Joint Procurement Funded Support – Stream 2

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).