IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
Before you begin
Before applying for grants funding, you must complete the following steps:
You can also read the frequently asked questions for further information.
Contact the EV Destination Charging team at destination.charging@environment.nsw.gov.au for any queries about your application and quote your application number.
Please ensure only an authorised representative from the applicant organisation completes and submits this application. Submissions by third parties on behalf of an applicant will not be accepted.
Background information
The Drive electric NSW EV destination charging grants are a $20 million investment to rollout widespread, public EV charging infrastructure at visitor destinations across regional NSW.
The grants aim to:
Starting your application form
Progressing through the form in page order is suggested to reduce missing information and mathematical calculation errors. Please ensure you save as you go.
To progress forward or backward through the application, click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of the screen.
Use the form navigation box on the left-hand side to navigate and move around pages of the application.
Most importantly, ensure you save your progress at the bottom of each page before proceeding.
Download the SmartyGrants help guide for applicants or the SmartyGrants FAQs for more help.
Saving your draft application form
To leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. You can reopen your draft application later and start where you left off.
Your application can be found under the 'My Submissions' link.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.
Submitting your application
Once reviewed, submit your application by clicking on ‘submit’ at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel.
You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors. The system will point these out to you.
Once your application is submitted, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.
Once submitted, you will receive a confirmation email, to the email address used to register, with an attached copy of your submitted application.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email, and have checked your spam or junk email folder, then presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.
Attachments and support documents
Attachments are required to be uploaded and submitted to support your application. Ensure documents are saved on your computer or on a storage device to assist this process
Allow time for each file to upload before attaching another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, it is recommended to keep files to a maximum of 5MB.
Completing an application as a group or team with SmartyFile
SmartyFile allows applicants to create an organisation profile to set up multiple team members as users with different access levels, enabling you to collaborate with other team members on SmartyGrants submissions.
SmartyFile also allows applicants to pre-fill information into an application form and manage, view, search and sort submissions across multiple funders in one place. For more information on setting up your organisation’s SmartyFile profile, visit the SmartyFile Help Page.
Applicants working with third parties who may be supporting a grant application, have the ability to add and define User access levels in their organisation profile, such as adding a 'Contributor'. It is the responsibility of the organisation's 'Administrator' to manage User access levels and permissions with third party Users accordingly.
Applicants who choose not to set up a SmartyFile profile can still submit an application. Applications must be submitted by an authorised person from within the applicant organisation.
Evidence for payment
Successful applicants will be required to return to the application platform to submit evidence for payment once the approved EV chargers are installed. Please ensure you read and understand the evidence requirements outlined in the EV destination charging grants guidelines - round 2.
