Next application round opens 2021

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Our night-time diversification grant supports new events and activities to help your business attract customers in the evenings.

This grant supports your business to trial new evening events and activities that add to your regular daytime services.

Who can apply

The program is open to not-for-profit organisations, for-profit organisations or sole traders operating in the City of Sydney local area. The business needs to be a bricks and mortar business and can include licensed premises, performance venues, shops or business premises.

Applicants and either be:

a creative, retail, entertainment, tourism and accommodation or hospitality business

land owners wanting to activate vacant space for creative or nightlife uses

an arts/cultural operator based in the City of Sydney local area.

What you can apply for

You can apply for up to $10,000 matched cash funding for projects. This means if your project is successful we will match what you spend over the course of the project dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000.

What the funding covers

The funding will support you to extend your trading hours by programming activities and events at your business.

All business types can apply for funds, so we encourage you to get creative with your ideas.

What you need to show

Priority will be given to applicants who have not already received City of Sydney grant funding in 2020 including Covid-19 programs.

You will need to show: