The 1st Round Applications of the Urban Renewal Heritage Preservation and District Revitalisation Funding Scheme has been closed on 31 January 2013. Details of the invitation for the 2nd Round applications to be announced
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How to Apply
Urban Renewal Social Service Teams
The URF appoints NGOs to operate urban renewal social service teams to provide services for residents affected by redevelopment projects implemented by the URA through tendering, and shortlisted NGOs will be invited to tender.
District Urban Renewal Forum Activities
The URF considers funding applications submitted by the District Urban Renewal Forum to conduct social impact assessments and other related planning studies.
Urban Renewal Heritage Preservation and District Revitalisation Funding Scheme
The URF supports heritage preservation and district revitalisation projects proposed by NGOs and other stakeholders in the overall urban renewal context. For details, please visit “Application Guidelines”.
Invitation for the Fifth Round Applications
Invitation for the Fifth Round applications for the Urban Renewal Heritage Preservation and District Revitalisation Funding Scheme commences on 19 December 2019. The closing date is 8 May 2020.
The Theme of the Fifth Round is “Co-Creating Community Space: New-Old Fusion; People-Place Connection; Artistic Ambience”.
The URF understands that some organizations are experiencing inconvenience or delay in work progress due to the latest situation of the novel coronavirus infection. Therefore, in addition to the original deadline, we are setting a second deadline for the submission of applications for the Fifth Round of the Funding Scheme, which is 19 June 2020, so as to allow more sufficient time for the preparation of applications. Kindly note that under this arrangement, the applications submitted on or before the original deadline, which is 8 May 2020, will be processed first.
Looking forward to your support!
Application Guidelines
Urban Renewal Heritage Preservation and District Revitalisation Funding Scheme
Application Guidelines
Interested organizations are welcome to apply for grants under the Urban Renewal Fund’s (URF) Urban Renewal Heritage Preservation and District Revitalisation Funding Scheme (the Funding Scheme”); please download from HERE.
Application Procedures
Completed and signed application form together with details of the proposed heritage preservation or district revitalisation project specified in the application form shall be put in sealed envelope marked “Confidential” and “Application for Urban Renewal Heritage Preservation and District Revitalisation Funding Scheme” and sent by mail or by hand to:
Urban Renewal Fund
Unit 1012, 10/F, Tower 2, Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, 833 Cheung Sha Wan Road, KowloonApplication form can be downloaded from HERE.
Result of Application
Provided all relevant information is available, the URF would advise applicants of the outcome of their applications within six calendar months after closing date of applications.
Expression of Interest for Application
Before submitting a full funding application, interested organizations are strongly encouraged to submit an expression of interest to the URF first to start the dialogue process. Without the need to provide too many project details and to enter into detailed assessments, the expression of interest will facilitate exchanges of views between the organization and the URF on the project idea resulting in an early indication of whether in-principle support for the proposed project is forthcoming from the URF, based on which the organization will decide whether to submit a full funding application. For the information required in the submission of the expression of interest, please download from HERE.
For organizations interested to submit an expression of interest for Fifth Round applications, the closing date is 28 February 2020.
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