The City of Sydney and NSW Government are offering $4.3 million in new grants to help businesses, cultural organisations, community groups and the entertainment industry breathe life back into the city centre.

The new grants will boost the city centre economy, support businesses and create jobs across the vital summer period and into 2021.

On signing the $20 million Al Fresco City agreement, Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the City and State Government initiative will help revive the economy, draw more people into the city and give much-need funding to a range of businesses and community groups.

"We need to allow and encourage businesses to operate outdoors, and we need to support our creative and cultural life to activate and draw people back to our city, safely. We want to ensure our city businesses survive in the short term and create new opportunities for them to thrive in the long term,” Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.

“These grants will help facilitate safe cultural and live music performances and help businesses and venues to reopen and operate in the post-pandemic economy.

“I encourage anyone who works in the city – from businesses and retailers, to hospitality and community services – to consider applying for a grant to help kick-start their operations, re-engage staff and bring people back into our city.”

Prospective applicants can join a public webinar on Thursday 12 November to learn more about the programs and ask questions.

The three new recovery grants programs are:

CBD activation grant

Businesses and creatives are encouraged to collaborate on innovative ways to activate indoor and outdoor spaces to attract visitors to spend more time in the Sydney CBD, Haymarket, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour and The Rocks.

The grant is designed to support creative activations within shops, retail centres and venues, as well as footpaths and public spaces in close proximity to businesses.

There are opportunities for CBD-based activations by businesses in events, arts and culture, entertainment, tourism and accommodation, retail and hospitality sectors. Activations may include pop up events, installations, exhibitions, DJs, live music performances, fashion shows, designer talks, artistic performances and roving entertainment.

Applicants can apply for cash grants of up to $50,000.

Cultural sector innovation grant

Small-to-medium cultural and creative organisations, businesses and sole traders can apply for funding to pilot new operational models, transform program or project delivery, collaborate and initiate innovative projects. 

The program supports cultural organisations to adapt and grow and prioritises innovations to ongoing operations and services.

Applicants can apply for cash grants of up to $20,000.

Community services grant 

Funding has been established to respond to the ongoing needs of the community.

The program prioritises applications that address community needs including food security, digital inclusion, social isolation and tenancy support, and supports vulnerable community groups including temporary visa holders, social housing residents and people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

Applicants can apply for cash grants of up to $50,000.  Projects that involve multiple organisations partnering to achieve a shared goal may be eligible to apply for more than $50,000. 

The Covid recovery grants program builds on the $72.5 million support package released by the City in April for small businesses, artists and others in the creative and community sectors left devastated by the loss of work due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Applications for the grants close at 5pm on Monday 7 December.

Projects can commence from 1 March 2021 onwards.

The City and State Government agreement also includes direct funding and programming of music and performance in public places, venues, bars and restaurants; funding and regulatory reform to enable increased uptake of outdoor dining and later opening hours of cultural institutions; and work with Destination NSW to promote Sydney to local and interstate visitors.

In addition to the recovery grants, the City is calling for artists to create temporary public artworks in particular Sydney centre laneways to help bring Sydneysiders back to the city. 

Creative thinkers, artists and multidisciplinary teams with a strong interest in sustainability, communities and urbanism are encouraged to apply.  Applications open today and close at 10am on Monday 16 November.  For more details go to cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/community-support-funding/city-art-laneways

The $20 million agreement will also cut red tape for businesses seeking to apply for outdoor dining, launch a roving musical performers program and expand the City’s popular Chairs in Squares program.

A team of City staff will be appointed to process outdoor dining applications quickly and determine opportunities where road space and footways can be reallocated for chairs and tables.

The City is working with state government to ensure pubs, small bars and take-away venues with no indoor dining will also be eligible for the outdoor dining program.

Applications will be open from December with businesses encouraged to extend their dining onto footpaths and parking spaces, where possible.

From November 24, roving musical performers will become staple features throughout the CBD during the weeks, with an updated program kicking on in the New Year.

The City will also increase the amount of outdoor seating in plazas and squares to allow more opportunities for outdoor dining and social activities.

The City’s popular Chairs in Squares program, which sees chairs and tables conveniently located throughout Martin Place over Summer, will be expanded throughout the CBD and Surry Hills.

For more information on our grants and sponsorships see cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/grants-sponsorships

or email [email protected] or call 02 9265 9333.

For media enquiries or images, contact Belinda Wallis.  

Phone 0467 810 160 or email [email protected]

For interviews with Lord Mayor Clover Moore, contact Paul Mackay

Phone 0436 816 604 or email [email protected]

For more stories from your local area, visit news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

悉尼市政府和新南威尔士州政府共同为振兴悉尼后疫情时代发展慷慨拨款

      悉尼市政府和新南威尔士州政府将共同出资$430万澳元（4,300,000）以奖助金的形式帮助各大商企、文化组织、社区团体和娱乐产业恢复活力、蓬勃发展。

      这笔拨款能在今年南半球的夏季这一关键时期直至2021年全面推动市区经济发展，帮助企业复苏、创造就业机会。

      悉尼市市长Clover Moore与新南威尔士州政府签署了总价值$2000万澳元（20,000,000）的协议，推广露天城市经济（Al Fresco City agreement）。她认为这项协议可助本市经济重振，吸引更多人回归市中心，并为不少商企和社团提供急需的资金。

      市长Clover Moore说：“我们不但需要为商家店铺在户外经营业务创造条件，还要积极鼓励这种形式的经济体系；同时，我们还需要扶持本地文创活动的开展和氛围的营造，从而在疫情防控安全的基础上吸引更多民众回归我们的市区。我们希望确保本土企业在短期内的生存，并为他们长远的发展寻觅新契机。”

