Recent Funding Opportunities
Clean Energy Future Plan
The Australian Government released it’s Clean Energy Future Plan in July 2011. As part of this plan is the Land Sector Package creating opportunities for land managers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon storage.
Biodiversity Fund
A key element of the Australian Governments Clean Energy Future Land Sector Package, provides support to land managers by funding projects which restore, manage or better protect Australia’s biodiversity on public or private land. Applications close 31 January 2012. Visit www.nrm.gov.au
Action on Ground
$99 million of grant funding will be available over six years to assist individuals and groups of landholders and research, industry and farming organizations across Australia to trial and demonstrate on-farm ways of reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and/or increasing and maintaining carbon stored in soil. Applications close 8 February 2012. Visit www.daff.gov.au
Individual landholders can apply for this grant or you can apply as a group of landholders.
Community Bush Regeneration Large Project Stream
Grants funded by the NSW Government facilitate local community groups to undertake large, long term bush regeneration projects. Grants of up to $250,000 are available to improve the capacity of communities and organizations to project, restore and enhance the environment. Visit www.environment.nsw.gov.au for more information. Applications close 31 Jan 2012.
Caring for Our Country Business Plan
The Government encourages groups and organisations to leverage matching funding from business and industry sectors for projects which directly contribute to Caring for our Country targets and outcomes.
There is an increased focus in business and industry on issues such as climate change adaptation, supply chain and corporate social responsibility. This is an opportunity for them to achieve natural resource management outcomes—partnered and working with regional natural resource management organisations, local and state government agencies, non-government organisations, local community groups, research institutions and Indigenous organisations.
In this business plan, applications are invited through the open call investment process for projects over $20 000 (GST exclusive). As a guide, projects are not expected to exceed $500 000 (GST exclusive).
The open call investment process is the principal way in which funding for projects can be sought under this business plan. It provides the opportunity for diverse groups and organisations to obtain funding. Visit www.nrm.gov.au
Border Rivers Gwydir CMA Flood Recovery Funding Project
Landholders in the BRG CMA disaster declared areas from January 2011 floods are invited to apply for funding.
Forms are available on the BRG-CMA website, www.brg.cma.nsw.gov.au
Applications close 6th February 2012.
