Current funding round
The 2023–24 funding round has closed.
The NSW Government, with the financial support provided by the Australian Government, will provide technical and financial support through this program to the eligible local government areas to manage flood risk.
This program will support the implementation of the NSW Flood Prone Land Policy, which aims to reduce the impacts of existing flooding and flood liability on communities and reduce private and public losses resulting from floods, using ecologically positive methods wherever possible.
The program is administered by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Support provided under the programs usually involves $3 from government for every $1 provided by the applicant.
Grant eligibility and application process
Councils, county councils and other government bodies with equivalent floodplain risk management responsibilities to local councils (for example, Hunter Local Land Services), that are within the 62 local government areas outlined below are eligible to apply.
- Armidale
- Ballina
- Bankstown
- Bayside
- Bega
- Bellingen
- Blacktown
- Blue Mountains
- Byron
- Camden
- Campbelltown
- Canterbury
- Central Coast
- Cessnock
- Clarence Valley
- Coffs Harbour
- Dungog
- Eurobodalla
- Fairfield
- Georges River
- Glen Innes Severn
- Goulburn Mulwaree
- Hawkesbury
- Hornsby
- Inner West
- Kempsey
- Kiama
- Ku-Ring-Gai
- Kyogle
- Lake Macquarie
- Lismore
- Lithgow
- Liverpool
- Maitland
- MidCoast
- Mid-Western
- Muswellbrook
- Nambucca
- Newcastle
- Northern Beaches
- Parramatta
- Penrith
- Port Macquarie/Hastings
- Port Stephens
- Queanbeyan Palerang
- Richmond Valley
- Ryde
- Shellharbour
- Shoalhaven
- Singleton
- Snowy Monaro
- Strathfield
- Sutherland
- Tenterfield
- The Hills
- Tweed
- Upper Hunter
- Waverley
- Willoughby
- Wingecarribee
- Wollondilly
- Wollongong.
Investigation and design
Investigation, design and/or feasibility study (where required) for works identified in a council floodplain risk management plan or another comparable document.
This stage must be undertaken for all works projects likely to exceed a total implementation cost of $500,000, excluding GST.
Implementation
Implementing actions that are identified in a floodplain risk management plan or another comparable document.
Note: projects must have completed the requirements of investigation and design, where applicable.
Suitable implementation actions include, but are not limited to:
- structural works such as levees, detention basins, floodgates and flow conveyance improvements
- upgrades of flood assets that have reached the end of their design life
- upgrade of flood evacuation routes
- voluntary house raising schemes.
Funding is not available for voluntary purchase, purchase of land as part of mitigation works or flood warning systems.
The Grants Management System is purpose built to manage the entire grant process online, from application to final acquittal and evaluation.
It allows you to apply online for grants.
If your funding application is successful, this GMS will be used to lodge documents related to the project, such as work plans, variations, progress reports and final acquittal reports.
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Through the use of the Grants Management System, some personal information will be collected. The Privacy policy outlines how this information will be managed.
The 2023–24 funding round has closed.
To apply for a grant, you must read the guideline and submit the application through the online Grants Management System.
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Guidelines and application forms
All applications for the 2023–24 round of the program will be via the online Grants Management System. Please use the following resources in submitting your application:
| Region | Phone number |
|---|---|
| Hunter/Central Coast | 02 4320 4206 |
| North East | 02 8289 6318 |
| South East | 02 4224 4153 |
| Greater Sydney | 02 8837 6097 |
| North West | 02 6883 5352 |