      “这些奖助金将有助于在防控疫情传播的范围内促进文化和现场音乐表演，帮助企业和活动场所在后疫情经济发展中再度敞开大门，重新营业。”

      “我鼓励所有在市中心的从业者 —— 无论您是来自商务和零售产业，还是餐饮服务、或社区服务领域 —— 都考虑申请我们的拨款，以为开展业务运营提供动力，帮助员工返岗复工，把人流重新引入我们的市区。”

      有意申请者可在11月12日星期四在线参加公开咨询会，了解拨款计划的具体信息，现场提问。

      市、州两级共同推出价值$430万澳元的奖助金拨款总称为后疫情重振拨款计划（Covid recovery grants program），共分三项：

      活化中央商务区奖助金（CBD activation grant）

      鼓励商企和创意人士合作创新方法，活化室内和户外的空间利用，吸引游客在悉尼中央商务区、华人聚集的禧市地区（Haymarket）和毗邻海港前滩的巴兰加鲁地区（Barangaroo）、达令港（Darling Harbour）和悉尼港沿岸的岩石区（The Rocks）等地驻足。

      该项拨款主要针对扶持那些选择在商铺、购物中心、活动场所，及其周边的人行便道和公共场所举办的创意活动而设。

      该项拨款为来自节事活动、文艺、文化、娱乐、旅游、住宿、零售、餐饮服务等产业的商家在中央商务区举办活动创造机会。这些活动可包含：品牌快闪游击形式活动（pop up）、装置艺术展品、展览、音乐DJ、现场音乐表演、时装秀、设计师座谈、艺术表演、巡游表演等。

     申请者可申请最高达$50,000的奖助金。

      文化产业创新奖助金（Cultural sector innovation grant）

      中小型文创机构、企业、个体经营者均可为实行全新运营模式、转型计划、项目交付、合作或发起创新项目而申请此项资金。

      该项拨款专门用于扶持文化机构顺应、发展、优先考虑创新项目从而发展成为持续性的运营模式和服务。

      申请者可申请最高达$20,000的奖助金。

      社区服务奖助金（Community services grant） 

      该项拨款为社会持续性需求而设。

      拨款对象优先考虑直接应对如：食品补给、数字化包容性、提升社区民众互助、租赁扶助、临时签证者和弱势群体扶持、政府廉租房住户扶助、面临或已经无家可归者扶助等类社会需求的服务。

      申请者可申请高达$50,000的奖助金。多方协作项目有可能申请高于$50,000的奖助金。

      悉尼市政府应对疫情的专项举措除上述后疫情重振拨款计划，还有在今年4月份，慷慨斥资$7250万澳元（72,500,000）抗疫拨款，帮助在疫情期间遭受重创的本土小型商企、艺术人才和社区服务领域度过难关。

      后疫情重振拨款计划申请的接收工作已经开始，将于12月7日星期一下午5点结束。

      获批申请项目均可在2021年3月1日以后开始实施。

      悉尼市政府和州政府共同达成的露天城市经济协议还包括：对所有在公共场所、娱乐场所、酒吧和餐馆举办的音乐和表演节目直接拨款，并为其制定计划和安排进程；进行资金和监管改革，以提升对户外就餐资源的利用、延长文化机构的营业时间、与新南威尔士州旅游局（Destination NSW）合作向本地和全国各地游客宣传和推广悉尼名胜。

      除此之外，悉尼市政府还呼吁艺术人才为市中心的各大巷道创作临时公共艺术展品，以吸引更多市民回归市区。

      勇于探索创新思想的先锋人士、艺术人士、注重环保、可持续发展、社会、城市化发展的多学科小组均可申请巷道展品奖助金拨款。申请截止日期为11月16日星期一上午10点。详见：cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/community-support-funding/city-art-laneways

      露天城市经济协议还能有效地为申请户外餐饮、巡游音乐表演、扩大悉尼市政府现有的广场躺椅服务（Chairs in Squares）范围许可的商家简化繁琐的申请手续。

      悉尼市政府将组建一支专员队伍快速审批户外餐饮许可申请，并及时确认道路周边可摆放就餐桌椅的可能性。

      市政府正在与州政府紧密合作，让酒吧、小酒馆、外卖餐厅等没有室内就餐条件的场所，也有资格申请户外餐饮经营许可。

      这项申请接收工作将于12月开始，在可行的情况下，市政府鼓励所有商家店铺都考虑拓展自己的经营范围，把餐饮业务扩大到人行便道、停车场等可利用的空间。

      自11月24日起，街头巡游表演的音乐表演者将在未来几周成为整个中央商务区的主角，并将在新的一年推出全新的表演安排和丰富的节目。

      于此同时，悉尼市政府还将增加市内广场和购物区周边的户外座椅数量，为人们营造更多户外用餐和社交活动的氛围。

      市政府备受青睐的广场躺椅服务将从原有的马丁广场（Martin Place）夏日座椅服务延伸至整个中央商务区南至沙利山地区（Surry Hills）。

      更多有关申请奖助金和赞助拨款信息，请登陆：cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/grants-sponsorships或联系[email protected]或电话02 9265 9333。

媒体信息或图片，请联系悉尼市政府媒体顾问Lulu Shen

电话0467 760 604或邮件[email protected]

采访市长 Clover Moore请联系Paul Mackay

请致电0436 816 604或邮件[email protected]

更多悉尼市内媒体稿件请查阅悉尼市政府新闻主页news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

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