Deadline: 19-Apr-2022
Applications are now open for Round 6 Conservation Community Engagement of Queensland’s National Parks and State Forests of the Community Sustainability Action grants program.
The Community Sustainability Action grants are providing over $18 million to eligible community groups and individuals for innovative projects which seek to address climate change, conserve Queensland’s natural and built environment and protect their unique wildlife.
The program is supporting locally based, community driven projects which encourage real change in Queensland communities.
Funding will be provided to eligible recipients for on-ground projects that engage the community to support and improve key habitat and biodiversity in Queensland’s national parks and state forests.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $20,000 (excluding GST) are available for projects including:
- habitat protection
- habitat improvement and restoration activities
- flora and fauna surveys, monitoring and mapping
- visitor education or awareness programs
- track monitoring and maintenance.
Eligible Projects and Activities
Projects funded will be those which undertake community-based on-ground activities that support and improve key habitat and biodiversity in Queensland’s national parks and state forests. Activities funded will be those which encourage community/volunteer participation and engagement, and include but are not limited to:
- habitat improvement and restoration activities such as weeding and revegetation
- remediating creeks and riverbanks and other waterways
- cleaning up litter and marine debris
- flora and fauna surveys, monitoring and mapping
- installing fences to protect remnant or rehabilitated areas or key species
- visitor education or awareness programs such as guided activities, creation of trail maps or First Nations interpretative material
- track maintenance and monitoring the conditions of tracks to protect and enhance parks.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications will be accepted from:
- 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.
- Project sponsor eligibility
- The following entities are eligible to apply for a grant with a project sponsor:
- unincorporated organisations
- unregistered charities and unregistered not-for-profit organisations
- Traditional Custodian groups (unless otherwise eligible)
- tertiary student clubs (unless otherwise eligible). Project sponsors must be one of the following organisations:
- an organisation eligible to apply for funding in their own right
- schools (government and non-government schools)
- a local government authority
- tertiary education institutions administered by the Commonwealth or State.
- The following entities are eligible to apply for a grant with a project sponsor:
Ineligible Applicants
The following applicants are ineligible to apply for funding:
- individuals
- statutory bodies and authorities
- Australian government agencies
- state government agencies
- political parties or lobbyists
- local government authorities (other than as a sponsor)
- schools (government and non-government schools) (other than as a sponsor)
- tertiary education institutions administered by the Commonwealth or State (other than as a sponsor).
For more information, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/funding/community-sustainability?fbclid=IwAR1F8VufFPvuFaBVIrrFyAYfC0hGCtEPNzwYcp-rwfHJYq7QhcHZ5PNQ40s