Deadline: 22-May-25
The Community Led Climate Solutions Grant Program supports not-for-profit organisations across remote, rural and regional Australia to drive local climate solutions that reduce emissions through education, engagement and action.
The grant program supports remote, rural and regional communities to act locally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help address the impacts of climate change for positive and sustainable environmental, social and economic outcomes.
Grant Categories
- Engage & Deliver Grants: grants are available for a broad range of community-led initiatives that must achieve at least one of the following objectives:
- Drive engagement, education and leadership in remote, rural and regional climate solutions;
- Activate locally-led opportunities to advance: the clean energy transition; climate adaptation; decarbonisation; or circular economies; or
- Support just transitions to clean energy economies to help communities thrive.
- Scaling Grants: Scaling grants must do all the following:
- Scale an existing locally-led project to a more mature state;
- Directly alleviate socio-economic disadvantage;
- Be able to demonstrate how their project is an appropriate solution to a demonstrated risk or impact of climate change;
- Improve the capacity of the local community to take an active role, or lead, in the mitigation or adaptation of climate change.
Priorities
- Projects for remote, rural and regional communities experiencing disadvantage to ensure they are informed, empowered and resourced to act towards reducing risks and impacts of climate change on their lives and livelihoods;
- Projects benefiting communities with smaller populations;
- Projects initiated and delivered by local community not-for profit organisations;
- Project activities that can deliver social or economic benefits in addition to decarbonisation and environmental outcomes; and
- Projects that are evidenced based, demonstrate strategic planning for sustaining program operations at the end of the grant period (if relevant) and are inclusive in supporting diverse community members and stakeholders.
Funding Information
- Community Led Climate Solutions Round 3 has $650,000 available for granting nationally into remote, rural and regional Australia across two streams:
- Engage & Deliver Grants: up to $20,000 (total $400,000 available);
- Scaling Grants: up to $75,000 (total $250,000 available).
Eligible Projects
- Community education and engagement in opportunities and benefits of innovative climate solutions, such as clean energy, energy efficiency and circular economy practices;
- Community engagement in the planning and delivery of just transitions to maximise opportunities for local communities and First Nations peoples;
- Decarbonisation and transitions to clean energy production, storage or usage that embeds community decision making and asset ownership, creates local jobs, or addresses equity, inclusion or affordability;
- Climate change adaptation that intersects with health, preparedness, resilience or addresses equity, inclusion or affordability;
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land and sea management practices supporting climate solutions;
- Protection, restoration and regenerative practices for land and sea delivering climate solutions that embed community decision making and asset ownership, create local jobs, or address equity, inclusion or affordability;
- Sustainable agriculture and food systems initiatives that embed community decision making and asset ownership, or create local jobs, or address equity, inclusion or affordability; and
- Reducing, reusing and recycling waste, and implementing circular economy activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply, you must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant organisations must be a not-for-profit organisation with either an Incorporation Certificate and/or an ABN. If you are unsure if your organisation is a registered not-for-profit (e.g. if you are a Co-operative, Other Unincorporated Entity,
- Public Company or Trust), please contact FRRR;
- Project must be for charitable purposes and offer clear public benefit;
- Not-for-profit organisations with or without DGR-1 endorsement are eligible; and
- Projects must benefit communities in remote, rural or regional Australia.
Ineligibility Criteria
- You will be considered ineligible if:
- Application is submitted by individuals, sole traders, private or commercial businesses (as per the submitted ABN);
- Application is submitted by an organisation that is a non-legal entity and the nominated legal governing/partnering organisation has not provided written confirmation of their willingness to assume responsibility for management of funds and acquittal of project;
- Application is submitted without required organisational financial information and quotes or rationale for budget items over $1,000;
- Overdue final report/s from any FRRR grants awarded in the previous seven years (delivery organisations should check with legal organisation to see if there are any outstanding final reports).
Deadlines
- EOIs close for Scaling grants: Thursday 22 May, 2025.
- All Applications Close: Thursday 26 June, 2025.
For more information, visit FRRR.