Grants to improve the quality of the local environment

The program supports projects that:

• protect and conserve Australia’s water, plants and animals and the ecosystems in which they live and interact
• work in partnership with local communities

The intended outcomes of the program are an increase in the:

• protection, rehabilitation and restoration of environmental assets
• natural resource management community’s delivery of biodiversity and natural resources practice

The grant funding available is:

• 100% of eligible project costs
• between $5000 and $50,000
• for a period of up to 12 months

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible you must:

• be a legal entity that can enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth
• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• be 18 years of age or older, if you are applying as an individual

Your project must:

• include eligible activities and expenditure
• have at least $5000 in eligible expenditure

Eligible activities must directly relate to the project and must include one or more of the following:

• weed treatment
• pest or disease management
• fencing
• erosion management
• revegetation
• education activities and raising community awareness/participation
• access management
• indigenous land and sea country planning
• recording of indigenous ecological knowledge
• administration support related to the project

For more information on eligibility please refer to the grant opportunity guidelines.