Environment Small Grants

The Australian Government is investing up to $5 million in small grants of between $5,000 and $50,000 to community, environment and other groups to deliver natural resource management activities that improve the quality of the local environment.
The program aims to provide access to funding for projects that address the following National Landcare Program environment objective:
- to protect and conserve Australia’s water, plants and animals and the ecosystems in which they live and interact, in partnership with local communities.
Grant opportunities now open
Applications for the Environmental Small Grants are now open. They opened on 16 February 2018 and close on 19 March 2018. There will be no further rounds under this program.
All Australian Government grant opportunities are published on GrantConnect, the Australian Government Grants Information System. To be notified about grant opportunities that interest you, please visit GrantConnect and register at no cost and establish an account. This includes a self-defined notification profile, to receive information about Forecast Opportunities and Grant Opportunities. You are only required to register once and will then be notified of grant opportunities on the basis of your selections when you register.
