Uptown Grant Program

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The Uptown Grant Program aims to enable the development of districts into unique going-out destinations by supporting formally aligned groups of businesses in a local area (District Teams) to collectively work on enhancing their district's offering and building consumer engagement with their district.

The Program aims to:

• increase coordination and collaboration between businesses in distinct geographical areas
• support business models that allow for partnerships, including major events, brands and government
• increase the marketability of unique districts with distinct products developed
• increase consumer awareness and engagement with districts.

Uptown Grant Program - Round 3

The NSW Government is committing $5.5 million in funding for Round 3 of the Uptown Grant Program, with applications set to open in December 2024.

Learn more about the announcement on the third funding round.

Details of Round 3, including key dates, eligibility and assessment information will be published in the Program Guidelines that will be released when applications open.

Uptown Grant Program - Round 2

Round 2 of the Uptown Grant Program provided the following funding opportunities:

• up to $200,000 (excl. GST) but no less than $100,000 (excl. GST) of seed funding to eligible District Teams to coordinate their district and for consumer engagement.
• $100,000 (excl. GST) of funding for previous Uptown Grant Program recipients that are working to self-sustainability and growing consumer engagement.

Applications for the Uptown Grant Program - Round 2 closed on 18 March 2024.

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Uptown Grant Program - Round 1

Round 1 of the Uptown Grant Program 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.

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