Deadline: 3-Oct-23
Applications are now open for the Lake Mac Community Environment Grants Program to support community-initiated projects that improve the local environment and/or inspire environmentally sustainable behaviour in Lake Macquarie City.
Objectives
- Encourage sustainable community behaviour, like reducing resource consumption or increasing participation in active transport.
- Reduce food or general waste, or encourage the community to recycle, upcycle or swap.
- Educate, enrich and inspire the community through sustainable activities.
- Reduce the carbon footprint of the Lake Macquarie community.
- Improve biodiversity and local ecosystems.
- Environmental education and training workshops (including engaging expert presenter(s) to run a workshop).
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $5000 are available for the projects.
- Projects must be located in Lake Macquarie City and completed within 12 months from receipt of grant funds.
Who can Apply?
- Not-for-profit community organisations can apply including community groups, school Parents and Citizens groups, community based pre-schools, service clubs, bush regeneration/conservation groups, and Sustainable Neighbourhood Groups.
- Applicant organisation is incorporated or auspiced by an incorporated body, the ‘sponsor’.
- Project is located in Lake Macquarie City and benefits the environment and communities.
- If the applicant has received an Environmental Sustainability Grant in the past, the project is complete and all reporting requirements have been met.
- All questions in the grant application have been answered and sufficient detail provided.
- Less than half of grant funds spent on labour (except to engage expert presenters).
- Applicants must demonstrate, at a minimum, matching dollar-for-dollar investment in the project. The applicant’s contribution may include cash, donated goods and volunteer labour (calculated at $40 per hour per person). Tasks and calculations must be shown in the application.
Note: State and Commonwealth agencies are not eligible for funding.
Ineligible Projects
Funding will not be provided for the following:
- Activities that are considered the core business of Commonwealth, State or Local government
- ongoing operational or administrative costs of an organisation. This includes purchase of capital equipment, for example, solar panels.
- Projects that have commenced or already taken place.
- Projects that include modifications to leased buildings or land where written approval from the property owner has not been provided.
- Projects where half or more of grant funds pay for labour (except to engage expert presenters).
- Beautification projects without an environmental outcome.
- Individual projects that include planned tree removal.
- Gifts and prizes.
For more information, visit Lake Macquarie City Council.