Deadline: 6-Mar-23
Applications are now open for the Environmental Sustainability Grants Program to improve the health of the local environment, reduce the environmental footprint and protect the lifestyle their community enjoys.
Goals
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The grants help to raise the profile of the Geelong municipality as a leader in addressing climate change and environmental challenges and opportunities in the following areas:
- Become a zero-emission, climate-ready city region
- Create greener community spaces
- Contribute to a circular economy by reducing waste
- Protect, enhance and restore the region’s biodiversity
- Achieve better integrated water management through planning and design
Category
- Capital Works
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Projects
- Protect the Natural Environment
- Environmental Sustainability
- Community Engagement
- Equipment
Funding Information
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There is a total grant pool of $70,000 available for Round 2
- Capital Works: $10,000
- Projects: $10,000
- Equipment: $2,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants can apply for grants is to support the initiation, development and delivery of projects that enhance the natural environment and drive environmental sustainability actions across the Geelong region.
- Not-for-profit, incorporated bodies, co-operatives or associations
- Registered charitable organisations – refer to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
- Unincorporated bodies with an auspice
- Schools and Learning institutions – only for activities that are not curriculum based and the primary benefit is for the wider community
Ineligibility Criteria
- Profit-making organisations, commercial entities, businesses
- Organisations (and individuals if applicable) with outstanding debts or arrears to the City of Greater Geelong or experiencing insolvency or bankruptcy
- Organisations that have not satisfactorily acquitted previous funding from the City as required – this includes organisations that have acted as an auspice for an unincorporated group
- Organisations that have already received funds within the current financial year from this grant. (note: this does not prevent applicants applying to different grants in the same financial year for a different project)
For more information, visit Environmental Sustainability Grants.