Grants
There are many grants available for a range of projects. This page provides you with information on what grants are available in the Northern Territory.
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Please note: some of the funding sources listed below are not currently open - you will need to access the associated websites for opening/closing dates and detailed information.
EnvironmenNT Grants
These Grants will be made available to community groups and individuals annually to address a wide range of environmental issues including biodiversity protection and environmental education.
The grant scheme has two components:
- Operational Grants: to provide operational support for non-government environment organisations; and
- Individual Project Grants: to provide support for individual projects put forward by the community that seek to
- Mitigate environmental impacts
- Improve environmental quality
- Promote conservation
- Increase environmental awareness
Only one funding cycle will occur annually; therefore, advertisement and processing of proposals for Individual Project grants will be simultaneous with ads/processing for Operational Grants.
The total funding pool for this program will be $460,000 per year. Operational Grants will be negotiated annually upon application. Individual Project grants will not be capped but applicants are encouraged to keep applications within $10,000. Grants in excess of this amount will be considered where projects have exceptional merit.
Looking for a grant?
Grantsearch
Grantsearch is Australia's original and most comprehensive funding database, with ~ 3,000 sources of financial support for:
- study
- travel
- research
- business and professional development
- the arts
- sport
- community projects.
Entries detail $8billion distributed to 18,000 recipients each year. Grantsearch is the only funding service to actively seek sources from:
- all levels of government (Federal, State and Local)
- universities
- foundations
- the private sector
- overseas sources specifying Australian applicants.
GrantsLINK
Guide to Community Grants
The guide provides:
- Links to selected sources of Commonwealth, State and Territory financial assistance to community groups.
- A selection of links to non-government organisations which may provide community grants.
- Links to commercial services providing grant information via subscription. The guide does not include links to scholarships, fellowships or research grants.
Our Community
Our Community offers the following services to community groups (fees apply):
- Raising Funds Newsletter
- Easy Grants and Grants Education Newsletter
- Book - How to Find Money Fast: 50 Great Ways to Raise up to $5,000
- Book - How to Win a Philanthropic Grants
- Free Online Donations Service
- BusiGrants Newsletter
- Scholarship Alert Newsletter. Tel:03 9320 6800, Email: service@ourcommunity.com.au
Funding/Grants on Offer
Community Support Grants
Will be a call early May, close early July. Independent call, not through Investment Strategies, but will go through regional prioritisation, then SAP. 3 year projects, up to around $200,000. Needs matching (cash or inkind). Employment component can be up to 75% of project costs.
29 projects were approved from SA in first round, 3 were resubmitted from SA for 2nd round. SA will end up with around 14% of national funding from this funding round.
National Innovation Grants
Still being finalised for approval, call maybe in August. Targeted at individuals/groups looking at innovation in sustainable agriculture/production, gaps in research, new technologies, research to practise. Up to $150,000, needs matching funding.
Food Processing in Regional Australia Grants Program
Australian Government grants of up to $200,000 are now available for primary producers and food processors in rural and regional Australia. Minister Truss has announced a $12 million Food Processing in Regional Australia Program to increase the value added to food produce before it leaves regional Australia.
Defeating the Weeds Menace
Recent limited call for WONS weeds and Sleeper Weeds lists, national priorities. For further information, please contact Weed Management Branch on 8973 8107.
Community Water Grants
General information about the grants programme can be found on the Australian Government Natural Resource Management web site at www.nrm.gov.au
It will be important that projects:
- are community orientated and have public benefits;
- involve practical on-ground works to save or protect water resources; and
- comply with relevant planning, health and environmental regulations and or guidelines.
Community Benefit Fund
Grants, generally for amounts up to $5,000, are available from the Fund to approved non-profit Territory-based organisations to help them in the provisions of services that benefit the community.
Funds are distributed on a biannual basis and may be applied to approved activities which do not fit within other government funding programs, but have the potential to improve the well being and lifestyle of Territorians.
Commercial Ready
Commercial Ready is a competitive merit-based grant program supporting innovation and its commercialisation. It aims to stimulate greater innovation and productivity growth in the private sector by providing around $200 million per year in competitive grants to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to 2010-11. Commercial Ready provides grants from $50,000 up to a limit of $5 million for eligible projects of up to three years in duration. It offers industry a single entry point to competitive grants for early-stage commercialisation activities, research and development (R&D) with a high commercial potential, and proof-of-concept activities.
R&D Tax Concession
R&D Tax Concession is a broad-based, market driven tax concession which allows companies to deduct qualifying expenditure incurred on R&D activities. The R&D Tax Offset, 175% R&D Premium Tax concession and effective life treatment for R&D plant will continue under the new 'Backing Australia's Ability Building - Building Our Future through Science and Innovation' package.
