Deadline: 31-May-21
Community groups and organisations are invited to apply for the 2022 round of the Swan Alcoa Landcare Program (SALP) grants, to assist community-led programs to improve, protect and enhance their environmental assets.
The Swan Alcoa Landcare Program (SALP) is a Community Landcare Grants Program Funded by Alcoa of Australia and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA).
SALP aims to protect, restore and manage natural assets with consideration to a broad ecological context, by funding the community to enhance and restore critical habitat and ecological linkages within the Swan Region.
Objectives
The key objectives of the program are:
- To retain or restore habitats of bushland, rivers, wetlands and coastal foreshore
- To protect and enhance the quality of ground water and surface water in their river systems and wetlands
- To improve ecological linkages across the Swan region
Eligible Project
- Have an environmental benefit to the community;
- Be undertaken by community-based groups or local government in partnership with community;
- Be located within the Perth NRM Region;
- Have written approval from the landowner/manager to undertake proposed works;
- Have written confirmation of other cash contributions and where possible, an estimate of the value of in-kind contributions;
- Include documented quotations from contractors budgeted
- Feature on-ground activities such as:
- Disease and Pest Management
- Erosion management;
- Fencing for conservation
- Revegetation;
- Seed collection;
- Weed treatment
Funding Information
Single projects must not exceed a value of $15,000 (ex GST). Applications comprising sub-projects must not exceed $30,000 (ex GST) in total.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant
SALP grants are open to:
- Volunteer based community group(s) or Not for Profit community organisations; and
- Stakeholders who can clearly demonstrate an ongoing partnership with volunteer based or Not for Profit community group(s).
- Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Applicants need to have an Australian Business Number (ABN). Groups without an ABN will need a Sponsor to hold funds on their behalf.
- Valid Bank Account
- Applicants need a bank account held in the community group or organisation name. Grant funds cannot be administered from personal bank accounts. Groups without a valid bank account need a Sponsor with a valid bank account to hold funds on their behalf.
- Voluntary Sponsorship
- If an applicant meets all eligible requirements to manage SALP funds, they may still elect to appoint a sponsor if preferred.
- Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- Applicants may or may not be registered for GST. Successful applicants not registered for GST will only be paid the GST exclusive portion of grant funding.
- Groups not registered for GST may choose to appoint a Sponsor that is GST registered in order to receive the full GST inclusive grant funding.
- Insurance
- The Applicant or Sponsoring Organisation should have relevant insurance that covers the people and activities that are planning to be undertaken in the project (e.g. public liability, personal accident). Proof of insurance may be requested at any time for the duration of the project.
For more information, visit https://www.alcoa.com/australia/en/news/releases?id=2021/04/2022-swan-alcoa-landcare-program-grant-applications-now-open&year=y2021