How much funding does Small Environmental Grants Scheme provide?

Small Environmental Grants Scheme provides A $2,000 - A $15,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Small Environmental Grants Scheme?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Small Environmental Grants Scheme

Norman Wettenhall Foundation

Foundation Environmental Grants Grants for Grassroots Organizations Wildlife Grants

Funding Amount

A $2,000 - A $15,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Other requirements

Academic applicants can apply for up to AUD$5,000.
You must be partnering with an "on ground" group.
What we fund:Projects that directly make positive changes to biodiversity conservation in Australia.
Projects should have some short term outputs, but also have long term objectives and values.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Projects focused on direct positive environmental impacts are prioritized, while art projects, school projects, and private initiatives are ineligible.
Not eligible: We don't fund: Art projects (even if it has an environmental theme)School projects.
Not eligible: Businesses or start upsEnvironmental consultanciesAdvocacy.
Not eligible: Tree planting, fencing or pest plant or animal control.
Not eligible: Private property owners or farm projects.
Not eligible: Workshops alone, any workshops need to be a part of a larger project with an ‘action’ component.
Not eligible: Animal or wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organisations and their activities.
Not eligible: Invasive monitoring.
Not eligible: Gardens – bush food gardens, sensory gardens, vegie gardens, permaculture, chicken houses, water tanks, arboretums etc Pure academic research – academic applicants need to show how their research is directly linked to a community group doing conservation work.
Not eligible: Research needs to be of benefit to those groups working on habitat or species conservation.

Overview

The Small Environmental Grants Scheme supports grassroots projects aimed at enhancing biodiversity conservation in Australia, offering grants between $2,000 and $15,000. Eligible applicants include individuals, community groups, and academics partnering with on-ground organizations. Funding is available for initiatives such as data monitoring, community education, and research that demonstrate collaboration and innovation. Projects focused on direct positive environmental impacts are prioritized, while art projects, school projects, and private initiatives are ineligible.

Providing support for people undertaking projects that will make a positive difference to the natural living environment, in land, sea or air, rural or urban.
We are looking for projects about flora and fauna conservation around Australia. These projects should involve any of the following:

monitoring and recording datacommunity educationproviding community capacity building (training)research and science

Grants can be anywhere between $2,000 and $15,000 (but please don’t put a blanket $15,000 in your application as you think it’s the maximum!). Larger grants will be considered.

Eligibility

Academic applicants can apply for up to AUD$5,000. You must be partnering with an "on ground" group.What we fund:Projects that directly make positive changes to biodiversity conservation in Australia.Projects should have some short term outputs, but also have long term objectives and values.Projects that show the following: enthusiasm, collaboration, passion, innovationProjects that use citizen scienceProjects that are about community education relating to conservationWe can fund equipment, wages, travel or what is essential to you carrying out the project.

Ineligibility

We don't fund: Art projects (even if it has an environmental theme)School projectsBusinesses or start upsEnvironmental consultanciesAdvocacyTree planting, fencing or pest plant or animal controlPrivate property owners or farm projectsWorkshops alone, any workshops need to be a part of a larger project with an ‘action’ componentAnimal or wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organisations and their activitiesInvasive monitoringGardens – bush food gardens, sensory gardens, vegie gardens, permaculture, chicken houses, water tanks, arboretums etc Pure academic research – academic applicants need to show how their research is directly linked to a community group doing conservation work. Research needs to be of benefit to those groups working on habitat or species conservation.