2025-27 Activating State Heritage

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About the grant

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Instructions for applicants

Please read the grant guidelines and check the eligibility criteria before filling out this form. If you have any questions, contact Heritage NSW before you start.
 
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Program details

This grant program is administered by Heritage NSW under the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the Department).

The 2025-27 Activating State Heritage Grant program aims to increase public engagement with items listed on the NSW State Heritage Register. It's designed to protect and promote State heritage by incentivising owners to invest in heritage activation.

The NSW Government is looking for applications that can demonstrate a better use of space, engage community in heritage, contribute to community wellbeing and support economic activity and vibrancy within our local areas.

This is a competitive funding round, and eligible applicants can apply for $1 million (ex GST) in funding to activate a State Heritage Register (SHR) listed item, however only one application will be awarded in this category.

The successful project must be delivered between July 2025 and May 2027.

 

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Disclaimer

By submitting this application, you agree that:

  • submission of an application does not guarantee funding.  The Department has the right to approve or reject any application;
  • you are responsible for costs associated with preparing and submitting this application, and the Department is not liable for these costs, whether your application is accepted or not; and
  • you have read the grant guidelines and understand the program requirements.

Use of Information

By submitting this application, you agree that:

  • if this application is successful, the relevant details of the project will be made public, including details such as the names of the organisation (the Applicant) and any partnering organisation (state government agency or non-government organisation), project title, project description, location, anticipated time for completion and amount awarded;
  • the Department will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked ‘Commercial-in-confidence’ or ‘Confidential’ is treated as confidential, however, such documents will remain subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act); and
  • in some circumstances the Department may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the GIPA Act or otherwise as required or permitted by law.

Privacy Notice

By submitting this application, you agree that:

  • the Department is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) (the Privacy Act) and that any personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) collected by the Department in relation to the program will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act and its privacy policy available here;
  • the information you provide to the Department in connection with this application will be collected and stored on a database and will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected (including, where necessary, being disclosed to other Government agencies in connection with the assessment of the merits of an application) or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act;
  • you have taken steps to ensure that any person whose personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) is included in this application has consented to the fact that the Department and other Government agencies may be supplied with that personal information and has been made aware of the purposes for which it has been collected and may be used.

Eligibility confirmation

Applicant eligibility

You are eligible to apply for the Activating State Heritage Grant category if you:

  • are the owner, manager, long-term lessee or custodian of an item listed on the State Heritage Register (SHR) in NSW:
    • with written support of the owners of the site (if you are a manager or lessee)
    • with written support of all owners or owners’ corporation (if the site has multiple owners).
  • have legal responsibility for maintenance and repair of the SHR listed item
  • agree to provide matched funding for the project
  • are a local council, business, non-government organisation, community group or individual, with your operations and headquarters in NSW (if you are a business or incorporated entity).

Applicants without an ABN or ACN will have to provide a statement by supplier form.

Project eligibility
You can apply for funding if:
  • it is for a heritage conservation project and/or to enable activation of an SHR listed item
  • there are no active Heritage Act 1977 compliance issues at the site
  • the project will be delivered between 1 July 2025 and 1 May 2027
  • the project will commence within 3 months of the funding agreement being signed
  • you have sought advice from Heritage NSW's free pre-lodgement service for Heritage Act 1977 approvals
  • the project is not already underway. Retrospective projects will not be funded. Pre-planning of projects prior to the grant opening date is accepted however if works have been approved and/or have commenced the project is ineligible
  • the project will be delivered by an eligible applicant as outlined above.
 
Please declare this application meets the eligibility criteria and:
  • it has been prepared by and is being submitted by an eligible applicant
  • the project is specific to items listed on the State Heritage Register in NSW
  • project commences between July and September 2025 and be completed by May 2027
  • projects will commence from July-September 2025 and be completed by May 2027 
  • projects can be operated and maintained beyond the funding period
  • applicants will notify the Department if grant funding is secured from another source.
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