Funding programs
The Department funds a variety of community-based projects. Each program is used to implement planning priorities we have identified in consultation with the community and contributes to lifestyle quality and social equity in NSW.
The Metropolitan Greenspace Program is a partnership initiative between State and local government to support and enhance Sydney's greenspace. Building Sydney's Recreational Trails is the program's new strategic priority for the 2006-08 period.
Planning Reform Fund supports the development and implementation of reforms to the planning system.
Sharing Sydney Harbour Access Program allocates grants to councils, registered clubs and state agencies to assist with the implementation of capital works projects that improve public access to and along the foreshores of Sydney Harbour and its tributaries for walking, cycling and recreational boating.
NSW Coastline Cycleway Grants Program provides grants to non-metropolitan coastal Councils to develop and construct sections of the defined NSW Coastline Cycleway route.