The Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants provide funding for projects that involve and educate young people in valuing and actively caring for Victoria’s biodiversity and natural environment.

These grants provide young Victorians with an opportunity to participate in biodiversity focused learning activities and/or hands-on projects.

These grants support the delivery of Protecting Victorias Environment - Biodiversity 2037 the Victorian Governments plan to stop the decline of our native plants and animals and improve our natural environment, so that it is healthy, valued and actively cared for.

Applications for the 2026 Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants need to make a clear contribution towards delivery of one or both of the two goals in Protecting Victorias Environment - Biodiversity 2037:

• Victorians value nature
  • Biodiversity focused education activities: educating, involving, and engaging young people in valuing and actively caring for Victorias biodiversity and natural environment.
• Biodiversity focused on-ground projects: engaging young people to improve biodiversity through creating, enhancing, or restoring habitat for Victorias native plants and animals
  • Biodiversity focused on-ground projects: engaging young people to improve biodiversity through creating, enhancing, or restoring habitat for Victorias native plants and animals.

The Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants are open to schools (primary/ secondary), Scouts, Girl Guides, youth groups, Junior Landcare groups, and youth environmental volunteer groups in Victoria. Cross-border schools etc that have Victorian students are also eligible to apply. Applicant schools/groups must work with young people, who are preferably under the age of 18 years.

Applicant schools/groups must work with young people, who are preferably under the age of 18 years. Applicants must also have:

• a bank account
• an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• public liability insurance cover of at least $10 million

• Phone: 1800 151 105
• Email: grants@landcareaustralia.com.au