Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO7232

The Great Barrier Reef Citizen Science Program aims to tap into local knowledge and target the collection of data and metrics to enhance the understanding of ecological health and resilience indicators of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area (the Reef). This will help deliver on the goals and strategic actions of the Reef 2050 Plan,

Successful projects from the program will support citizen scientists to generate meaningful data.

The program’s objectives are to:

• enable the general public to contribute to Reef Trust Outcomes, opens in a new tab / window and the delivery of the Reef 2050 Plan, opens in a new tab / window
• build greater community participation and stewardship
• engage the public in science by offering opportunities to participate, as citizen scientists, in scientific research projects that enhance understanding of the impact of biodiversity conservation efforts and/or water quality improvements
• generate credible, reliable data that directly relates to the Great Barrier Reef which may support policy, program and management decision-making.

The program’s intended outcomes are to:

• support decision-making that is informed by cost effective, credible and reliable citizen science data to address key threats to the Reef’s health and resilience
• contribute to Reef Trust Outcomes and the Reef 2050 Plan
• increase uptake of voluntary stewardship behaviours amongst Reef communities
• increase community participation in scientific research projects where participants learn new skills, form new networks, receive acknowledgement for their participation, and receive updates on their participation in specific research projects.

The program will run from 2024-25 to 2029-30.

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)

And are one of the following:

• an entity, incorporated in Australia
• an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
• an incorporated association
• an incorporated not for profit organisation
• a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO) as defined in section 14 of the guidelines
• an Australian local government agency or body as defined in section 14 of the guidelines
• a Queensland Government agency or body.

You can’t apply if you are:

• an organisation not included in section 4.1 of the guidelines
• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme
• an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
• an individual
• an unincorporated association
• a trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust).

Find the full eligibility criteria in the grant opportunity guidelines.

$4,300,000.00

From $150,000.00 to $2,000,000.00

To apply, go to https://business.gov.au/gbrcs

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