Welcome to the City of Sydney SmartyGrants portal

Funding to help get your project off the ground.

Innovation and ideas - 2025-26 - Winter round

This round will open at 10:00AM 8 July 2025 (AEST) for submissions.

Before you begin

Welcome to the City of Sydney’s online grant application service for the Innovation and ideas grant program, powered by SmartyGrants.

This grant program supports projects that foster innovation, expand opportunities, showcase local expertise, and test new ideas to address local and global issues across our strategic priorities.

Please review the guidelines and in case you have any question you can contact the grants team at communitygrants@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au.

Need SmartyGrants help?

You can start your application, save what you have done and return to it as many times as you like before the grant deadline. If you wish to leave a partly 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 your application to continue.

If you need more help using this form, please read the Help Guide for Applicants and Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).