The Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and Habitat Community Grants Program supports local community groups to deliver bushfire recovery activities for native flora and fauna supporting broader long-term recovery and resilience.

Objectives

The objectives of this grant opportunity are to encourage recovery efforts in areas affected by the 2019-20 bushfires by:

• supporting recovery of native flora and fauna
• Involving local communities, community groups and Traditional Owners, in delivering bushfire recovery activities for native flora and fauna.

Funding Information

Grants from $5,000 to $150,000

Who is this for?

Community and environment groups, Traditional Owners, Indigenous Organizations and Indigenous businesses.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible you must have an Australian business number (ABN) and be one of the following entities:

• an incorporated and not-for-profit organization including but not limited to
  • community associations including community and environment groups
  • non-distributing co-operatives
  • companies limited by guarantee
• Traditional Owners, Indigenous Organizations or an Indigenous Enterprise, evidenced through providing an Indigenous Corporations Number (ICN). If you don’t have an ICN, you may provide a statutory declaration stating that your organization is at least 51 per cent owned or controlled by Indigenous persons
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust with responsibility for a community property, crown land, or other land managed on behalf of the public
• a Regional Land Partnerships service provider acting as a project lead in a joint application to enable an individual, partnership or community group to undertake their project
• a local governing body as defined by the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995
• Joint applications are acceptable, provided you have a lead organization that is the main driver of the project and is eligible to apply.

For more information, visit Australian Government.