ClosedNon-ProfitRound 2 2024/25
Community War Memorials Fund - Round 2 2024/25 — NSW
Up to $10K available
Office for Veterans Affairs
The Community War Memorials Fund provides funding to conserve, repair and protect existing community war memorials across New South Wales. It supports heritage advice and physical conservation works that follow best practice conservation principles.
Funding
Up to $10K
Closed
12 Feb 2025
Duration
One year
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be an eligible organisation, not an individual.
• Applicant must be one of the listed eligible applicant types, including incorporated not-for-profit organisations, New South Wales local councils, certain not-for-profit companies, Indigenous Corporations, New South Wales Local Aboriginal Land Councils, religious organisations, certain New South Wales non-government organisations, New South Wales Government agencies, or non-Council Crown Land Managers.
• Applicant must be the owner of the war memorial, or have endorsement from the owner of the war memorial.
• Project must relate to an existing war memorial in New South Wales.
• Application must align with one eligible category only: Category A specialist advice or Category B physical conservation works.
• Projects for construction of new war memorials are not eligible.
• Projects that have already started or finished are not eligible.
• War memorial must be recorded on the New South Wales War Memorials Register.
• Commercial for-profit projects are not eligible.
Applicants must be eligible organisations responsible for the management of war memorials in New South Wales. Eligible applicant types include incorporated not-for-profit community organisations, New South Wales local councils, incorporated not-for-profit organisations approved by NSW Fair Trading, not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee registered in New South Wales with ACNC registration and/or DGR status, Indigenous Corporations registered with ORIC, New South Wales Local Aboriginal Land Councils, religious organisations operating in New South Wales, New South Wales non-government organisations established under their own Act of Parliament, New South Wales Government agencies who own or are responsible for a war memorial including government schools, and non-Council Crown Land Managers (Category 1 or 2). The applicant must be the owner of the war memorial or have the owner's endorsement to undertake the project and apply. Projects must relate to existing war memorials in New South Wales and align with either Category A heritage/specialist advice or Category B physical conservation works. Individuals cannot apply.
What's Funded
Eligible activities include engaging heritage or other relevant specialists to prepare reports for repair, protection or conservation of existing war memorials, and physical conservation works such as restoration, repair, maintenance, preservation, accessibility improvements, limited relocation for safety reasons, and bespoke conservation-focused lighting repairs.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Projects are expected to conserve, repair and protect existing war memorials in New South Wales, improve their condition, safety, accessibility or preservation, and support community commemoration in line with best practice heritage conservation principles.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
non_profitlocal_governmentindigenous_organisationcompanyother
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
communitycapital_expenditureother
Keywords
war memorialsheritage conservationcommunity commemorationveteransmemorial restorationNew South Waleslocal councilsnot-for-profit organisations
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Community War Memorials Fund - Round 2 2024/25?
The Community War Memorials Fund - Round 2 2024/25 is a non-profit grant offered by Office for Veterans Affairs in Australia, providing Up to $10K in funding. The Community War Memorials Fund provides funding to conserve, repair and protect existing community war memorials across New South Wales. It supports heritage advice and physical conservation works that follow best practice conservation principles.
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How much funding does the Community War Memorials Fund - Round 2 2024/25 provide?
The Community War Memorials Fund - Round 2 2024/25 provides Up to $10K in funding. The typical project duration is One year.
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Who is eligible for the Community War Memorials Fund - Round 2 2024/25?
- Applicant must be an eligible organisation, not an individual.
- Applicant must be one of the listed eligible applicant types, including incorporated not-for-profit organisations, New South Wales local councils, certain not-for-profit companies, Indigenous Corporations, New South Wales Local Aboriginal Land Councils, religious organisations, certain New South Wales non-government organisations, New South Wales Government agencies, or non-Council Crown Land Managers.
- Applicant must be the owner of the war memorial, or have endorsement from the owner of the war memorial.
- Project must relate to an existing war memorial in New South Wales.
- Application must align with one eligible category only: Category A specialist advice or Category B physical conservation works.
- Projects for construction of new war memorials are not eligible.
- Projects that have already started or finished are not eligible.
- War memorial must be recorded on the New South Wales War Memorials Register.
- Commercial for-profit projects are not eligible.
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When does the Community War Memorials Fund - Round 2 2024/25 close?
Applications closed on 12 Feb 2025.
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What activities are funded?
Eligible activities include engaging heritage or other relevant specialists to prepare reports for repair, protection or conservation of existing war memorials, and physical conservation works such as restoration, repair, maintenance, preservation, accessibility improvements, limited relocation for safety reasons, and bespoke conservation-focused lighting repairs.
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