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The 2025 Annual Community Grants program has expanded and will now be offered over two rounds, with the total pool of funding available increased to $725,000.
The 2025 Annual Community Grants program will be offered over two rounds:
i. a Community Round, running from July to December 2024, and
ii. a Cultural Round, running from January to June 2025.
Other changes to the 2025 Annual Community Grants program include:
- Introduction of two new grant categories – Heritage Activation Grant and Night Time Creative Economy Grant
- Increase in the funding cap for the Community Capacity Building grants from $10,000 to $12,500 to better enable community organisations to run effective projects
- CPI-related increase to the Community Grants program funding pool
- Name change to the History, Culture and Stories Fund (formerly Cultural Heritage and History Projects Fund)
The Community Round
The Community Round will open on Monday 1st July 2024 and close at 11.59pm Monday 26th August.
The Community Round will focus on funding community projects by not-for-profits, community organisations and social enterprises and includes the grant categories:
a. Community Capacity Building grants
b. Growing Social Enterprise in Parramatta grants
c. Community Event grants (Round 1)
| Community Grant Round | |||
| Category | Funding pool | Funding cap | Time frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Capacity Building | $245,000 | $12,500 Additional funds can be applied for to a funding cap of $20,000 |
July-Dec 2024 |
| Growing Social Enterprise in Parramatta | $80,000 | $25,000 | July-Dec 2024 |
| Community Events (Round 1) | $50,000 | $10,000 | July-Dec 2024 |
We will be hosting a number of information sessions on the grants available in the Community Round. DATES AVAILABLE SOON.
If you are interested in applying in the 2025 Community Grant Round, we encourage you to please register and attend one of these sessions. Our team will be facilitating these information sessions with tips on how to write your application form and answer any questions you may have.
The Cultural Round
The Community Round will open in January 2025 (dates TBC).
The Community Round will focus on funding local organisations, businesses and creatives to run projects, programs and events to promote heritage and cultural activations across the LGA and includes the grant categories:
a. Creative Projects grant
b. History, Culture and Stories Fund
c. Parramatta Artist Studios Creative Fellowship
d. Community Event grants (Round 2)
e. Heritage Activation grant (New Category)
f. Night Time Creative Economy Grant (New Category)
| Cultural Grant Round | |||
| Category | Funding pool | Funding cap | Time frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Projects | $65,000 | $20,000 | Jan-June 2025 |
| History, Culture and Stories Fund | $20,000 | $10,000 | Jan-June 2025 |
| Parramatta Artist Studios Creative Fellowship | $25,000 | One Fellow | Jan-June 2025 |
| Heritage Activation Grant | $50,000 | $10,000 | Jan-June 2025 |
| Night time Cultural Economy Grant | $50,000 | $10,000 | Jan-June 2025 |
| Community Events (Round 2) | $30,000 (plus remainder from Round 1) | $10,000 | Jan-June 2025 |
Planning your projects
(Back to top)Developing a work plan or timeline is an excellent way to achieve a successful project as it records the major milestones for the project and who is responsible for completing them.
Providing such information is a good way to show that your project is well planned and ready to go.
To assist you in this process, we have developed a basic sample project plan and work plan for you to use in the planning and implementation process
Grant Support Resources
(Back to top)How to apply
(Back to top)All applications for funding grants are completed online through SmartyGrants.
You only need to register once. If you previously applied via SmartyGrants you can use your existing password and login.
Successful Recipients
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Find out more
(Back to top)To find out more about funding opportunities, workshops, leadership development, forums, training and more in the Parramatta and Greater Western Sydney area, subscribe to Parramatta e-news
If you need any further information, please feel free to contact our Community Grants team on grants@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au or call 02 9806 5110.
