Deadline: 10-Sep-21
The Greener Neighbourhoods Grants Program is providing funding for metropolitan councils to improve the liveability and quality of life within their city that aims to supports local councils to keep their suburban streets and open space green and cool.
The program encourages partnerships to achieve the grant program objectives. Councils should consider other external funding opportunities and seek partner organisations with matching objectives.
Other sources of grant funding could include:
- other state and Commonwealth government grant funding programs
- partnerships with other councils to achieve regional priorities.
Objectives
- Progress against the target in the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide to increase urban green cover by 20 per cent by 2045.
- Reduction of the urban heat island effect across metropolitan Adelaide.
- Creation of habitat for wildlife and improving natural character in the urban environment.
- Improved community health and wellbeing.
- Involvement of the local community and Kaurna people in greening neighbourhoods.
Funding Information
- The 2021/22 round of funding is now open with up to $2 million available.
- Councils in the Green Adelaide region and regional cities with populations over 10,000 people are eligible to apply for funding.
- Councils are required to match the funding granted on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Both cash and in-kind contributions will be considered.
- Applications between $15,000 and up to a maximum of $200,000 are encouraged. Councils may submit applications for multiple projects, and should consider their ability to match requested funding for all projects.
Benefits
- Improved social, health and wellbeing outcomes through connecting communities and being surrounded by nature.
- Improved biodiversity and environmental outcomes through increased habitat and food supplies for local wildlife.
- Reduction of stormwater and rainwater runoff through filtering and absorption.
- Improved air quality and increased carbon sequestration.I
- creased liveability of neighbourhoods and increased property values.
Eligibility criteria
The following works are not eligible for funding:
- Projects where works or material purchases have commenced prior to grant funding approval as part of an existing project, unless the funding request is for an additional enhancement of the existing project.
- Projects that are considered to be part of council’s usual ongoing maintenance and management of a site, including ongoing street tree management or asset maintenance.
- Road works including routine upgrading of footpaths, kerbs and carparks.
- Council administration, resource and project management costs associated with delivery of the project or purchase of equipment.
- Marketing and promotion, including publications, branding, artwork or signage
- Land purchase for open space.
- Projects on land which the public cannot access or which require the public to pay a fee to access.
- Broad-scale revegetation projects.
- Development of a neighbourhood tree plan or strategy or similar.
- Project contingency budget.
For more information, visit https://www.greenadelaide.sa.gov.au/grants/greener-neighbourhoods-grants