Deadline: 11 March 2025
The City of Sydney is thrilled to announce its Innovation and Ideas Grant Program to support projects that foster innovation, showcase local expertise and test new ideas to address local and global issues across the social, cultural, sustainability and business sectors.
The grant supports innovative projects that address local and global issues across key sectors that contribute to a sustainable city, thriving economy, vibrant communities and cultural life.
Funding Information
- Cash funding from $10,000 to $50,000 a year is available, for a one-year program or multi-year funding (up to 3 years).
- For-profit organisations are required to match funding with cash and/or value-in-kind.
- You can apply for up to $5,000 worth of capital expenditure or equipment purchase.
- Value-in-kind in the form of venue hire is also available.
Funding Priorities
- Their funding will prioritise innovative projects that contribute to making Sydney:
- a leading environmental performer
- equitable and inclusive
- more resilient and diverse
- thrive culturally and creatively
- a place with a transformed and innovative economy.
- They encourage applications from organisations, groups and individuals that support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities and culture, including Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and networks.
Eligible Activities
- Funding can support:
- research and feasibility studies relating to the funding priorities
- pilot projects that test new approaches for addressing local and global issues
- demonstration projects that promote market awareness and adoption of innovations
- development and implementation of best practice approaches and toolkits
- new technologies and platforms that support sector development
- ideas that explore the circular economy.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, an applicant must operate within the City of Sydney’s area or demonstrate significant benefits for their residents, workers or visitors.
- These organisations can apply:
- Eligible Not For Profit Organisation
- Incorporated Association
- Corporation
- Co-operative
- Trustee of a Trust
Ineligibility Criteria
- Operational costs or overheads for the core business of an organisation
- Projects that copy existing services
- Projects that breach the eligibility and ethics framework or existing City of Sydney policies.
For more information, visit City of Sydney.
