Deadline: 16-Apr-25
The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority is seeking proposals for its Victorian Landcare Grants to protect and restore land and the environment.
The Victorian Government is providing funding to support Landcare and environmental volunteer groups/networks with on-ground works, education and engagement projects that:
- Protect and restore their land and natural environment
- Expand participation and engage new and diverse volunteers
- Enhance knowledge and understanding of their land and environment
- Sustain and develop groups/networks
- Recognise Traditional Owners’ longstanding connection to Country and support Traditional Owners aspirations in healing and ongoing care for Country and culture
Priority Areas
- On-ground works
- Community education and engagement
- Group/network development activities
Categories
- Project Grants
- If you’re a group/network, you may be eligible for funding on-ground works, community education and engagement, and group/network development activities that protect or improve natural assets such as native vegetation, native fauna, waterways, wetlands and soils.
- Support Grants
- If you’re a group/network, you may be eligible for funding assistance with costs such as insurance, incorporation and operational needs.
Funding Information
- Project Grants up to $20,000.
- Support Grants up to $500.
Eligible Costs
- Volunteer time dedicated to the project costed at $44.16 per hour (including project planning, organising and delivery)
- In-kind support e.g. photocopying, loan of equipment (at no cost), donation of materials
- Staff time allocated to completing the project, where the salary comes from another source
- Funding from other sources e.g. donations, philanthropic grants program
Ineligible Activities
- Amenity and beautification projects
- Shooting, poisoning, trapping, explosive or fumigation methods for pest animal control, including engaging a contractor to undertake these activities
- Boundary fencing and barbed-wire fencing
- Non-indigenous vegetation
- Vegetation corridors less than 10 metres wide. Minimum project width of 10 metres is required (minimum 10 metres from the top of the bank in riparian areas). Contact your CMA regarding regional-specific requirements
- Actions or costs associated with native vegetation offset sites or activities
- Control of some weed species. Please limit funding for weed control to species on the Advisory list of environmental weeds in Victoria. The CMA may use its discretion where there’s a clear public benefit to control other weed species
- Purchase of capital items over $3,000
- Project management or administration costs that collectively total more than 15% of total funding requested
- Computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones
- Purchase of goods for competitions, prizes, giveaways, vouchers or alcohol
- Any other action/activity determined by the Regional Assessment Panel to be an inappropriate or unsuitable use of the funds
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply if you:
- Are a Victorian Landcare or environmental volunteer group/network that is community-led and has a focus on on-ground land and natural environment improvement work. This includes:
- Landcare groups/networks
- Friends of groups
- Conservation Management Networks
- Coastcare Victoria groups
- Committees of management
- Aboriginal groups/organisations working on Country
- You must also be:
- An incorporated association
- Affiliated with Landcare Victoria Incorporated as a member group.
- Insured with at least $20 million of public liability and personal accident insurance to safeguard volunteers and participants for the duration of the project. If your group is a Landcare Victoria Inc. member, you’ll automatically meet this insurance requirement.
- If your group/network doesn’t meet the above incorporation and insurance requirements, you can still apply for funding but you’ll need to operate under the auspices of a sponsor organisation that meets these requirements. Please supply written approval (such as supporting letter) from your sponsor (auspice) as part of your application.
- Are a Victorian Landcare or environmental volunteer group/network that is community-led and has a focus on on-ground land and natural environment improvement work. This includes:
Ineligibility Criteria
- You can’t apply if you’re a:
- Private company
- Private individual
- Australian Government agency
- Catchment Management Authority
- Industry body
- State Government statutory body/authority
- Water authority
- Local Government
For more information, visit EGCMA.