The purpose of the Environmental Sustainability Grants is to support the growth and implementation of initiatives that improve our natural surroundings and foster sustainable practices across Frankston City.

The Environmental Sustainability Grant provides one-off funding to support community organisations in environmental and sustainability projects that support the strategic vision for Frankston City's future, under the Community Group Projects category.

The key objectives of this grant are to collaborate with local community organisations and landowners to:

• Support the Greening our Future 2014-2024 Strategy and Climate Change Strategy 2023-2030.
• Enhance wildlife corridors to improve biodiversity and contributing to ecosystem restoration.
• Support sustainable land management practices, with a focus on protecting and enhancing native vegetation.

Priorities include:

• Community group environmental projects that have a community education and engagement component.
• Revegetation works on private land that contribute to mapped biodiversity corridors connecting native vegetation across the landscape.

Community groups and organisations seeking to apply for funds must be:

• Not-for-profit community group or organisation
• Either be:
  • Incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 or commenced the process of incorporation (evidence will be required)
  • Endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) as covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30.15 of the Income Tax Assessment 1997
  • Auspiced (sponsored or supported) by another incorporated or DGR covered Item 1 organisation that will accept legal and financial responsibility for the project or activity (evidence will be required)
• Proposing a project outcome that is: 
  • Located within the geographical boundaries of Frankston City 
  • For the general community without discrimination or restriction and are socially, economically and physically accessible to the community

Landowners Works seeking to apply for funds must be:

• Located within the local Government area of Frankston City.
• Rural landowners with a minimum of 2/3 Acre 2697.9sqm
• Zoned Low density, Rural conservation or green wedge or located within a recognised Biodiversity corridor or Environmental Significance Overlay. Commit to maintaining the vegetation for at least 5 years.

• Phone: 1300 322 322
• Email: communitygrants@frankston.vic.gov.au