The Foundation is not a recurrent funder. Our grants program cannot be used to support the ongoing activities or infrastructure of an organisation, or to purchase office equipment.
Academic research
Any organisation which has access to other available funding sources (such as Australian Research Council or internal university research funding) must demonstrate in the grant application that they have exhausted all of these sources and provide the reasons for the failure to attract these other funds.
The Foundation will not fund individual research or study to obtain a tertiary qualification.
Private consultants
The Foundation is unlikely to fund projects from a private business or consultancy. However, applicants may subcontract private consultants to do part of their project provided this is identified in the funding submission and approved.
Interstate and international applicants
The Foundation receives its income from the NSW Public Purpose Fund and is obliged to ensure its grants benefit the people of NSW. We will not fund projects that primarily benefit residents of other states or countries. The Foundation may fund part of a national project if the project benefits the people of NSW.
Travel costs
The Foundation will not fund individual travel grants.
Conferences
The Foundation does not sponsor conferences or conference attendance except in exceptional circumstances.
Retrospective grants
The Foundation will not cover expenditure incurred before the grant has been approved. Similarly, we will not fund projects which have deadlines which fall before the normal timelines for grant approval.
Litigation
The Foundation will not fund litigants.
Lobbying
The Foundation will not normally fund lobbying activities
