The Environmental Project Fund provides opportunity for community and schools to deliver environmentally focussed projects that benefit our local environment. 

This program provides opportunity for community and schools to deliver environmentally focused projects that benefit our local environment. The focus of these projects or activities should be to improve biodiversity and sustainability, protect local ecosystems, encourage student participation and educate our community. The program will also help to strengthen partnerships between local community groups, schools and Port Stephens Council.

Examples of projects that would be eligible are:

• Improving sustainability e.g. Worm farms/composting projects, waste and recycling projects
• Improving biodiversity and local ecosystems
• Control of priority pest animal and weed species
• Environmental education for community
• Reducing the communities carbon footprint

Applicants must be:

• Incorporated, not-for-profit organisations or charities
• Schools

If you are an unincorporated community group or volunteers, you must be auspiced by a not-for-profit that is eligible to apply in their own right and that is relevant to the sector and can support the development of the proposal.

• Phone: 02 4988 0255
• Email: pscgrants@portstephens.nsw.gov.au