Current Grant Opportunity View - GO6854
Protecting the Great Barrier Reef – Community Stewardship Program Round 1
The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:
- improve the health and resilience of key Reef habitats
- enhance the commitment and participation of local communities, including traditional owners, to protect and care for the Reef through environmentally responsible practices
- strengthen coordination and delivery of Reef protection activities by local communities across the Great Barrier Reef Catchments.
The program will fund large coordinated, community based on-ground Reef protection projects that:
- target key habitats for ecosystem and species health
- build long-lasting community stewardship and enhanced commitment to protect and care for the Reef.
Project activities must contribute to at least one of the Reef Trust Outcomes.
The minimum grant amount is $500,000 and the maximum project duration is 3 years.
You can apply if you:
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
and are one of the following entities:
- 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 grant opportunity guidelines
- an Australian local government agency or body as defined in section 14 of the grant opportunity guidelines
- Queensland state government agency or body.
You can't apply if you are:
- 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
- a partnership
- an unincorporated association
- an entity not included in section 4.1 of the grant opportunity guidelines
- trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust).
Find the full eligibility criteria in the grant opportunity guidelines.
$6,500,000.00
From $500,000.00 to $6,500,000.00
To apply, go to https://business.gov.au/pgbrcs1
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