2025-27 Caring for State Heritage

Submissions are now being accepted. Submissions close at 10:00AM 30 January 2025 (AEDT).

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

This Grant Program is administered by Heritage NSW under the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

 

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Welcome to the Heritage NSW online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.

You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.

 

KEY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT

This program has several applicant and project eligibility requirements. However, the key eligibility requirement is that the item or place must be listed on State Heritage Register by NSW Government. It is important to understand that there are 4 levels of heritage significance in NSW and each has a corresponding statutory listing and responsible authority for conserving these items:

  • Local heritage items – Listed on Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) by local councils.
  • State heritage items – Listed on State Heritage Register by NSW Government.
  • National heritage items – Listed on National Heritage List by Australian Government. 
  • World heritage items – Listed on World Heritage List by UNESCO.

This short video explains the different types of heritage listings.

This short video explains the State Heritage Inventory.

 

HOW TO GET HELP

Heritage NSW

For more information or clarification, contact Heritage NSW between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) on: 

SmartyGrants

For help with technical issues on the portal, or for login and user issues, contact SmartyGrants on:

MOVING THROUGH THE FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

 

SAVING YOUR DRAFT

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'Save and Close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

 

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application, you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email, you should presume your application has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.

 

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each. However, we recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

 

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP OR TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.