Marine Parks Grants Program in Australia

Deadline: 2-Jun-22

The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open process to deliver services under the Indian Ocean Territories (IOT) Marine Parks Grants Program (the program).

The program will support the establishment of 2 new marine parks around Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island over a 3 year period from 2022–23 to 2024–25.

Objectives

The intended objectives of the program are to:

enhance the protection, promotion, understanding of and local engagement in the marine environment and marine parks
support local employment and ecologically sustainable economic growth.

Funding Information

The Australian Government has allocated up to $2.2 million GST exclusive over 3 years for the program, which forms part of the broader $100 million Ocean Leadership Package announced in April 2021.

Outcomes

The intended outcomes of the program are:

engagement of IOT communities in the management and protection of the marine environment
enhanced knowledge to support IOT marine management and protection
increased appreciation and understanding of the marine environment of the IOTs
enhanced capacity of IOT communities to manage marine parks
maintain and improve the health of the marine environment
creation of employment and other economic opportunities for IOT community members.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:
- Indigenous Corporation
- Company
- Corporate State or Territory Entity
- Non-corporate State or Territory Entity
- Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
- Local Government Entity
- Cooperative
- Incorporated Association
- Statutory Entity
- Sole Trader
If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity.
Applications from universities and research organisations are welcome, provided they meet one of the eligible entity types and the proposed project aligns with the objectives of this grant opportunity.