Small Business Assistance Program
To help small businesses grow and develop, the $60 million Small Business Assistance Program provides competitive grants for:
- skills development through the small business Enterprise Culture Initiative;
- the establishment of Small Business Incubators; and
- advisory and support services through Small Business Answers.
Volunteer Small Equipment Grants 2004
Volunteer Small Equipment Grants will provide up to $5000 to help community organisations purchase equipment that directly supports volunteers whose work contributes to benefiting families and communities.
Bundaberg Rum Bush Fund
Landcare and other community groups, tackling water quality projects, are invited to apply for a Bundaberg Rum Bush Fund grant (between $1,000 - $5,000). Landcare Australia and Bundaberg Rum will assess proposals, based on environmental and community merits, and allocate grants each year. Grant applications must address water quality issues within the local area. This may be within a river, lake, stream, creek, or as part of the wider catchment.
Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) Programme
The CERF will support environmental research that does not qualify for assistance under other Government programmes and will:
- Only fund programmes that have a strong public good focus and can demonstrate a strong public good outcome;
- Provide support for research that requires high levels of collaboration and input from several disciplines; and,
- Encourage research in areas of special strength or need, particularly within the National Research Priority "an Environmentally Sustainable Australia" .
Please fill in the online registration form to be emailed updates about the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities programme and the Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility.
Indigenous Heritage Programme
The Indigenous Heritage Programme provides Indigenous organisations or not-for-profit bodies with up to $100 000 (GST inclusive). Individual Indigenous applicants are generally eligible for funding up to $5 000. The Australian Government has made $3.3 million available through the Indigenous Heritage Programme for 2005-2006 to support projects that identify, conserve and promote the Indigenous heritage values of places.
The Programme may also help identify places likely to have outstanding Indigenous heritage value to Australia suitable for inclusion on the National Heritage List.
Regional Natural Heritage Program
The Regional Natural Heritage Program (RNHP) allocates funds to non-government organisations (NGOs) and other relevant agencies to protect outstanding bidodiversity in hotspot areas of South-East Asia and the Pacific. The RNHP has a budget of $10 million over three years. The Program complements work being carried out through the Asia Pacific Focal Point for World Heritage to help implement the World Heritage Convention in the Australian region.
Sharing Australia's Stories
The Sharing Australia's Stories grants programme is a $3 million, three-year grants programme that gives all Australians the opportunity to show how their stories have contributed to the great events and themes that have shaped our nation.
Grants of between $5000 and $50 000 are available under the programme to:
- not-for-profit community organisations
- schools
- individuals and
- local government authorities
Grants in Aid to the National Trusts
The program allocates funds to the Australian Council of National Trusts and the State and Territory Trusts. The grants are to support activities that increase public awareness, understanding and appreciation of Australia's cultural heritage, and enhance and promote its conservation and assist the Trusts to advocate and work for the preservation and enhancement of the National Estate.
Application forms are provided to each National Trust office in each State and Territory.
Commemoration of Historic Events and Famous Persons Grants-In-Aid Program
The Commemoration of Historic Events and Famous Persons program is designed to commemorate people, events and places of national historical significance. It provides funds primarily to care for the graves of former Australian Prime Ministers and, where appropriate and necessary, for erecting suitable plaques.
The scope of the program has grown to include other kinds of commemorative monuments, exhibitions, surveys of historical sites and other projects, all of national significance. It is a modest program with many projects receiving around $5000 each. Submissions are accepted at any time during the year.
The National Cultural Heritage Account
The National Cultural Heritage Account helps Australian cultural organisations buy 'Australian protected objects' as defined by the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 , especially those objects that have been denied export permits. Its purpose is to encourage organisations to buy objects that they could not otherwise afford with the intention that they be preserved and made accessible to the public.
Museums, art galleries, libraries, archives, historic building management bodies and others that have permanent and appropriately maintained collections which are accessible to the public are all eligible to apply. Assistance may be considered for individuals, particularly where they intend to give the object to an eligible cultural organisation with a permanent public collection.
Environmental Education Grants Program
The Environmental Education Grants Program funds activities which support the Australian Government's objective of improving the community's capacity to protect the environment.
To promote a coherent national approach to environmental education, and ensure that our efforts and investment are as effective as they can be, an important consideration in assessing proposals is the impact funding will have in acting as a catalyst for national change.
If you are interested in applying for funding you should contact the Environmental Education Section on 02 6274 1290 or email a one page summary outlining your project's suitability for funding to ee@erin.gov.au before submitting an application.
Grants to Voluntary Environment and Heritage Organisations ( GVEHO ) 2005
The Minister for the Environment and Heritage, the Hon Senator Ian Campbell, has called for applications for general purpose grants from eligible environment and heritage organisations under the GVEHO programme.
