Deadline: 13-Oct-21
The Victorian Government is offering 2021-22 Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants to support authorised wildlife shelters and foster carers, to purchase a range of equipment and infrastructure to assist with the operation of their facilities and to attend appropriate training.
Aims
The program aims to help wildlife rehabilitators to:
- increase their knowledge and skills in the care of wildlife
- improve their facilities to treat, house and rehabilitate wildlife for release
- enhance the standard of care provided for native species
Funding Information
- The Victorian Government is providing $230,000 for the Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants 2021-22 round.
- Grants of up to $3,000 are available to authorised wildlife shelter operators and foster carers for equipment, infrastructure, consumables, education and training.
What can be funded?
Any of the following items that are actioned and paid between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022 can be funded.
- Education and training: Education and training which may be competency-based training delivered by a registered training organisation or any other approved training to be held in 2022.
- General infrastructure and equipment: General infrastructure and equipment to assist with the operation of wildlife facilities, e.g. build a wombat enclosure, buy an aviary, buy transport carriers or other equipment relevant to wildlife rehabilitation including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) relating to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
- Consumable items: Consumable items (capped at $1,500 as part of the maximum grant allocation), e.g. feed, petrol, veterinary fees and veterinary supplies. Funding for other items (other than those excluded) will also be considered by DELWP on merit providing there is enough information in your application to justify the purchase.
Eligibility Criteria
Individual wildlife rehabilitators in Victoria who:
- Have current the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) authorisation as a shelter operator or foster carer and have held this for at least two (2) years.
- Are carrying out their rehabilitation activities from their registered location.
- Are the only person applying from a given address.
- Have no convictions for fraud or convictions under the Wildlife Act 1975 or the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 during the past 10 years.
- Have submitted all Completion Statements for previous funding from this program.
- Have the consent of the property owner.
- Are carrying out activities in compliance with all public health measures and requirements in relation to COVIDSafe Settings.
For more information, visit https://www.wildlife.vic.gov.au/grants/wildlife-rehabilitator-grants
