Funding for projects that make a positive and ongoing contribution to the region’s biodiversity and waterways values.

Not-for-profit community based organisations can apply for up to $5,000 to fund projects that make a positive and ongoing contribution to the region’s biodiversity and waterways values.

Priority is given to one-off projects that:

• contribute to landscape scale protection, monitoring and rehabilitation of biodiversity, which include native plants and animals and waterways
• build community capacity, engagement and participation in biodiversity, waterways and pest management
• adapt and respond to environmental challenges and emerging issues, e.g. pest plants and animals, pollution and climate change.

Community organisations which meet all of the following criteria:

• are a legal entity with not-for-profit status or are registered with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC)* 
• operate within the Sunshine Coast Local Government Area (LGA) or are able to demonstrate that the project or program will benefit residents and environment of the Sunshine Coast LGA 
• have appropriate insurance and adhere to sound Workplace Health and Safety practices 
• are able to demonstrate viability 
• have no debt to council, or have entered into scheduled payment arrangements with council which are being adhered to 
• have met acquittal conditions for previous council grants

*If a community organisation is not a legal entity or registered with the ACNC, then the application must be auspiced and administered by such a group.

Who cannot apply?

• Government agencies or departments of local, state or federal government 
• Educational, religious or medical organisations, where the application is for the organisation’s core business 
• Businesses 
• Individuals

• Phone: (07) 5420 8616
• Email: grants@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au