Regional NSW – Business Case and Strategy Development Fund

This new fund aims to support local councils, joint organisations of councils, not-for-profit, industry and Aboriginal community groups develop business cases or strategies for projects delivering significant economic or social benefits to regional communities, with a focus on infrastructure.

The funding will help organisations build their capacity to plan for and deliver projects and regional development initiatives. The program will also help to build a pipeline of investment-ready projects for future funding opportunities.

The Regional NSW - Business Case and Strategy Development Fund aims to:

• encourage regional collaboration to identify projects and strategies with regional scale and impact
• increase alignment of regional projects and strategies with Regional Economic Development Strategies (REDS) and other relevant regional or NSW Government plans and policies
• build a pipeline of investment-ready economic and priority community projects in regional NSW.

There are two streams under this fund:

• Stream One: Regional Significance
• Stream Two: Aboriginal Prosperity

Applicants are required to submit a quote with their application to develop the business case or strategy from a suitably qualified third party provider. This information will be considered to determine the grant amount for successful applicants.