Programs and grants
Funding opportunities to support regional recovery and deliver social, economic and lifestyle benefits to local communities.









The NSW Government’s Royalties for Rejuvenation Fund will provide coal mining communities with the support and funds they need to diversify their economies, so they have a strong and vibrant future.

Smart Regional Spaces: Ready, Set, Go! is a partnership project between the Department of Regional NSW, UNSW Sydney and The University of Sydney to support regional councils to become ‘smart- ready’ and help co-design smart spaces.

The $24 million Regional NSW - Business Case and Strategy Development Fund supports local councils, joint organisations of councils, not-for-profit, industry and Aboriginal community groups with funding to develop business cases or strategies for regionally significant projects and initiatives.