Funding

The Coles Junior Landcare School Garden Grants offer of up to $1,000 to schools groups to help create gardens in their grounds or community, such as a bush tucker garden, water wise garden or veggie garden. All schools, kindergartens, daycare centers, and Scout youth groups are eligible to apply.

The School Garden program encourages students to learn about the environment through “outdoor learning” and interaction in developing their own school gardens.

Further information, including details on how to apply, are available at the attachments below, or online at: http://www.juniorlandcare.com.au/grants-2/coles-grant

The Guidelines for the first funding round of the Federal Government's Carbon Farming Futures program have just been released. Applications can be submitted for funding of up to $605,000, for projects to be carried our by 30 June 2015.

Funding through this Action on the Ground program is for projects that trial ot demonstrate agricultural greenhouse gas emission reductions or carbon sequestration.

The ACT Natural Resource Management (NRM) Council, with support from the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country (CFOC) program, is making $330,000 available for targeted control of Weeds of National Significance (WONS) within the ACT.

2011–2012 ACT ENVIRONMENT GRANTS

Applications are invited from not-for-profit organisations and individuals for environmental projects in the ACT.  Information and application forms are available at www.environment.act.gov.au or by phoning 6207 7140.

Applications close on 13 May 2011.

Next Gen Farmers grants offer support to stage events that improve the leadership and representative capacity of young people entering or involved in primary industries, particularly in the context of the challenges and opportunities in these industries as a result of a changing climate.

Grants of up to $50,000 (GST exclusive) are available.

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Closing date for NRM Insurance Community Grants

Since 2003, more than $4 million has been invested into over 1,000 projects nationally. Thanks to these active community groups, we’ve seen some amazing success stories. If you know a group that’s working to make your local community safer, then this is the perfect program to support them to make a difference to your community.
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Public meeting at the Woden Seniors Club, 12 Corinna Street, Phillip, ACT to provide information on the ACT Natural Resource Management Council’s priorities and the
Expression of Interest process, and to assist proponents with their proposals.