Grants of up to three years are available to assist organisations to deliver services and/or projects contributing to:
- the protection, conservation and/or rehabilitation of the natural environment; or
- the protection and/or conservation of Australia's historic heritage.
Environment and heritage organisations meeting the eligibility requirements can apply for grants of up to $10 000 per year. However, grants of higher amounts will be considered in exceptional circumstances and where there is a demonstrated need.
Ian Potter Foundation Grants
This fund will provide grants for organisations with deductible gift recipient status in the areas of education, medical research, science, health, social welfare, arts and environment and conservation. Priority will be given to applications which cover more than one area. Variable closing dates. Tel:03 9650 3188.
M A Ingram Trust Grants
This grant funds preservation and education, research and increase of knowledge with respect to the origin, history, habits, life and use, and the scientific benefits of indigenous Australia mammals and birds, and the flora providing their food and cover. Applications can be submitted anytime and are processed on the third Tuesday of February, May, August and November. Tel:03 9667 6740
Mitre 10 Junior Landcare Grants Program
Through the Mitre 10 Junior Landcare Grants Program, any school or organisation that would like to involve their students in landcare projects, in conjunction with local landcare groups, can apply for grants to assist them with the cost of their projects. The program targets major issues relevant to our natural environment. Schools and youth organisations located in the greater Melbourne metropolitan area can also access the Melbourne Water Young Watercare Grants.
Contact name: Rebecca Millard, Tel:03 9662 9977, Email: rebecca@landcareaustralia.com.au
Myer Foundation - Water and the Environment
Grants between $1000 and $50,000 will be distributed to support initiatives that seek ways to improve the sustainability of inland, estuarine and coastal waterways. The foundation will support initiatives that seek ways to improve sustainable use of waterways, advocate policy and behavioural changes, assess environmental factors and land use activities, and enable communities to participate effectively in discussions about long term solutions. Variable closing dates. Tel:03 9207 3040, Email: irene@myerfoundation.org.au
Westpac Operation Backyard
This program involves Westpac, Bank of Melbourne and Challenge Bank staff and in-store operators (i.e. companies that operate as agents for the bank). Staff and in-store operators nominate environmental projects in their local communities for funding. Projects generally receive donations of up to $5,000. Under the program Westpac will fund up to 50% of the environmental material costs of an approved project. Contact name: Jenny Quealy, Tel:02 9412 1040, Email: jenny@landcareaustralia.com.au
Litter and Recycling Grants
The NT Litter and recycling grants program provides community groups and individuals across the Territory funding to promote local action and improvement on litter and recycling issues at the grass-roots level.
Community Heritage Grants
The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) Program aims to preserve and provide access to locally held nationally significant cultural heritage collections across Australia. The program provides grant funding of up to $10,000 for preservation projects, and preservation and collection management training through community based workshops.
Community organisations such as historical societies, museums, public libraries, archives, Indigenous and migrant community groups which collect and provide public access to their cultural heritage collections are eligible to apply.
Threatened Species Network Community Grants
Managed by the Threatened Species Network, the grants program encourages communities to take long-term responsibility for the ongoing health of our natural environment, specifically targeting the needs of species and ecological communities recognised as threatened by the Australian Government. Grants are provided for activities such as:
- Habitat restoration
- Weeding and feral animal control
- Monitoring and surveying species populations
- Fencing
- Fire management
Sponsorship
Guide to Sponsorship and Fundraising (Landcare Australia)
This document will help your group to work with sponsors in your area or to set up your ownfundraising campaign. You'll notice that the document only refers to Landcare groups but the information applies equally to Coastcare and other care groups.
Corporate Sponsorship for your Group through Landcare Australia
Landcare Australia's 50-odd corporate sponsors are often looking for specific projects to fund. Usually a sponsor will ask for either a specific area or theme. For example, Banrock Station Wines sponsors only wetland projects in partnership with Wetland Care Australia.
To identify appropriate projects for funding (Landcare Australia) usually asks Landcare or Coastcare support staff to find specific high priority projects to match sponsors' requests. We also look through the projects that were assessed for NHT funding but were below the funding cut-off line. Over the years Landcare Australia has funded projects in rural and urban locations dealing with a range of Landcare and Coastcare activities.
You may find it useful to download Landcare Australia's sponsorship kit (www.landcareaustralia.com.au), which goes through the process of raising local sponsorship for group projects and will give you some tools to take a more proactive approach to raising sponsorship.
Awards and Prizes
Banksia Foundation Awards
The Banksia Environmental Foundation is a national not-for-profit organisation that promotes environmental excellence, and as a consequence sustainability, by staging each year Australia's best known and most prestigious environmental award program, the Banksia Awards. Banksia also organises the Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year award and assists with State level award programs. It was founded in 1989.
Riverprize
If you require to speak to someone in regards to one of the above mentioned grants, please contact your Regional NRM Facilitator in your region.
