Funding for projects in Port Kembla and surrounding areas

The Port Kembla Community Investment Fund Round 7 provides grants for projects that revitalise and energise Port Kembla and surrounding areas for community members, workers and visitors.

Funding supports infrastructure upgrades, new amenities, programs and events that provide community benefit, including environmental, public-domain, heritage, activation and smart-technology projects.

Applicants must have an ABN, ACN, or be registered under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009; have operations applicable to the eligible project location; and be an incorporated association or community organisation, Local Aboriginal Land Council, City of Wollongong as a Local Council, public/private not-for-profit organisation with ACNC registration, company incorporated in Australia, Partnership or Trust, registered training organisation, nationally accredited provider of tertiary education, or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation incorporated under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

Applicants must be financially viable; private businesses must provide accounting statements for FY2023/24, FY2024/25 and FY2025/26, subject to stated exceptional-circumstances provisions.

Applicants must hold or commit to obtaining public liability insurance of at least $20 million per occurrence, or equivalent or better self-insurance accepted by the department; be a fit and proper person/legal entity; not be insolvent, bankrupt, or subject to ongoing legal proceedings or investigation; declare they are not aware of issues that could create reputational or other risks to the NSW Government; and, where applicable, provide evidence they can make the minimum co-contribution.

Joint applications must nominate a lead applicant that will enter the funding deed and be responsible for project delivery.

Projects must request $25,000 to $250,000 GST exclusive, be primarily located within the defined project area (including Port Kembla, Cringila, and parts of Warrawong and Lake Heights, or adjacent waterways), commence within six months of signing a funding deed, and be completed within two years.

Applicants must provide land ownership evidence or written landowner consent where they do not own the project land.