The grant program encourages and supports individuals, organisations and community groups to develop new, creative and innovative solutions to sustainability challenges facing the Tweed.

Funding categories

• Water demand management - maximum $15,000
• Waste management - maximum $15,000
• Sustainable agriculture - maximum $10,000
• Wastewater management - maximum $10,000
• Biodiversity - maximum $5,000
• River health - maximum $5,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for Innovative Solutions Grant Program funding applications need to address the following:

• A short project plan including scope, objectives, time frame, key deliverables, budget and sources of funding and in-kind contributions and how the outcomes will be communicated to the target audience
• Specify under which Grant category the application is made:
  • Water demand management
  • Waste management
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Wastewater management
  • River health
  • Biodiversity
• Letters of support will need to be provided to verify any agreed partnerships, other investors and in-kind contributions
• The individual, organisation or community group submitting the application must reside in or have their main office in Tweed Shire
• The project or initiative must operate within and provide outcomes for the Tweed
• The applicant will need to satisfy the reporting requirements for the acquittal of Council funding

Individual application limits for sustainable agriculture, river health and biodiversity will apply in accordance with the requirements of those grants.

• Phone: 02 6670 2400
• Email: tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au