Community Action Grants
2012-13

What are Community Action Grants?

Community Action Grants are a small grants component of the Australian Government's Caring for our Country initiative that aims to help local community groups take action to conserve and protect their natural environment. The grants are targeted towards established local community-based organisations that are successfully delivering projects to support sustainable farming and/or protect and enhance the natural environment.

Each year, investment proposals are sought from environmental, Indigenous, Landcare, Coastcare and sustainable agriculture community groups for grants of between $5000 and $20 000 (GST exclusive) to take action to help protect and conserve Australia's natural resources and environment.

The grants are available to groups currently operating in the environmental and sustainable land management sector, as well as to established and emerging Indigenous organisations. Individuals are not eligible to apply for Community Action Grants.

Community Action Grants will fund activities such as:

  • encouraging community participation  in protecting, restoring endangered ecological communities
  • educating farmers in sustainable agricultural techniques
  • holding field days
  • improving land management practices
  • recording and using traditional ecological knowledge
  • developing natural resource management plans
  • developing land and sea country plans
  • training in the latest practices for sustainable agriculture
  • increasing and improving biodiversity
  • reducing critical threats to native habitats
  • reducing the spread and impact of Weeds of National Significance
  • tree planting and other revegetation activities
  • dune rehabilitation
  • restoring endangered ecological communities
  • reducing the impact of vertebrate pest animals
  • increasing wildlife habitat

The 2012-13 Community Action Grants round is now open. Applications close at 5pm (AEDT) 27 March 2012. For more information about applying for Community Action Grant funding and to download an application form, please see How to apply.