Deadline: 31-Jul-21
Applications are now open for the Northern Territory Recreational Fishing Grants Scheme (NTRFGS) to offer grant funding for community projects that grow and support recreational fishing in the Territory.
The scheme is funded by the Northern Territory Government’s $50-million RecFishing Futures Program and administered by the Fisheries Division of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade.
In the 2021-22 financial years, the NTRFGS will offer grant funding to eligible organisations for projects and activities that directly improve recreational fishing experiences and opportunities in the Northern Territory.
Objectives
The objectives of the NTRFGS are to:
- Improve recreational fishing experiences in the NT;
- Create enhanced recreational fishing opportunities; and/or
- Open new opportunities for recreational fishing by developing infrastructure for fishing related visitation.
Categories
- Projects will need to fit into the one of the following two categories:
- Category 1: Small Grant Projects up to $15,000
- Primarily educational, capacity building and participation activities including fishing events, fishing classes, educational materials and equipment.
- Category 2: Priority Large Grant Projects up to $100,000
- Strategic infrastructure projects that increase/improve access to fishing locations and/or create new recreational fishing opportunities will be considered favourably.
- Category 1: Small Grant Projects up to $15,000
Funding Information
- Eligible organisations can apply for small grants of up to $15,000, or large grants up to $100,000, for finite projects and activities that align with the NTRFGS’s objectives.
What can be funded?
- Finite projects and activities with outcomes that align with the NTRFGS objectives and meet eligibility requirements will be assessed for funding.
- Examples of projects that may be eligible for funding include:
- Infrastructure to facilitate new or improved recreational fishing access opportunities (e.g. camps, shelters, boat ramps, amenities etc.). Projects that are put forward by, or in partnership with, Traditional Owners are encouraged and will be prioritised;
- Fishing platforms / shelters / seats / structures at land based fishing locations and boat ramps;
- Fish cleaning or wash-down facilities;
- Best practice recreational fishing education programs;
- Fish habitat restoration projects;
- Capacity building programs (e.g. fish tagging/research), where a clear need can be demonstrated; and
- Family Fishing Days / fishing clinics programs / Gone Fishing Day Events.
Eligibility Criteria
- Funding is available to not for profit organisations only.
- To be eligible for funding an organisation must
- meet one of the following:
- be incorporated under and compliant with the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act (Commonwealth)
- be incorporated under and compliant with one of: the Associations Act (NT), the Corporations Act 2001, the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act (Commonwealth), any other Act of Parliament
- be a local governing body or an incorporated organisation delivering local government or municipal services
- be incorporated under and compliant with the Associations Act (NT)
- be physically located and actively operating in the NT
Ineligible
- To be eligible for funding an organisation must not
- have an outstanding acquittal and or other accountability requirement (this grant)
- Types of organisations that are not eligible for funding include
- Universities
For more information, visit https://grantsnt.nt.gov.au/grants/northern-territory-recreational-fishing-grants-scheme-2021-22