Community Improvement District Pilot Program (Round 1) — NSW

• Applicant must be a local council within New South Wales, an incorporated association within New South Wales, or a company limited by guarantee within New South Wales. • Incorporated associations and companies limited by guarantee must have core functions in place management, economic development, town improvement, tourism, or similar. • Applicant must hold an Australian Business Number, Australian Company Number, or be registered with NSW Fair Trading under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 or another Act, or provide a completed ATO Statement by a Supplier Form. • Applicant must be financially viable. • Applicant must hold at least $10 million public liability insurance or be willing to secure it before entering into a funding agreement. • Project must include both non-physical and physical elements. • Project must commit approximately 50% of funding to non-physical interventions and approximately 50% to physical interventions. • Non-physical interventions must commence from May 2024. • Physical interventions must commence between September 2024 and 1 April 2025. • Applicant must provide all documentation developed throughout the CID pilot to the department. • Project must demonstrate support from at least five businesses and/or property owners within the proposed CID location. • Project must be located within one district location in New South Wales and may span more than one Local Government Area. • Physical interventions must be on publicly owned land or private land with clear public benefit. • If the applicant does not own the land, landowner consent and access agreements are required. • Unincorporated organisations cannot apply. • Applicants that have received funding for a CID or Business Improvement District in the past five years cannot apply.