Regional Housing Strategic Planning Fund 2024

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Regional Housing Strategic Planning Fund - Round 3

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Instructions for applicants

Before completing this application form, you should read the program guidelines on the program website.

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered unless we consider the circumstances to be exceptional.

Note: Save your application regularly to avoid losing your changes.
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Disclaimer

The applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • submission of this application does not guarantee funding will be granted for any project, and the department expressly reserves its right to accept or reject this application at its discretion;
  • it must bear the costs of preparing and submitting this application and the department does not accept any liability for such costs, whether or not this application is ultimately accepted or rejected; and
  • it has read the funding guidelines for the program and has fully informed itself of the relevant program requirements.

Use of Information

By submitting this application form, the applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • if this project application is successful, the relevant details of the project will be made public, including details such as the names of the organisation (applicant) and any partnering organisation (state government agency or non-government organisation), project title, project description, location, anticipated time for completion and amount awarded;
  • the department will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked ‘Commercial-in-confidence’ or ‘Confidential’ is treated as confidential, however, such documents will remain subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act); and
  • in some circumstances, the department may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the GIPA Act or otherwise as required or permitted by law.

Privacy Notice

By submitting this application form, the applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • the department is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) (the Privacy Act) and that any personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) collected by the department in relation to the program will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act and its privacy policy (available at: https://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/privacy);
  • the information it provides to the department in connection with this application will be collected and stored on a database and will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected (including, where necessary, being disclosed to other government agencies in connection with the assessment of the merits of an application) or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act;
  • it has taken steps to ensure that any person whose personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) is included in this application has consented to the fact that the department and other government agencies may be supplied with that personal information, and has been made aware of the purposes for which it has been collected and may be used.

Eligibility confirmation

  1. All NSW councils outside the Greater Sydney region including councils in the Lower Hunter and Greater Newcastle, Central Coast and Illawarra-Shoalhaven are eligible for funding. A full list of eligible councils is available in the program guidelines on the program website.

  2. A single council or groups of 2 or more councils, such as joint organisations of councils, may apply for funding.

  3. Please note that there is a limit of 1 application (and 1 project) per council or 1 joint application and 1 joint project for group projects. You can also apply for funding for projects that will be delivered in partnership with other organisations if you agree to be responsible for project delivery.

  4. You may apply for and receive funding for both an individual project and a joint project (whether as the project lead or not) within a single funding round if the projects are clearly distinct.
I confirm that the applicant and project is eligible according to the criteria outlined in the program guidelines * Required

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

  1. Program aims and objectives (weighting 20%)

  2. Strategic alignment (20%)

  3. Project impact (30%)

  4. Project scoping requirements (weighting 20%) based on the following sub-criteria:
    • Project scope (5%)
    • Delivery timeframe (5%)
    • Capability to deliver (5%)
    • Governance and risk management (5%)
       
  5. Value for money (10%).

Refer to the program guidelines for detailed considerations under each criterion.