Uptown Grant Program - Round 1
Round 1 of the Uptown Grant Program provided funding to 21 District Teams across Greater Sydney.
The NSW Government committed $5 million to Round 1 of the Uptown Program, which offered up to $200,000 (excl. GST) in seed funding to eligible District Teams to establish and coordinate their District and for consumer engagement.
Applications for the Uptown Grant Program Round 1 closed on 9 March 2023.
For more information on the first funding round, see Uptown Grant Program Guidelines Round 1 (PDF 1.29MB).
The following Districts Teams received funding in Round 1:
| Project Title | LGAs |
| Balmain Rozelle | Inner West Council |
| Brookvale Arts District (BAD) | Northern Beaches Council |
| Chippendale Collective | City of Sydney |
| EDDY | City of Sydney |
| Green2 | City of Sydney |
| Haymarket Precinct | City of Sydney |
| HQ Sydney | City of Sydney |
| Kings Cross Quarter (KXQ) | City of Sydney |
| Eastwood KoreaTown | City of Ryde |
| Paddo Collective | Woollahra Municipal Council |
| Stanley Street | City of Sydney |
| The Gathering | Blacktown City Council |
| YCK Laneways | City of Sydney |
| Rainbow Precinct | City of Sydney |
| Pyrmont+Ultimo24/7 | City of Sydney |
| UpTown Sydney CBD | City of Sydney |
| Walsh Bay Arts Precinct | City of Sydney |
| 2077 AD Hornsby After Dark | Hornsby Shire Council |
| Freshwater | Northern Beaches Council |
| New Sydney Waterfront | City of Sydney |
| Ujjala Harris Park Little India | City of Parramatta |