Small Grants Fund

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This grant is designed to assist voluntary and staffed not-for-profit incorporated organisation to fund one-off costs that will directly support the progression of their capacity building activities, projects or programs through small allocations of funding. The funding has to be linked to a discreet and defined activity or project.

Please check the Parramatta Local Government Area boundary map, inserting your organisation address to see if you qualify for City of Parramatta funding opportunities.

Category objectives

  • Support community based groups, sport and recreation clubs, and service organisations to develop effective projects that address the social, economic and/or environmental needs of residents in the Parramatta Local Government Area, as described in City of Parramatta Council’s Community Strategic Plan;
  • Maximise access to and use of community resources, services and facilities, including equity of access for people experiencing social exclusion, marginalisation or isolation;
  • Encourage community participation in the development and delivery of projects and activities;
  • Support the development of networks and partnerships between communities, local community groups, agencies and City of Parramatta Council.

Available funding

City of Parramatta Council will only fund one application over a financial year, regardless of the number of applications received from an organisation.

Funding Limit

$3,500

Program timelines

This program is open all year round but assessed on a quarterly basis. Please see the below dates for when your application needs to be submitted to be considered in that quarter.

Quarter 1: Monday 1 September 2025
Quarter 2:Monday 3 November 2025
Quarter 3: Monday 2 February 2026
Quarter 4: Monday 27 April 2026

These grants can take up to 3 months from the assessment deadline before payments may be made. To avoid disappointment, ensure your project is scheduled to start 3 months after the upcoming quarterly grants assessment deadline. Successful recipients in this category are required to:

  • Show that funds will be spent within 6 months of receipt of funding.
  • Acquit within 4 weeks of project completion.

Failure to acquit the grant will affect any future funding requests.

How to Apply

All applications for funding grants are completed online through SmartyGrants. You only need to register once. If you previously applied via SmartyGrants you can use your existing password and login.

Read the Small Grant Application Checklist(PDF, 50KB) and Community Grants Guidelines(PDF, 10MB) for more information.

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Contact us

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If you need any further information, please feel free to contact our Community Grants team on grants@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au or call 02 9806 5110.

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