The ACT Community Garden Grants Program is designed to support the delivery of community gardens across Canberra to enhance community places and spaces.

Community Garden Grants can fund:

• materials to build a new community garden or enhance an existing garden
• equipment or contractor hire
• tools
• minor infrastructure, e.g. storage sheds, pergolas, repair to existing garden beds and garden edging
• significant infrastructure, e.g. earthworks for water harvesting and storage, plant propagation, fencing, plumbing, large-scale compost production and accessibility paths

The minimum funding is $2,000 (GST exclusive) with a maximum funding of $10,000 (GST exclusive) per eligible organisation/s.

Not-for-profit community organisations, schools, community groups and owners' corporations are eligible to apply. An applicant must: 

• be a not-for-profit organisation or not-for profit group with an incorporated legal structure registered under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (e.g. be an incorporated association, a company limited by guarantee, an Indigenous corporation or a non-trading co-operative). Individuals and non-incorporated groups can apply through an auspicing incorporated not-for-profit organisation
• have an ABN and a minimum of $20 million public liability insurance or provide a quote from an insurance company and then become insured for $20 million public liability upon becoming successful for funding. This grant cannot be used to pay for the required insurance 
• be applying for funding, for a project to be undertaken within the ACT and primarily for the benefit of ACT residents 
• not be a government agency
• not be a political party registered under the Commonwealth Electoral Act (1918) 
• be prepared to enter into a Deed of Grant with the Territory.

• Phone: 13 22 81
• Email: EPSDDCommunityGrants@act.gov.au