The Cooler, Greener, Wilder Grants Program for local governments provides support to Adelaide’s metropolitan councils to undertake projects that deliver greening outcomes, incorporate water sensitive urban design or biodiversity sensitive urban design principles.

The Cooler, Greener, Wilder Grants Program is aimed at supporting projects which deliver multiple outcomes against the following Green Adelaide priorities:

• Biodiversity-sensitive and water-sensitive urban design
• Green streets and flourishing parklands
• Water resources and wetlands

Total funding available for allocation in 2025/26 is up to $1,500,000 (plus GST), with grant applications requesting between $10,000 and $500,000 to be accepted. Grants will be awarded once council funding for the project is confirmed up to February 2026. Grants will be offered for projects up to four years duration. This will allow for establishment of vegetation during the grant.

Activities eligible for funding include (but are not limited to):

• Creating habitat for native fauna through biodiversity-sensitive urban design including trees, shrubs, grasses, and other understorey plantings.
• Installation of other green infrastructure, in particular where based on BSUD principles.
• Installation of WSUD assets such as stormwater inlets and infiltration, tree pits, raingardens, and permeable paving, as well as construction of wetlands, swales and bio-retention basins in urban settings.
• Extensions to stormwater pipe networks necessary to install WSUD features.
• Conversion of asphalt to blue-green open space.
• Project management costs are permitted as part of the in-kind contribution, up to 10% of the total value of the project.
• Educational/interpretive signage associated with the project.

Councils within the Green Adelaide region are eligible to apply:

• City of Playford
• City of Tea Tree Gully
• City of Salisbury
• City of Port Adelaide Enfield
• Campbellton City Council
• The City of Norwood Paynemham and St Peters
• City of Burnside
• City of Charles Sturt
• Adelaide City Council
• City of West Torrens
• City of Mitcham
• City of Marion
• City of Onkaparinga

• Phone: (08) 7424 5760
• Email: dew.greenadelaide@sa.gov.au