Funding for carbon planting projects

Overview

Funding is available for environmental planting projects of up to 200 hectares in size that focus on revegetating habitats for iconic and threatened species.

Eligible costs include:

• soil preparation (such as through ripping or augering)
• fencing materials and labour for standard stock fences, funded up to 50% of the total fencing costs, not exceeding 50% of your total grant request
• direct seeding costs, seeds and direct seeding
• tube stock
• tree protection material such as tree guards
• planting of tube stock, including the installation of tree protection
• Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme (ACCU) Scheme and Accounting for Nature (AfN) costs, set funding amount of $5000.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must be located in the NSW Riverina Local Land Services region, and be one of the following:

• a private landholder who is the proponent of the registered carbon project
• an Aboriginal organisation or Traditional Owner group that owns or has legal right to the land and who are the proponent of the registered carbon project
• a public land manager with pre-application approval from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.