Food support grant

Grants team

We’d like to provide you with tips for a successful application.

: 02 9265 9333
: [email protected]

Applications are now closed

Summer round

Applications open: Early 2025
Applications close: Early 2025
Project timeline: 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026
Recommendations to Council: June 2025

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About this grant

This funding supports access to affordable and healthy food for our diverse communities.

We provide support for food support projects under 2 tiers:

Tier 1 – Small scale projects
Tier 2 – Large scale projects

Before applying for tier 2, contact our grants team to discuss your proposal on 02 9265 9333 or email [email protected].

Funding priorities

Our funding will prioritise projects that:

increase access to affordable, healthy, safe and culturally-appropriate food
increase community skills in sourcing and preparing healthy food
improve supply, storage and delivery of healthy food for our diverse communities
increase resourcing of essential food support services for our diverse communities
increase access to affordable internet and data to support community access to food support services.

We encourage applications from organisations, groups and individuals that support Aboriginal and/or Torres and Strait Islander communities and culture, including Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and networks.

Tier 1: small scale projects

These questions are asked in the application that align with the assessment criteria used at assessment stage:
- Why is there a need for the project and what are the proposed outcomes?
- What is your experience in delivering projects?
- How have you included the local diverse community and how will they benefit and/or being engaged?
- How does the project rate against the funding priorities?
Our diverse communities include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, young people, older people, people with disability, international students, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, women, LGBTIQA+ communities and low-income earners.
- For comprehensive information including definitions and other details, refer to the business support grant program in the grants and sponsorship program guidelines.
- See the list of recent grant recipients, which includes a description of projects and amounts approved.
- The goals we have set to make the city green, global and connected are outlined in Sustainable Sydney 2030–2050 Continuing the Vision.

Tier 2: large scale projects

These questions are asked in the application that align with the assessment criteria used at assessment stage:
- Why is there a need for the project and what are the proposed outcomes?
- What is your experience in delivering projects?
- How have you included the local diverse community and how will they benefit and/or being engaged?
- How does the project rate against the funding priorities?
- What evidence of partnerships with local community organisations and networks can you provide?
Our diverse communities include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, young people, older people, people with disability, international students, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, women, LGBTIQA+ communities and low-income earners.
- For comprehensive information including definitions and other details, refer to the business support grant program in the grants and sponsorship program guidelines.
- See the list of recent grant recipients, which includes a description of projects and amounts approved.
- The goals we have set to make the city green, global and connected are outlined in Sustainable Sydney 2030–2050 Continuing the Vision.

Eligibility

To be eligible an applicant must operate within the City of Sydney’s local area or be able to demonstrate significant benefits for the area’s residents, workers and/or visitors:

These organisations can apply for both tier 1 and 2:
- Eligible Not For Profit Organisation
- Incorporated Association
These additional individuals and organisations can apply for tier 1 only:
- Individual auspiced by an Eligible Not For Profit Organisation
- Unincorporated Community Group auspiced by an Eligible Not For Profit Organisation
If you work with an auspicing organisation, we encourage you to choose one that is relevant to the sector and that can support the development of the proposal.
Funding is not available for:
- for-profit organisations, sole traders and government departments and agencies
- projects that breach the eligibility and ethics framework or existing City of Sydney policies