The Limestone Coast Landscape Board is offering small incentive grants to undertake habitat conservation activities that protect, enhance or establish native vegetation on private land.

The Limestone Coast Landscape Board is offering up to $100,000 in funding to support landholders in the 2026-27 Habitat Conservation Grant round.

Grants of up to $10,000 per project are available to help landholders deliver on-ground works that improve biodiversity and provide co-benefits for primary production.

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• upcoming grant rounds
• project updates
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Since 2021-22, the Conservation Grants have provided more than $200,000 to support landholders across the Limestone Coast. Funded activities include:

• planting shelterbelts
• fencing remnant vegetation
• protecting wetlands.

Eligibility

The following eligibility criteria will need to be met. The applicant will need to:

• Be an individual, volunteer, community organisation or other body.
• Be a legal entity or be sponsored by a legal entity.
• Be undertaking a project on private land.
• Where required, attach a Sponsor Support letter from a sponsor to the application, agreeing to be financially and legally responsible for this project.
• Have the agreement of any partner/s and provide a letter of support with the application form.
• Ensure that proposed project activities are not a component of any other funding agreement.
• Ensure that written approval for any works undertaken on land owned by another person/entity, other than the applicant, is attached to the application.
• Be undertaking project activities within the Limestone Coast landscape region (See below for a map of the region).
• Hold a minimum of $1 million in public liability insurance.

You are not eligible to apply if:

• You have an overdue final report and acquittal for a previous grant from state/territory or Australian Government agencies or had funding revoked due to performance and/or integrity reasons.
• You are one of the following – political organisation, or government agency.

• Phone: 08 8429 7550
• Email: LandscapeSA.LCLandscapeBoardGrants@sa.gov.au