ClosedNon-ProfitGeneral 2025-26
Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - General 2025-26 — NSW
$50K – $1M available
Crown Lands
The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund provides financial support for the maintenance, improvement or development of Crown reserves in New South Wales. The 2025-26 general round supports projects with high community impact on eligible Crown managed land.
Funding
$50K – $1M
Closed
5 Dec 2025
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Application must be authorised by the official manager of a Crown reserve.
• Applicant must be an authorised person of the reserve's Crown land manager, or a user group representative/officer with an official letter of authorisation.
• Eligible authorised persons include specified officers from statutory, council, corporate Crown land managers, or relevant government agency/perpetual lease authorities.
• Project must be on New South Wales Crown managed land, including land managed by an appointed Crown Land Manager.
• Activity must be consistent with section 12.29 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016.
• Application must relate to a project or activity that has not yet commenced.
• Crown land manager must have no outstanding overdue CRIF final project reports at the round closing date.
• Non-council Crown land managers must have submitted their 2024-25 annual report by the round closing date.
• Appropriate quotes or cost estimates must be provided with the application.
• Application must address the funding round objective.
• General applications must include one project per reserve.
• Minimum grant amount is $50,000 and maximum grant amount is $1,000,000.
• Freehold Showgrounds, Commons, Freehold School of Arts, and Crown land directly managed by Local Land Services are not eligible.
Applications must be authorised by the official manager of a Crown reserve. The applicant must be an authorised person of the reserve's Crown land manager, or a user group representative or officer of the applicant organisation with an official letter of authorisation from an appropriate authorised person. Eligible authorised persons include officers from statutory Crown land manager boards, council Crown land managers, corporate Crown land managers, or relevant government agency/perpetual lease authorities. Projects must be on New South Wales Crown managed land, be consistent with section 12.29 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016, and must not have commenced. The Crown land manager must have no outstanding overdue CRIF final project reports by the closing date. Non-council Crown land managers must have submitted their 2024-25 annual report by the closing date. Appropriate quotes or cost estimates must be provided, the application must address the funding round objective, and a general application must contain one project per reserve. Freehold Showgrounds, Commons, Freehold School of Arts, and Crown land directly managed by Local Land Services are not eligible.
What's Funded
General projects on Crown reserves including showgrounds, caravan parks, state parks, local parks and other Crown reserves, covering maintenance, improvement or development works.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Projects are expected to deliver high community impact by improving public access, amenity and use of reserves, supporting social cohesion and inclusion, enabling accessibility, supporting Aboriginal access and land management, conserving heritage or natural values, and potentially creating employment or business opportunities.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
local_governmentother
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
communitycapital_expenditureemploymentother
Keywords
Crown reservescommunity infrastructureparksshowgroundscaravan parksstate parkslocal parksland management
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - General 2025-26?
The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - General 2025-26 is a non-profit grant offered by Crown Lands in Australia, providing $50K – $1M in funding. The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund provides financial support for the maintenance, improvement or development of Crown reserves in New South Wales. The 2025-26 general round supports projects with high community impact on eligible Crown managed land.
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How much funding does the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - General 2025-26 provide?
The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - General 2025-26 provides $50K – $1M in funding.
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Who is eligible for the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - General 2025-26?
- Application must be authorised by the official manager of a Crown reserve.
- Applicant must be an authorised person of the reserve's Crown land manager, or a user group representative/officer with an official letter of authorisation.
- Eligible authorised persons include specified officers from statutory, council, corporate Crown land managers, or relevant government agency/perpetual lease authorities.
- Project must be on New South Wales Crown managed land, including land managed by an appointed Crown Land Manager.
- Activity must be consistent with section 12.29 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016.
- Application must relate to a project or activity that has not yet commenced.
- Crown land manager must have no outstanding overdue CRIF final project reports at the round closing date.
- Non-council Crown land managers must have submitted their 2024-25 annual report by the round closing date.
- Appropriate quotes or cost estimates must be provided with the application.
- Application must address the funding round objective.
- General applications must include one project per reserve.
- Minimum grant amount is $50,000 and maximum grant amount is $1,000,000.
- Freehold Showgrounds, Commons, Freehold School of Arts, and Crown land directly managed by Local Land Services are not eligible.
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When does the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - General 2025-26 close?
Applications closed on 5 Dec 2025.
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What activities are funded?
General projects on Crown reserves including showgrounds, caravan parks, state parks, local parks and other Crown reserves, covering maintenance, improvement or development works.
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How do I apply for the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - General 2025-26?
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