Better Open Spaces - Round 1

Before you start the form, please ensure you have read the Program Guidelines which are available on the Department's website. The guidelines inform you about the eligibility and assessment criteria, the process for submitting your application and outlines the decision-making process for eligible grant funding.

Please ensure you follow the below instructions when completing your online nomination form.

• There is an automatic time out on the online form every 20 minutes. Please ensure you regularly save your nomination form every 15 minutes to prevent loss of data.
• If you wish to save a draft of your nomination form and come back to it, please click ‘save and close’ on the top right hand side of the screen. You can return to complete your form through the ‘My Submissions’ option.
• Once submitted, your form cannot be changed. Please ensure all field are completed correctly and all attachments are uploaded before submitting your nomination.
• Once submitted, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted nomination form attached. If you have not received a confirmation email, please ensure your form was submitted correctly.
• For any attachments uploaded, please use the following naming convention: BOS – Council Name – Plans – Project Name

Please note attachments are limited to 25MB each.

If you require assistance with completing the online nomination form, please refer to the SmartyGrants Help Guide for Applicants.

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.

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.

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.