Bankstown - CBP 2026

Community Building Partnership (CBP) 2026 Grant Program - Bankstown 

Welcome to the CBP 2026 Program for the Electoral District of Bankstown. This program provides an opportunity for local community organisations and councils to strengthen the wellbeing of NSW communities through small local infrastructure projects.

The local Member of Parliament (MP) has prepared the below summary of the electoral district priorities to provide guidance to applicants considering lodging an Expression of Interest (EOI) for CBP funding in the electoral district of Bankstown. 

Electoral District Priorities 

Our electorate is characterised by a large and growing population, is a welcoming location for newly arrived migrants and has one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse and economically challenged communities in NSW. Almost 66% of our population speak a language other than English at home. Priorities for funding through the CBP grant program include:

• Projects that will improve the infrastructure that supports the delivery of services to a culturally diverse community. Services that support community cohesion and provide culturally safe meeting places.
• Infrastructure refurbishment and repairs to capital works in varied places of gathering to support local needs and community outreach services.
• Projects that support active and healthy lifestyles by providing green and open spaces and encourage active lifestyles and share community activities.
• Projects that support the engagement of our youth, recent arrivals, marginalised or minority members in the arts, culture and identity, as well as any of the diverse groups in our community.
• Projects that support making infrastructure conducive to extreme weather conditions.
• Projects that will enhance learning and recreational facilities in our schools that could enable out-of-school hours usage of the facilities.
• Sporting facilities for our community.
• Infrastructure upgrades that make facilities usable for multiple forms of use

Electoral District Boundaries 

To verify your project location and ensure it falls within the electoral district Bankstown, visit the Elections NSW website and use the 'Search by street address' function or ‘State Districts’ browse function:

https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/find-my-electorate

Need Help? 

The CBP Team at the Department of Communities and Justice is available to assist CBP 2026 applicants with general program queries.

Phone: (02) 8753 8144
Email: CBP2026@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Office hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday

We receive a high volume of calls and emails in the days leading up to the application deadline. If you need assistance, please contact us at least 24 hours before the deadline.