Caring for our Country Business Plan 2010-11
Eligibility criteria
Caring for our Country is available to legal entities for work that will contribute to achieving one or more of the Caring for our Country targets.
To be eligible for Caring for our Country investment you must meet all of the following:
- be a legal entity
- clearly identify in your proposal which Caring for our Country target(s) you seek to address
- have or be able to obtain, before agreed commencement, all necessary planning, regulatory or other approvals
- have no overdue reports or acquittals from previous Australian Government funding
- have the agreement of the lead partner organisation and key partner organisations to submit the proposal (e.g. CEO of company, president of the community group, chief executive of government department).
Individual targets may have additional specific eligibility requirements. The relevant target information in Section 2 details any additional specific criteria.
Exclusions and ineligible activities
Caring for our Country will not invest in activities that are outside the scope of the initiative. Under Caring for our Country, investment is not available for the following:
- activities that will not deliver against one or more Caring for our Country targets
- activities that have a significant negative impact on any matter of national environmental significance under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999)
- the introduction of plants, animals or other biological agents known to be, or that could become, environmental or agricultural weeds or pests
- activities that are not considered good value for money or integral to achieving project outcomes
- activities that are the core responsibility/business of state/territory/local governments and land managers/farmers/fishers
- activities that are the legislative and regulatory responsibility of others, such as managing or controlling certain weeds or compliance activities
- activities that are inconsistent with key national, state, territory, regional natural resource management strategies or plans
- retrospective activities - activities that have been undertaken prior to the signing of Caring for our Country contracts, with the exception of land purchased in the past two years that is proposed for inclusion in the National Reserve System.
- direct subsidisation of commercial activities, business start-up or where the primary purpose is commercial gain
- activities that are more appropriately funded by other initiatives or programs such as the Australian Government's Water for the Future and Australia's Farming Future
- water use efficiency, water savings, water quantity activities, development and implementation of water sharing plans such as those that are eligible under the Australian Government's Water for the Future Program
- major water infrastructure such as large salt interception or engineering works
- large capital works that do not directly achieve the Caring for our Country targets, such as the construction of buildings and car parks
- public amenity projects where the primary purpose is for recreation, safety, or tourism including toilet blocks and amenity plantings
- administration or legal costs other than those directly related to the delivery of the project
- activities outside of Australia.
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