Urban Precincts and Partnerships Program

The Urban Precincts and Partnerships Program is an Australian Government initiative offering $150 million of funding over three years to support urban precinct projects. This program provides an open and non-competitive funding opportunity, accepting applications throughout its duration from 2024-25 to 2026-27. It is administered through the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) and DITRDCA.

The program will run over three years from 2024–25 to 2026–27. While it remains open, the program will be an always open funding process meaning applications can be submitted at any time once the program opens. It is expected that the first round of successful grants will be announced in late 2024. $50 million will be available each year for 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27.

If you have an enquiry contact the Business Grants Hub at UrbanPrecincts@industry.gov.au or by calling 13 28 46.

Funding Streams

Stream One: Precinct development and planning

Project funding of between $500,000 to $5 million will be available for master planning, consultation, design, business cases and partnership establishment.

Eligible activities include:

Scoping, planning, design and consultation activities of the proposed precinct
Development and formalisation of partnership relationships and responsibilities
Business cases and feasibility studies.

Stream Two: Precinct delivery

Project funding of $5 million to $50 million will be available to help deliver a specified project or projects as part of a precinct. This could include enabling public infrastructure (roads, pathways, underground infrastructure), open spaces between elements, or a particular building/s that is the catalyst for, or complements, other investment within a precinct.

Eligible activities include:

Investment ready projects that will develop or improve a regional precinct such as construction, upgrade or extension of existing or shovel ready infrastructure which supports a precinct
Procurement of suitable equipment and infrastructure.

Who can apply?

To be eligible you must:

Have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Organisations (ORIC) registration and be one of the following entities:

An Australian State/Territory Government agency or body
An Australian local government agency or body
A University which may be for-profit
An incorporated not-for-profit organisation.

As a not-for-profit organisation you must demonstrate your not-for-profit status through one of the following:

Current Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s (ACNC) Registration
State or Territory incorporated association status
Constitutional documents and/or Articles of Association that demonstrate the not-for-profit character of the organisation.

Use the mapping tool link to determine the eligibility of your project location. Note the below map shows in Green the eligible areas within our region.

How to apply

Applicants can submit multiple applications for different projects.
Applicants can submit separate applications for stream one and stream two.
Apply through the Business Grants Hub:
- Stream One – Precinct Development and Planning
- Stream Two – Precinct Delivery