More than a third of people who live in Davidson were born overseas and almost 60 percent have at least one parent who was born overseas.
Member for Davidson, Jonathan O'Dea said the figures help highlight the diversity of the electorate in which almost a quarter of people speak a language other than English at home.
"To advance the benefits of this diversity, applications have opened for a new $1.4 million Multicultural Advantage Grants Program which supports local initiatives to bring people from diverse backgrounds together," Mr O'Dea said.
Community inclusion grants of up to $20,000 will encourage and assist participation by NSW residents in community life. "These grants will primarily focus on inter-cultural and inter-faith activities to bring people of different backgrounds together as Australians," Mr O'Dea said.
There will also be Multicultural Partnership Grants of up to $80,000 to support longer-term partnerships and Sponsorship Grants of up to $2,000 to support events and activities that foster community cohesion and promote the benefits of a multicultural society.
Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello said, "We want to see lots of innovative ideas and projects designed to build our culturally diverse society in the interests of, and for the benefit of, all people in NSW.
"I encourage community organisations and other groups interested in advancing multiculturalism to carefully look at the grant criteria and, if applicable, submit an application," he said.
Applications for all three grant categories will close on 28 September with the successful applicants announced in November. Details of the grant assessment criteria and application forms are available from the Community Relations Commission website at www.crc.nsw.gov.au
"I encourage all local community groups which meet the criteria to apply for the grants to help advance the benefits of our electorate's diversity," Mr O'Dea concluded.
