Toowoomba Regional Council: Environment Grant Program

Deadline: 1-Mar-21

Toowoomba Regional Council has developed this Environment Grants Program to provide funding to support programs and projects that are of environmental benefit to the community.

Funding is for programs and projects including ‘seed funding’ to cover the costs of the initial planning for larger projects.

Funding Information

Grants of up to $5,000 are available through the environment grants program.

Eligible Projects

The environment grants program provides support for projects that aim to achieve one or more of the following:
- Control of pests on public lands.
- Control of pests on land used for community purposes.
- Habitat improvement on public lands.
- Habitat improvement on land used for community purposes.
- Provide support for Landcare initiatives.
- Provide support for community Bushcare initiatives.
Preference will be given to applications that:
- Produce measurable environmental outcomes.
- Establish a community and or environmental need.
- Demonstrate collaboration and partnership.
- Are not duplicating existing projects or activities.

Ineligible Projects

Environment grants will not fund:

Loan or other debt repayments.
Recurrent administration and running costs, such as:
- Regular wages;
- Regular office expenses;
- Rent, mortgage repayments, or land purchases;
- Equipment that has a short life or needs a regular replacement;
- Rates, utilities, energy, insurance, or regulatory expenses.
Projects with a commercial purpose.
Projects which are of a private as opposed to community benefit. (Note: For larger projects of both private and community benefit, only the portion of the project which is of community benefit shall be eligible for funding).
Projects already funded by other Toowoomba Regional Council Grant programs.
Prize money, trophies, raffle prizes, or fundraising.

Who can apply?

Organizations can apply for an environment grant if they:

Operate or provide services within the Toowoomba Regional Council area;
Are a not-for-profit community organization;
Are an incorporated legal entity, or are sponsored by an incorporated legal entity; and
Have an Australian Business Number (ABN).
Who can’t apply:
- Individuals.
- For-profit companies, trusts, and other organisations.
- Unions and student guilds.
- Research foundations.
- Professional associations.
- An organisation that has been granted approval for support through a Toowoomba Regional Council program for the same project.
- Organisations that have not acquitted previous Council grants.