Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO1140

The $50 million competitive Smart Cities and Suburbs Program was announced as part of the 2016 election campaign. The program will support projects that apply innovative technology-based solutions to urban challenges. The program encourages local government agencies and bodies to deliver collaborative smart city projects that improve the liveability, productivity and sustainability of Australian cities, suburbs and towns. There is approximately $22 million in total funding for this round.

• The minimum grant amount is $250,000.
• The maximum grant amount is $5 million.
• The grant amount will be up to 50 per cent of eligible project costs.
• You must complete your project by 30 June 2020.

To be eligible you must:

• be an Australian local government agency or body as defined in appendix A of the grant opportunity guidelines; and
• have an Australian Business Number (ABN).

To be eligible your project:

• must include at least one partner organisation during the life of the project.

Projects must involve the innovative application of knowledge, hardware or software that:

• is new to the organisation, the local government area, city, region or country or
• delivers an outcome which has not previously been realised in your community.

$50,000,000.00

From $250,000.00 to $5,000,000.00

To apply, go to www.business.gov.au/smart-cities-and-suburbs

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