Funding to improve health outcomes for the Koala

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• are an organisation that has been invited to apply and listed in Appendix A of the guidelines.

You can’t apply if you are:

• an organisation not listed in Appendix A of the guidelines
• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme
• an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012).

Partner with other organisations

You can partner with one or more other organisations that also meet the eligibility criteria. But you must decide who the lead organisation is.

The lead organisation must fill out the application form.

If we give your group the grant, the lead organisation:

• signs the grant agreement
• takes responsibility for making sure your group follows the rules in the grant agreement.

You must complete your project by 30 April 2025.

Your project must:

• be aimed at addressing the program objective and intended outcomes as outlined in section 2.1 of the guidelines
• be consistent with the relevant project description provided in Appendix A of the guidelines
• include activities that will benefit the listed Koala combined populations of Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (see listed Koala in the glossary in the guidelines)
• be aimed at improving Koala health outcomes through applied research activities and the practical application of research outcomes
• demonstrate collaboration and/or consultation with researchers and others working in the Koala and wildlife health sector. 

You can apply for a grant from a total grant fund pool of $2 million. Grant funds allocated to you will depend on your project.

You can use this grant funding for:

• purchase (or hire) of equipment and supplies to support eligible project activities
• salaries and on-costs for personnel directly employed in delivering the project activities (this should be calculated on a pro-rata basis relative to their time commitment). This excludes project management or project co-ordination costs which are covered under administrative support below
• staff training that directly supports the achievement of project outcomes
• contract expenditure being the cost of any agreed project activities that you contract to others directly relating to the program objectives. All contractors must have a written contract prior to starting any project work
• engagement, communication, educational materials and promotional costs directly related to achieving project outcomes
• domestic travel to and from the on-ground activity location limited to the reasonable cost of accommodation and transportation required to conduct the agreed project activities
• venue hire
• administrative support and overheads additional to the normal day to day running costs of the organisation, including project management or project co-ordination (maximum 10% of the grant)
• costs incurred in obtaining planning, environmental or other regulatory approvals during the project period
• contingency costs up to a maximum of 10% of the eligible project costs. Note that we make payments based on actual costs incurred.