NSW Sustainable Communities Program Economic Development and Infrastructure Round

This program provides support for regional NSW communities, businesses and industries to help minimise the social and economic impacts of water recovery under the Murray-Darling Basin (Basin) Plan.
Open
Closes in 20 days

Closing date: Tuesday 24 February 2026 Tue 24 Feb 2026

What do you get?

Funding of between $750,000 and $10 million.

Who is this for?

Regional NSW communities, businesses and industries.

Overview

This program aims to fund infrastructure and enabling works in exposed and vulnerable NSW southern Basin communities to support economic growth and improve workforce participation into the future. This includes opportunities that:

  • invest in region-based infrastructure and assets that will support economic activity of multiple users or industries and provide broad economic benefit
  • unlock land for industry and housing or create new economic opportunities for local communities
  • invest in infrastructure that supports growing populations, enabling people to continue to live and work locally.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

  • hold an Australian business number (ABN)
  • be financially viable
  • hold or commit to holding appropriate public liability insurance
  • be a fit and proper person/legal entity
  • be able to meet the required co-contribution.
  • be undertaking a project located within an eligible NSW Basin local government area.

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