This program provides assistance to community and cultural groups and organisations accessing these venues for events, concerts, fundraisers, conferences, meetings and community gatherings. Funding covers venue hire fees only. The grant is intended for cultural, environmental and community groups and organisations that demonstrate financial hardship. Support is available in 2 categories: community venues; landmark venues.

Community venues: not-for-profit organisations; unincorporated community group; individual auspiced by a not-for-profit eligible to apply in its own right. Landmark venues: Not-for-profit organisations; for profit event management companies facilitating an eligible not-for-profit's event; individual auspiced by a not-for-profit eligible to apply in its own right.

Legal requirements: Social enterprise, Nonprofit legal entity (inc. assn, company, coop. or trust), Unincorporated, auspiced

Fees and charges associated with event personnel or staffing at venues; projects that directly contravene the eligibility and ethics framework or our existing policies.

Contact the grants team to discuss your eligibility and suitability to the program. Review details at: https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/community-support-funding/community-venue-hire-support-grant