide a concessional interest rate loan to eligible non-profit organisations to assist with the costs associated with restoring essential facilities, equipment or other assets damaged or destroyed and/or temporary storage or leasing of alternate premises required as a result of the declared natural disaster. 

Natural Disaster Relief Loans are only provided to eligible non-profit organisations following the declaration of a natural disaster by the NSW Government.

This grant funding supports opportunities for quality improvement activities within Aboriginal Medical Services to contribute to a cancer system that is responsive to the needs of Aboriginal people.

The objective of this grant is to enable collaborative efforts between Aboriginal Medical Services and Primary Health Networks to contribute to a cancer system that is responsive to the needs of Aboriginal people. 

This grant will enable workshop hosting, attendance, travel, accommodation and the development of cancer quality improvement initiatives.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be employed at a NSW- based Primary Health Network
  The Project Lead must be employed at a Primary Health Network within NSW. Grant funding provided by the Cancer Institute NSW must be used toward enabling the quality collaborative within NSW-based Aboriginal Medical Services.
   
• Be endorsed by a Primary Health Network
  Applications must nominate a single Primary Health Network who will be responsible for the management of the grant and will enter into a Competitive Grants Agreement – Short Form. 
  The Institution must have in place policies and procedures for the administration of public funds; for the management of Intellectual Property; and for proper conduct of research in relation to ethics.
  At the time of grant application submission, an Endorsement Letter from the relevant Institution Contact (e.g., Chief Executive Officer) on an institutional letterhead must be included.
   
• Demonstrate appropriate Aboriginal representation in the development and delivery of the grant
  The Primary Health Network must provide the funding directly to the Aboriginal Medical Service/s in the region. Each application must demonstrate appropriate engagement with their local Aboriginal Medical Service/s across the funding period.

Primary producers directly affected by a declared natural disaster may be eligible for a low interest loan of up to $130,000 to support recovery.

The objective of the program is to provide a concessional interest rate loan to eligible primary producers and primary production enterprises to assist with the costs associated with essential working capital for up to 12 months from the date of the declared natural disaster to continue farming operations until normal income resumes or until the next major income is received and/or replacement and/or repair of property damaged as a result of the declared natural disaster. 

This assistance measure is only provided to eligible primary producers following the declaration of a natural disaster by the NSW Government.

Small business operators directly affected by a declared natural disaster may be eligible for a low interest loan of up to $130,000 to support recovery.

The objective of the program is to provide a concessional interest rate loan to eligible small businesses to assist with the costs associated with essential working capital for up to 12 months from the date of the declared natural disaster to continue business operations until normal income resumes or until the next major income is received and/or to replace and/or to repair property damaged as a result of the declared natural disaster. 

Natural Disaster Relief Loans are only provided to eligible small business operators following the declaration of a natural disaster by the NSW Government.

Community benefit payments are intended to benefit local communities and to offset the potential harm of increased gaming machines in a local government area.

Community benefit payments are generally given to local not for profit and charitable organisations to support communities in the local government area where the funding is generated.

Potential grant recipients may include, but are not limited to, organisations that provide services and support relating to health, mental health, youth, housing, domestic and family violence, social or financial disadvantage and Aboriginal or culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Funded organisations incorporate gambling harm minimisation strategies into their usual activities in a way that contributes to the support they provide to local communities.

This program provides funding assistance to organisations that donate and transport donated fodder to a central location within NSW for the benefit of three or more primary producers with livestock, in the event of a natural disaster. This contributes to an outcome of quicker recovery from natural disaster.

The scheme will pay for the costs of donating and transporting donated fodder to affected properties or storage facilities in a central location up to a maximum of distance of 1,500 kilometres.

Eligibility:

• The subsidy on transport of donated fodder is available to organisations* that donate and transport donated fodder for the benefit of three or more primary producers, whose property has been affected by a natural disaster.
• Pre-approval for the transport of the donated fodder must be obtained from the NSW Rural Assistance Authority (RAA) by the organisation including agreement on estimates for the amount of fodder to be transported, the number of trips to be completed and the total distance to be travelled.
• The donated fodder must be delivered to a central location within the declared natural disaster area.
• The central location receiving donated fodder must be in an area of NSW that has been declared a Natural Disaster.
• Payment of any assistance can only occur upon production of tax invoices for expenses incurred.
• Payment of any assistance is contingent on recipients acknowledging this financial support in annual reports, media releases, digital and printed materials, web pages and online documents, advertising, plaques and signs.
• Claims must be made within three months of the RAA's approval to the transport of the donated fodder.
• As part of the application process, the applicant must agree to relevant details from the proposed application being provided to the regional Rural Financial Counsellor, Rural Resilience Officers or other co-ordinating entity so as to promote coordination of effort

Exclusions:

• Small volumes of fodder (i.e. under one tonne per load).
• Poor quality fodder, including fodder found to include weeds or other invasive species. The RAA must refuse to approve movements from regions with known or suspected biosecurity concerns. Under the Biosecurity Act 2015, the RAA cannot approve movements that present a known biosecurity risk
• In circumstances where the RAA receives notification of poor quality fodder, or fodder with weeds or other invasive species, the RAA is required to report this to NSW Biosecurity. Application and claims from organisations involved will be put on hold until a review of the operator’s movements can be completed.
• Transport of donated fodder from individual donors to individual farmers.
• Transport of donated fodder to commercial feedlots and/or feed processors.

The subsidy is available to eligible primary producers for the transport of fodder and/or water to a property, stock to/from agistment, stock to sale or slaughter, or bee or oyster movements following a declared natural disaster.

The objective of the program is to provide a subsidy to eligible primary producers and primary production enterprises for the transport of fodder and/or water to a property, stock to/from agistment, stock to sale or slaughter, or bee or oyster movements following a declared natural disaster.