Applications now open
Summer round
- Applications open: Tuesday 4 February 2025
- Applications close: 5pm on Tuesday 11 March 2025
- Project timeline: 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026
- Recommendations to Council: June 2025
About this program
This grants program supports building owners and owners corporations to receive environmental ratings, certifications and assessments to make their buildings resource efficient and achieve net zero emissions by 2035.
Funding can support:
Residential apartment buildings
- NABERS energy and water ratings supported with an action plan
- Energy, water and waste assessments
- Renewables feasibility assessments
- Building electrification assessment, including electric vehicle charging.
Accommodation buildings, including hotels, hostels and serviced apartments
- NABERS energy and water ratings, and waste verification supported with an action plan
- Green Star performance rating
- EarthCheck certification
- Eco-tourism certification
- Energy, water and waste assessments
- Renewables feasibility assessments
- Building electrification assessment, including electric vehicle charging
- Net zero action plan.
Eligibility
- Eligible for fundingThe owners corporation of a residential building or owner of a building in the accommodation sector in the City of Sydney’s local area can apply.
These organisations can apply: - Owners Corporation
- Eligible Not For Profit Organisation
- Incorporated Association
- Corporation
- Co-operative
- Trustee of a Trust
- Not eligible for funding
- Capital expenditure or capital works
- Sole traders and government departments and agencies
- New buildings
- Commercial office or entertainment building types
- For-profit organisations that don’t match cash funding for the project
- A NABERS rating mandated by government including under the commercial building disclosure
- scheme at point of sale or lease.
How to apply
Applications for grants and sponsorship must be completed online.
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