Open NowNon-ProfitRound 2026/27
Community War Memorials Fund — NSW, 2025-26
Up to $15K available · Closes 25 June 2026
Office for Veterans Affairs
The Community War Memorials Fund provides grants to conserve, repair and protect existing community war memorials across New South Wales. Funding supports heritage reports, assessments and physical conservation works that follow best practice conservation principles.
Funding
Up to $15K
Deadline
25 June 2026
Duration
up to 12 months
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be an eligible organisation, not an individual.
• Applicant must own the war memorial or have endorsement from the owner/landowner.
• War memorial must be an existing war memorial in New South Wales.
• Project must fit one category only: Category A (reports and assessments) or Category B (physical works).
• War memorial must be recorded on the New South Wales War Memorials Register.
• Project must align with best practice heritage conservation principles and processes.
• Project must not have already started or been finished.
• Mandatory supporting documents include at least three clear photographs of the memorial and quotes from all consultants/contractors.
• Category B applicants are expected to obtain relevant heritage advice such as a condition assessment before applying.
• If the organisation does not have an ABN, it must provide a Statement by a supplier form.
Applicants must be eligible organisations responsible for or endorsed by the owner of an existing war memorial in New South Wales. Eligible applicants 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 responsible for a war memorial including government schools, and non-Council Crown Land Managers (Category 1 or 2). Applicants must own the memorial or have the owner’s endorsement. Projects must relate to existing war memorials in New South Wales, align with either Category A reports and assessments or Category B physical works, and not have already started or finished. War memorials must be recorded on the NSW War Memorials Register. Individuals are not eligible. Applications must include mandatory supporting documents including at least three photographs and quotes from all consultants or contractors; Category B applications are also expected to have relevant heritage advice such as a condition assessment.
What's Funded
Funding supports heritage specialist reports and assessments, conservation management plans, condition reports, physical conservation works to existing war memorials, accessibility improvements, urgent safety-related works, precinct repairs such as fencing, paving, signage and landscaping remediation, and certain conservation-focused lighting works.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 safety and accessibility, support community commemoration, and deliver works or specialist advice consistent with best practice heritage conservation.Key Information
Applicant Types
non_profitlocal_governmentindigenous_organisationother
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?
The Community War Memorials Fund is a non-profit grant offered by Office for Veterans Affairs in Australia, providing Up to $15K in funding. The Community War Memorials Fund provides grants to conserve, repair and protect existing community war memorials across New South Wales. Funding supports heritage reports, assessments and physical conservation works that follow best practice conservation principles.
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How much funding does the Community War Memorials Fund provide?
The Community War Memorials Fund provides Up to $15K in funding. The typical project duration is up to 12 months.
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Who is eligible for the Community War Memorials Fund?
- Applicant must be an eligible organisation, not an individual.
- Applicant must own the war memorial or have endorsement from the owner/landowner.
- War memorial must be an existing war memorial in New South Wales.
- Project must fit one category only: Category A (reports and assessments) or Category B (physical works).
- War memorial must be recorded on the New South Wales War Memorials Register.
- Project must align with best practice heritage conservation principles and processes.
- Project must not have already started or been finished.
- Mandatory supporting documents include at least three clear photographs of the memorial and quotes from all consultants/contractors.
- Category B applicants are expected to obtain relevant heritage advice such as a condition assessment before applying.
- If the organisation does not have an ABN, it must provide a Statement by a supplier form.
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When does the Community War Memorials Fund close?
Applications close on 25 June 2026.
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What activities are funded?
Funding supports heritage specialist reports and assessments, conservation management plans, condition reports, physical conservation works to existing war memorials, accessibility improvements, urgent safety-related works, precinct repairs such as fencing, paving, signage and landscaping remediation, and certain conservation-focused lighting works.
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