Deadline: 24-Jan-23
The Queensland Government is currently accepting applications for Round 7 of the Wildlife Carers Assistance under the Community Sustainability Action Grants program.
The Community Sustainability Action grants provide grant funding to eligible community groups and individuals for innovative projects which seek to address climate change, conserve Queensland’s natural and built environment and protect the unique wildlife.
Objectives
- This grant program provides funding to eligible recipients to increase the ability of existing Queensland wildlife carers, care groups and wildlife organisations to directly assist with rescue and rehabilitation services for sick or injured wildlife.
- Funding will be provided for items that directly assist in the provision of these services. Funding will not be provided for purchases made prior to the execution of a grant agreement. Successful applicants should wait until a grant agreement is executed prior to making any purchases.
- Successful applicants do not have to co-contribute to this grant however successful applicants must pay for any related expenses in excess of the grant funding awarded.
Funding Information
-
Applicants may seek funding under one of the following categories:
- Category 1: Grants of up to $5,000 are available to individual wildlife carers
- Category 2: Grants of up to $10,000 are available to wildlife care organisations.
- A successful applicant will not receive more than one grant per round of the program.
- Projects must be completed within nine months from execution of the grant agreement.
Eligible Projects
- Projects funded will be those that aim to increase the ability to provide care to sick or injured wildlife.
-
Activities funded may include but not be limited to:
- competency based training
- care equipment
- general infrastructure and equipment
- vaccinations for carers
- travel related expenses for rescue sites.
- Activities should encourage volunteer participation.
Ineligible Projects
Projects and activities not considered for funding under this round include:
- projects undertaken outside of Queensland
- the translocation of any animal (unless transporting for treatment or release to the wild following treatment)
- captive breeding of a species or animal
- projects that do not have a primary aim of benefiting sick, injured or orphaned wildlife
- devolved grant funding
Eligibility Criteria
-
Eligible applicants include individuals and not for profit organisations that meet the following criteria:
- have held a current Queensland rehabilitation permit as an individual wildlife rehabilitator or wildlife care group for at least 12 months and
- are undertaking rehabilitation activities in accordance with their rehabilitation permit issued by the department.
- The permit must be in the name of the individual or the organisation applying for the grant and remain current for the duration of the project activities.
Ineligible
The following applicants are ineligible to apply for funding:
- statutory bodies and authorities
- Australian Government agencies
- Queensland Government agencies
- political parties or lobbyists
- local government authorities
- schools (government and non-government schools).
For more information, visit Queensland Government.