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NSW Community Building Partnership Scheme

The NSW Governments $35 million Community Building Partnership program will support local jobs, stimulate growth and improve community facilities.

Community groups and local councils across NSW will be eligible to submit applications for funding that will help support local infrastructure and jobs.

The NSW Community Building Partnership will invest $300,000 into building local community projects in every electoral district with an additional $100,000 to be invested in electoral districts with higher unemployment.

Under the partnership, the NSW Government will contribute to the cost of building important community projects and stimulating local economies.

For example, a community group which has commenced raising some of the cost of repairing a local hall roof would be able to apply under the partnership for funding to finish the job getting the project completed faster, maintaining critical local infrastructure, creating local jobs and delivering new facilities.

Grants will be open to local councils and incorporated not-for-profit bodies such as charities, sporting, social and environmental groups. Projects will commence from late 2009 and be completed before the end of December 2010.

Members of Parliament will invite applications from local councils and community groups within their electoral districts. Information and application forms are available from the NSW Government website nsw.gov.au and from electorate offices. Grants to councils will require matched funding. While this is not a requirement for applications from incorporated not-for-profit bodies, applications involving co-contributions will receive favourable consideration.

For more information visit the NSW Government Community Building Partnerships website.