Cessnock - CBP 2026

Community Building Partnership (CBP) 2026 Grant Program - Cessnock 

Welcome to the CBP 2026 Program for the Electoral District of Cessnock. 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 2026 CBP funding in the electoral district of Cessnock. 

Electoral District Priorities 

The Cessnock Electorate is a collection of historic coal mining communities separated by distance and distinctive character while also supporting communities of poor health and low education.

It is important that the CBP Grant program realise geographical separations, Grant applications that may have been written with best wishes but without technical quality, applications that reflect a limited ability for community groups to otherwise raise funds through commercial or fundraising terms and applications that have a clear awareness of small-large community groups that will be served. In keeping with this, successful Grants would most likely be asking for modest amount of funding, closer to $10,000 than $100,000, and be prioritised for community groups that may not have received NSW Government Grant funding in recent years – in balance with the desire for a good geographical spread of Grants.

Electoral District Boundaries 

To verify your project location and ensure it falls within the electoral district Cessnock, visit the Elections NSW website and use the ‘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.