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NSW Community Building Partnership program  

In the 2009/10 State Budget, the NSW Government announced a $35 million ‘Community Building Partnership’ program to support local jobs, stimulate growth and improve community facilities.  

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

The NSW Community Building Partnership program 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 that had started raising some of the cost of repairing a local hall roof was 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.  

Members of Parliament invited applications from local councils and community groups (incorporated not-for-profit bodies such as charities, sporting, social and environmental groups), within their electoral districts.  

Grants to local councils require matched funding. While this was not a requirement for applications from incorporated not-for-profit bodies, applications involving co-contributions would receive favourable consideration.  

Applications closed in August 2009. Approved projects will commence from late 2009 and be completed before the end of December 2010.  

For more information visit www.communitybuildingpartnership.nsw.gov.au