Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy Litter Prevention Grants Program – Australia

Deadline: 22-Nov-2024

The NSW Government has opened the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 (WASM) Litter Prevention Grants Program for councils, community groups and other key stakeholders.

Objectives

• The objectives for each initiative funded through this Litter Prevention Grants Program are:
  • contribute to the new NSW litter reduction targets: 60% reduction in litter items by 2030 – NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy2041WASM Litter Prevention Grants and 30% reduction in plastic litter items by 2025 – NSW Plastics Action Plan
  • build organizational ownership and leadership to plan and carry out local, regional, or statewide litter prevention initiatives
  • base litter prevention on good evidence and sound approaches – NSW Litter Prevention Strategy 2022–30
  • include activities that increase the capacity to carry out litter prevention in strategic and sustainable ways, in particular beyond the grant funding period
  • work productively with the authority (or authorities) that manage the public land (e.g. local council) where on-ground litter prevention projects and strategic initiatives will be delivered or where infrastructure will be located
  • work productively and collaboratively in partnership with others to implement litter prevention initiatives
  • consolidate achievements across the State, build on existing stakeholder organization capacities, and expand networks to encourage cross-sector collaboration to achieve new litter prevention targets.

Funding Information

• Grant amount: From $1 to $450,000

Eligibility Criteria

• Local Government, Not-for-Profit, Waste Regional Group can apply.

For more information, visit NSW Government.