Winter 2025 City of Sydney Innovation and Ideas grants

The City of Sydney Innovation and ideas grants program supports projects that foster innovation, expand opportunities, showcase local expertise and test new ideas to address local and global issues across our strategic priorities.

Funding can support:

• research and feasibility studies relating to the funding priorities listed below
• projects that test and extend 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 the delivery of the funding priorities.
• initiatives that increase the scale of delivery for existing projects

What funding is available?

For profit-based business, there is cash matched funding up to $50,000 per year, for a one-year program or multi-year funding (up to 3 years). 

Funding priorities

The City of Sydney Innovation and ideas grants program will prioritise innovative projects that contribute to make Sydney:

• a leading environmental performer
• a circular economy that supports reuse and repair
• a place with a transformed and innovative economy
• more equitable and inclusive
• more resilient and diverse
• thrive culturally and creatively.

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants (both for profit and not for profit) must:

• operate within the City of Sydney’s local government area or be able to demonstrate significant benefits for the area’s residents, workers and/or visitors
• have acquitted any previous City of Sydney grants or sponsorships and met all contractual obligations
• demonstrate capacity and experience to deliver the project

The project must not duplicate existing services or programs and must be for future expenditure.  Will not cover existing overheads of the business.

How to apply

Note applications for the 2025 Winter City of Sydney Innovation and ideas grants program close 12 August 2025 at 4pm.  This covers projects starting from 1 January 2026.

To learn more and apply online click here

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