2024 Recipients

Community Capacity Building

Applicant Organisation Project Title Funding Amount
Allowah Presbyterian Children's Hospital Enabling Community Access for Young People with Complex Disability/Health Needs $9,120.00
Arts & Cultural Exchange Afrofutures & Animation in Western Sydney’: screenings, filmmaker talks & workshops $10,000.00
Boronia Multicultural Services Inc Start Strong and Ready $10,000.00
CCA New South Wales Ltd. Place based assistance - Westmead hospital outreach pilot $17,000.00
Chinese Australian Services Society Limited Together we make a home - integration of Chinese migrants $10,000.00
Immigrant Women’s Speakout Association of NSW inc Celebrating Grandmothers $10,000.00
Chinese Australian Services Society Limited Fostering integration of Chinese migrants $10,000.00
Community Connections Australia "The Lab"; Explorations in Learning and Design $8,191.72
Dundas Area Neighbourhood Centre Community Garden for All $7,146.00
Fitted for Work Empowering Women into Work - Parramatta Hub Volunteering Project $10,000.00
Indian (Sub-Cont) Crisis & Support Agency Dress for Diversity $9,800.00
Royal Life Saving Society Australia (NSW Branch) Water Safety Education Initiative (Children 3-12) $9,075.00
Side By Side Advocacy Incorporated Access all areas leadership group $19,555.46
Solve TAD Limited trading as Freedom Solutions Australia Inclusive Community Sports Days $16,975.00
South Asian Australian Association Purchase and storage of Music instrument for Hindi school Choir $10,000.00
Story Factory Year of Poetry $10,000.00
Success Works Partners Inc Lived Experience and Diversity (LEAD) in Mentoring Program $9,694.00
Sydney Queer Muslims Inc Support Group for Queer Muslims $4,112.00
The Warrior Woman Foundation The Young Warrior Woman Program $10,000.00
UCA - Parramatta Mission Lived Experience and Diversity (LEAD) in Mentoring Program $10,000.00
Western Sydney Community Forum Improving Organisational Hybrid Working Capacity $4,412.00
Western Sydney Orchestra Project Ltd Building WestPhil's Community Connections and Capacity $10,000.00
WestWords WestWords - building connection, increasing capability $10,000.00
Y NSW (YMCA) Y Cultivate $9,899.48

Growing Social Enterprise in Parramatta

Applicant Organisation Project Title Funding Amount
Community Resources Ltd (Green Connect) Green Connect Work Experience Training $25,000.00
Convict Fitness Pty Ltd Convict Fitness Transitional Youth Employment Pathway Program $16,985.34
Taste Cultural Food Tours Inc Taste of Parramatta - three centres three tours $15,000.00
The Australian School of Entrepreneurship The City Of Parramatta Young Entrepreneur Sprint $9,000.00
The Freedom Hub The Freedom Hub Parramatta Employment Project $18,000.00

Creative Projects Fund

Applicant Organisation Project Title Funding Amount
Dance Makers Collective ANGIKA - The Body, The Universe $20,000.00
Operated Coin Garden of Sound $16,284.00
WestWords Accelerator - creative development program $15,000.00

Parramatta Artists’ Studios Creative Fellowship

Applicant Name Project Title Funding Amount
Mx Bonnie Huang Di(e)ur(i)nal divinities $20,000.00
Mr Owen Leong Major solo exhibition and public program at The Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture (IAC), Western Sydney University $10,000.00

Cultural Heritage and History Projects Fund

Applicant Organisation Project Title Funding Amount
Indian (Sub-Cont) Crisis & Support Agency Diaspora Dynamics $4,750.00
Parramatta Heritage Partners Parramatta's Heritage - improving the visitor experience. $5,000.00

Community Events Grant

Applicant Organisation Project Title Funding Amount
Deaf Services Limited Trading As Deaf Connect Deaf Festival Sydney 2024 $10,000.00
Little India Australia Harvest Festival $10,000.00
Mother's Day Classic Foundation 2024 Parramatta Mother's Day Classic $10,000.00
Parramatta Queer Forum Parramatta Pride Picnic 2024 $5,000.00
Somali Welfare and Cultural Centre Africultures Festival 2024 $10,000.00
Sri Om Foundation Limited Enhancing Health and Wellness: Empowering Elderly South Asians in Parramatta, NSW $10,000.00
The Hellenic Orthodox Community of Parramatta and Districts The Let’s Go Greek Festival $10,000.00