The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) supports Crown land managers (CLMs) by providing funding for repairs, maintenance and improvements on Crown reserves. The funding aims to benefit the community, boost our economy and contribute to the cultural, sporting and recreational life of NSW.

The 2024-25 funding round will offer around $10m in grants to the highest priority projects. Priority is given to those applications that best address the assessment criteria and meet all eligibility criteria as detailed in the guidelines link below. Note that there will be no loans offered in this year’s funding round.

Though the 2024-25 annual funding round is for general, pest and weed projects, please note that this year’s general project grant round is targeting highly utilised reserves with projects that will have a significant community impact.

As many reserves will not be able to prepare a competitive general grant application for this funding round, further CRIF funds have been reserved and will be made available as strategic emergency grants to address urgent issues. Further information on strategic emergency grants will be published on this webpage when they are finalised.

The funding round will be open to all project types as follows:

• General projects - showgrounds (on Crown land), caravan parks, state parks, local parks and other Crown reserves – please note freehold showgrounds and Commons are not eligible this year.
• Pest projects - works on Crown reserves only.
• Weed projects - works on Crown reserves only.

To submit a General application:
https://crownlands.smartygrants.com.au/CRIFgeneral2425 

To submit a Pest application:
https://crownlands.smartygrants.com.au/CRIFpest2425 

To submit a Weeds application:
https://crownlands.smartygrants.com.au/CRIFweeds2425

Please see guidelines for specific eligibility criteria relating to each stream.

• Phone: 1300 886 235
• Email: cl.PRMFP@crownland.nsw.gov.au