What are Community Action Grants?
Community Action Grants are the small grants component of the Australian Government's Caring for our Country initiative that aims to help community groups take action to conserve and protect their natural environment. The grants are targeted towards established community-based organisations which have sustainable farming and/or protecting and enhancing the natural environment as their principle objective.
Investment proposals will soon be sought from environmental, Indigenous, Landcare, Coastcare and sustainable agriculture community groups for grants of between $5000 and $20 000 (GST exclusive) to take action to help protect and conserve Australia's environment.
The grants will be available to groups currently operating in the environmental and sustainable land management arena and to established and emerging Indigenous organisations. Individuals are not eligible to apply for Community Action Grants.
The aim of Community Action Grants is that they support local activities such as tree planting, revegetation, dune rehabilitation, field days, improving land management practices and recording and use of traditional ecological knowledge.
The call for 2010-11 Community Action Grants applications is likely to occur soon. Watch this space
