Deadline: 24-Feb-23
The Queensland Government is now inviting applications for its Threatened Species Research Grants to provide funding of up to $150,000 (excluding GST) to eligible recipients for research projects to improve understanding of Queensland’s threatened flora and fauna species and to improve their conservation and recovery.
Objectives
- This grants program provides funding to eligible recipients to undertake research activities that improve knowledge of Queensland’s threatened flora and fauna species and develop actionable information to assist with the recovery of one or more threatened species in the wild.
- For research activities, applicants will need to demonstrate (where possible) that these activities are supported by a Recovery Plan, Conservation Advice, Threat Abatement Plan or, where such documentation does not exist, written advice from the Department of Environment and Science (department) Threatened Species Operations unit. Projects may also align with existing threatened species strategies.
Threatened species classifications
- The NCA regulations and the EPBC Act provide a list of species that have been classified as threatened and listed in the following categories:
- extinct
- extinct in the wild
- critically endangered
- endangered
- vulnerable.
Funding Information
- Applicants may seek funding for grants of up to $150,000 (excluding GST).
- Projects must be completed by 30 June 2025.
Eligible Projects and Activities
- Projects funded will be those that undertake research activities and develop actionable information to assist with the recovery of one or more Queensland threatened species. Projects should align with the Research Prospectus for Queensland Threatened Species and Conservation Estate and may include, but are not limited, to:
- testing a specific hypothesis to improve the recovery of threatened species in Queensland
- identifying effective mitigation methods for threatening processes
- developing new methods to improve detection, monitoring or mitigation of threats to threatened species
- providing new information on the distribution, abundance, biology and/or ecology of threatened species.
Ineligible Projects and Activities
- Projects and activities not considered eligible for funding under this round include:
- projects undertaken entirely outside of Queensland, or on species that do not occur in Queensland
- projects that do not have a primary aim of undertaking research relating to threatened species, such as on-ground activities including pest control, fire management and planting of vegetation outside of a research context
- projects involving translocation and captive breeding of fauna species
- general land management actions outside of a research framework
- devolved grant funding (requests for funding to be provided to an applicant organisation that will then disseminate this funding to other organisations or individuals to complete work).
Eligibility Criteria
- The following applicants are eligible to apply for a grant in their own right:
- tertiary education institutions administered by the Commonwealth or State
- approved research institutes as defined by the Australian Taxation Office
- properly established incorporated associations (incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981)
- Australian charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
- not-for-profit organisations registered under the Corporations Act 2001
- Indigenous corporations incorporated under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cwlth)
- Natural Resource Management (NRM) bodies.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The following applicants are ineligible to apply for funding:
- individuals
- 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.