Deadline: 17-Jan-22
The Huon Valley Council has announced an open call for Natural Resource Management (NRM) Environment Grants Program to support environmental projects in the Huon Valley. Many of these projects are undertaken by volunteer members of environmental care groups such as Landcare, Coastcare, Wildcare, and to local landowners with an individual Landcare Tasmania membership and associated insurance.
Types of Grants
- NRM Project Grants:
- Eligible activities include projects, events and on-ground works within the Huon Valley municipal area, that benefit or improve natural values.
- Project grants up to a maximum of $4,000 are available.
- NRM Support Grants:
- Support grants up to a maximum of $500 are also available to environmental care groups to undertake training and/or purchase equipment for the purpose of supporting the group’s ongoing activities. Training can include technical training, Workplace Health and Safety (first aid or other), governance training, or other relevant training (e.g.conferences).
- A group is eligible to apply for both a project grant and a support grant.
Eligible Projects
To be eligible to be assessed for an NRM Grant, applications must meet the following criteria:
- The activity must pose negligible risk to natural values.
- The applicant must have current membership and insurance with Landcare Tasmaniaor Wildcare.
- The project site must lie at least partly within the Huon Valley Council Municipal area.
- Groups seeking funding for works on private land need to demonstrate public benefit.
- The application form must be completed.
- Applicants must provide evidence of the group’s current insurance cover with their application.
- The applicant is required to fully disclose any other funding sources.
- The applicant must consider what is required to undertake the project, and include reasonable timeframes to ensure the project is completed on schedule.
- Where required, consultation with local Aboriginal groups must be demonstrated with respect to potential impact on Aboriginal Heritage values.
- The project must demonstrate alignment with Huon Valley Council NRM Strategic Objective 1:To protect and enhance natural land, coast and waterway systems and the flora and fauna that relies on them and the cultural and natural values within them.
Eligibility Criteria
- Environmental care groups,which includes Landcare, Coastcare, Wildcare and ‘Friends of’ groups, located within the Huon Valley.
- Private property owners can apply for a grant; however, they must have a property-based Landcare Tasmania group membership and insurance, or be operating under an existing care group to be eligible.
Essential Criteria
Essential criteria will firstly be assessed by the NRM Unit. The criteria must be met before any further consideration, and are as follows:
- The activity must pose no risk to other environmental aspects.
- The applicant must be part of, or sponsored by, a group registered with Landcare Tasmania or Wildcare; or be a Huon Valley landowner with an individual Landcare Tasmania membership.
- Only one application per group, per year will be considered.
- The project must align with Huon Valley Council’s NRM Strategic Objective 1: To protect and enhance natural land, coast and waterway systems and the flora and fauna that relies on them and the cultural and natural values within them.
- The project site must lie at least partly within the Huon Valley Council Municipal area.
- Groups seeking funding for works on private land need to demonstrate public benefit.
- The application must be administratively complete (including insurance details).
- The applicant is required to fully disclose any other funding sources.
- The applicant must consider what is required to undertake the project, and include reasonable timeframes to ensure the project is completed on schedule.
- Consultation with local Aboriginal groups must be demonstrated with respect to potential impact on Aboriginal Heritage issues.
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