Communities for Nature Grants Now Open
Posted on 23 October, 2011 by Connecting Country
The Communities for Nature grants program was launched by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) on Sunday Oct 9. The program is aimed at community organisations wanting to undertake practical on ground local environmental projects. The grants are open to almost any type of community organisation, not just environmental groups.
Applications are now open for a $20 million Communities for Nature grants program. The program will run for four years, with $4 million available in 2011.
Communities for Nature grants are for local community groups and organisations looking to improve their natural environment and conserve local biodiversity values. Activities that will be funded include biodiversity and habitat preservation, revegetation, cleaning up of waterways and control of pests and weeds.
This year, two streams of funding are being offered; small grants of up to $10,000 and large grants for $10,000 to $150,000.
Applications close on Monday 19 December 2011.
DSE is implementing this Victorian Government program. For more information on the assessment criteria and application process, visit their website or contact the Grants Information Line on 1300 366 356.
Peter Johnson is the contact for the DSE North West region. He is available to assist applicants with the technical feasibility of their projects.
Bjarne K Dahl Trusts Small Grants Program
The Bjarne K Dahl Trusts Small Grants Program is currently calling for applications for up to $15,000. The grants program is focussed on the protection and enhancement of eucalypts. More information about these grants can be found here.
Bjarne K Dahl Trust Grants Now Open
Posted on 18 October, 2011 by Connecting Country
The Bjarne K Dahl Trust Small Grants Program is currently calling for applications up to $15,000. The principal purpose of this program is the protection and enhancement of eucalypts as a significant aspect of the natural environment and the provision of information or education about eucalypts.
Through small grants, the Trust will provide support to the community for the undertaking of eucalyptus education, promotion, cultivation, establishment and conservation.
Grants are capped at $15,000 and are generally made for up to a 12-month period – timeframes may be flexible depending on grant seeker’s needs and the approval of the Board of Managing Trustees. Applications close 4 November 2011.
Further information can be found on their website or by contacting 03 8648 6510.
25th Anniversary Landcare Grants
Posted on 9 September, 2011 by Connecting Country
Community groups in North Central Victoria interested in enhancing or protecting the natural environment have until Monday 10 October to apply for funding courtesy of the Victorian Government’s 25th Anniversary Landcare Grants.
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Landcare, the Victorian Government has announced $60,000 of funding to assist local community groups. The grants of $1,000 – $5,000 (ex GST) are for groups to hold events and undertake on-ground activities that will benefit the health of the region’s land, water and biodiversity – a mandatory component of the funding.
Attached are the guidelines and the application form. For further information, contact Jodie Odgers, Regional Landcare Coordinator, on (03) 5440 1883.
Mount Alexander Community Grants Scheme 2011-2012
Posted on 31 August, 2011 by Connecting Country
The Mount Alexander Shire Council has announced the Mount Alexander Community Grants Scheme funding round for 2011-2012. It opens on 29 August and applications will close on 7 October 2011.
The grants scheme supports not-for-profit community organisations in the provision of facilities, programs and services that enhance quality of life and create a sustainable future for residents and visitors to the Mount Alexander Shire. Copies of the 2011-2012 Community Grants guidelines and application form can be obtained from Council offices at 25 Lyttleton Street or 9 Halford Street Castlemaine, or on Council’s website www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au and search for Community Grants.
There will be a series of information sessions on the following dates and locations.
- Thursday 8 September 2011, 1pm, Ray Bradfield Room, Victory Park, Castlemaine
- Thursday 15 September 2011, 1pm, Maldon Neighbourhood Centre, Church Street, Maldon
- Thursday 15 September 2011, 6.30pm, Ray Bradfield Room, Victory Park, Castlemaine
For more information contact Kate Clifford on 5471 1744 or email grants@mountalexander.vic.gov.au.
Grants to Voluntary Environment, Sustainability and Heritage Organisations
Posted on 13 July, 2011 by Connecting Country
Sustainability Victoria is currently providing grants under its program, Grants to Voluntary Environment, Sustainability and Heritage Organisations (GVESHO). Grants may be used to assist with salaries and salary on-costs for executive and administrative staff; office accommodation rental; electricity, gas, phone and other similar charges; essential office supplies and equipment; staff and volunteer training; photocopying and printing costs; and travel costs incurred on behalf of the organisation.
Grants are only for administration and equipment, not for specific programs, can be multi year (up to 3) and require a 50% cash or in kind contribution. More information can be found by clicking here or you can contact Janet Phillips from Sustainability Victoria on 0400 050 399 (mobile); (03) 5470 6525 (phone) or janet.phillips@sustainability.vic.gov.au
Funding for Gorse Control
Posted on 5 July, 2011 by Connecting Country
The Victorian Gorse Taskforce 2011/12 Community Support Grants Project is now open for business. The VGT is now accepting project proposals from community-based organisations with a view to providing funds where these help to implement the Victorian Gorse Control Strategy, align to project guidelines and demonstrate a commitment to achieving long-term gorse control.
All of the required information can be found here.
Proposals will be accepted by the VGT up until the 5th of August 2011.
Applications open for Community Action Grants
Posted on 7 June, 2011 by Connecting Country
Through the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country initiative, community groups around Australia can now apply for Community Action Grants to help fund local environmental and sustainable agriculture projects. Grants of between $5,000 and $20,000 are available to help local community groups undertake activities such as planting trees, revegetating landscapes, rehabilitating dunes, removing weeds, controlling pests, holding field days, recording traditional ecological knowledge and improving sustainable land management practices.
A total of $5 million will be available through the 2011-12 Community Action Grants round. Applications for the 2011-12 Community Action Grants will close Monday 1 August 2011.
More information on Caring for our Country and Community Action Grants, including how to apply, is available www.nrm.gov.au or by calling 1800 552 008.
Community groups can also still apply for funding assistance for on-ground works through Connecting Country’s Yellow Box Woodland project. Further details are available on our website (click here).
Current funding opportunities
Posted on 11 December, 2009 by Connecting Country
Grants & Funding websites
– Grantslink www.grantslink.gov.au/
– DAFF grants & assistance www.daffa.gov.au/about/grants_and_assistance
– DEWHA grants & funding www.environment.gov.au/about/programs/index.html
– FRRR grants www.frrr.org.au/currentprojects.asp
– Caring for our Country funding www.nrm.gov.au/funding/index.html
$400,000 available to Victorian organic producers
Posted on 12 November, 2009 by Connecting Country
The Victorian Government will provide support for the state’s organic food industry with a new funding program, to the tune of $400,000.
Regional and Rural Development Minister Jacinta Allan announced during National Organic Week in October that the ‘Support for Organics Grant Program’ would be implemented to foster what she described as ”Victoria’s nation-leading approach to production, consumption and export of… organic products.”
She said the package – which will provide funds over two years – was also expected to help secure jobs and enhance lifestyles for organic farmers and producers in regional and rural Victoria, and provide them with the capacity to stay one step ahead of their competitors.
For information on how to apply, see the Support for organics grant program Guidelines.