The Landcare Australia Community Grants Program which opens today offers grants from $5,000 to $20,000 to support what matters most to landcare groups – using local knowledge to restore, enhance and protect their natural environment, increase biodiversity and help improve community engagement in landcare activities.
Timed to launch in Landcare Week and to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Landcare Australia and landcare as a national movement.
The grants program is open to all landcare groups and other community-led environmental groups across Australia including Bushcare, ‘Friends of’, Coastcare and Dunecare groups.
Eligible activities include educational workshops, field days, restoring wildlife habitat, creating shelterbelts, installing fences, protecting waterways, managing weeds and feral pests, working with Traditional Owners and First Nations organisations, purchasing plants and equipment, installing signage, amongst other landcare activities.
The Deadline for applications is Friday 20 September 2024.
