New South Wales

Name of program: Building Upgrade Finance

What’s it for? 

• to assist building owners with environmental upgrades to non-residential buildings.

Who’s it for?

• building owners
• Councils

Who’s funding it? Building Better Finance (supported by ARENA)

What can be funded?

Typically projects funded fall into three categories:

1. 1. Generation of renewable energy and emissions reduction (eg: solar PV, end of trip facilities etc.)
   2. Improvement of energy and / or water efficiency (eg: efficient plant and equipment – lighting, air conditioning, boilers and lifts; rainwater tanks, water efficient fixtures and fittings etc.)
   3. Minimisation of waste (eg: waste infrastructure systems)

Conditions?

• Upgrade Finance is enabled by council, who places an Upgrade Charge against the property, with loan repayments being collected in a similar way to council rates. The security provided by the Upgrade Charge allows lenders to offer attractive terms, which helps businesses increase their competitiveness by reducing operational costs through improved building performance.

To be eligible the building must be an existing, non-residential building, located in a participating council area.

• Eligible works under Building Upgrade Finance are those that improve the energy, water or environmental efficiency or sustainability of a building. Heritage upgrades may also be eligible.

When does funding close? OPEN

Learn more: Here

Contact for information: [email protected]

How do I apply? Click here

Name of program: Disaster Relief Grants

What is it for: To support those most in need and those least able to return their homes to a safe and habitable condition after a natural disaster 

Who is it for: 

• low income earners

What’s available:

• Household Goods Grant: a maximum of $18,000 is available as a contribution toward the cost of re-establishing essential household items considered necessary to maintain a basic standard of living. Items include bedding, furniture, clothing and essential electrical items such as a refrigerator, washing machine, or stove.
• Rough Sleepers/Camping Package: a flat rate of $1,200 is available plus $150 for each additional resident as a contribution to replacing essential items, such as a tent and sleeping bag. 
• Repair Grant: A contribution towards essential structural repairs to a Residence (including a relocatable home) to assist in restoring it to a safe and habitable condition – grant amount is determined based on assessment of scope of works and threshold considerations.  
• Rebuild Grant: A contribution towards the rebuild of a  residence (including a relocatable home) to a basic level that has been rendered uninhabitable – grant amount is determined based on assessment of scope of works and threshold considerations.
• Temporary Dwelling Grants: a Flat-rate Temporary Dwelling Package – flat rate of $5,000 for repairs and $10,000 if the temporary dwelling has been rendered uninhabitable.    
• Access Grant: A contribution of up to $50,000 towards a basic level of repairs to legal accessways on private property where there are no safe alternate routes to the residence or temporary dwelling (and where the Accessway was maintained and fit for purpose prior to the natural disaster).  

Who's funding it? NSW Reconstruction Authority

Conditions: 

• Funding for this grant is dependent on need and eligibility.

When does funding close? OPEN

How do I apply? Call Revenue NSW on 1300 069 550 to discuss

More information here

• Family Energy Rebate - helps people with children pay their electricity bills
• Gas Rebate - helps eligible concession card holders pay their gas or bottled Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bills
• Life Support Energy Rebate - helps pay electricity bills for people who need, or have someone living with them who needs, to use approved energy-intensive life support equipment at home (such as home dialysis, ventilators and oxygen concentrators)
• Low Income Household Rebate - helps eligible concession cardholders pay their electricity bills
• Medical Energy Rebate - helps concession cardholders pay their electricity bills, for people who are not able to, or have someone living with them who is not able to, self-regulate their body temperature in extreme environmental temperatures (hot or cold)

Name of program: Shoalhaven Solar & Battery Program

Intended outcome: 

• to help Shoalhaven homeowners get solar installed and become energy independent

Who is it for:

• Homeowners

Who’s funding it? Shoalhaven Solar Program

Conditions:

• applicants can claim $2,400 - $10,000 in rebates and subsidies depending on system size requirements

When does funding close? Open 

How do I apply? Click here

Thanks to Josh Withers for the photo!