IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
Before you begin the application, you must read the Regional Strategic Planning Fund Program Guidelines on the department’s website to make sure that your council and your project are eligible for the program and access other information and resources to support your application.
Please note:
The department will undertake an initial review of applications and contact you if more information would assist assessment.
For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, contact the team by email at regional.housing@dpe.nsw.gov.au
Applications, including supporting documentation, should be completed and submitted by the closing time and date of 12pm, Friday 22 November 2024. Late applications will not be considered unless we consider the circumstances to be exceptional.
If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
You may begin anywhere in this application form. On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.
You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.
If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.
You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.
Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.
Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible. If you submit your application in error or notice an error in your application once you have submitted it, please contact the team by email at regional.housing@dpe.nsw.gov.au
When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.
Hint: also check the email isn't in your spam or junk email folder.
You will need to upload or submit attachments to support your application. Documents can be uploaded if saved on your computer or on a storage device.
You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, a maximum of 5MB is recommended.
Please ensure that all attachments submitted follow this file-naming standard: ‘RHSPF - APPLICANT - DOCUMENT NAME’.
Where possible, please send web links and links to cloud storage services. You can provide web links if a document is held on a publicly available website. This should be a direct link to a specific document. For large documents, please provide page references for the relevant text or extracts of relevant pages only.
A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.
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