Environmental Funds and GrantsA variety of grants, funds and awards are available to individuals, schools and community groups who are doing environmental work in NSW. In some cases, funding bodies may only run specific grant funding programs for a short time or change their criteria annually to reflect different environmental themes or sustainability messages. While grants and funds are intended for proposed projects, awards are retrospective and celebrate the success of completed projects. Despite many awards are without substantial prize monies, the award title can carry far greater respect and value that in many cases could be used as leverage for proposed projects in the future. WSN Grass Roots Sponsorship Program 20078 Commonwealth Government Grants Non - Government Organisations
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| Grants LINK | is a comprehensive website managed by the Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) offering direct links to existing information on Commonwealth Government grants programmes. http://www.grantslink.gov.au/ |
| Community Builders | has links to funding sources, both State and Commonwealth. http://www2.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/funding/programs/ |
| Education and Training Community Grants Program | https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/eas/ |
| Environmental Restoration and Rehabilitation | Community Grants Program and State & Local Government Grants Program: For individual projects which involve: restoring degraded environmental resources; protecting rare and important ecosystems and habitats; preventing or reducing future environmental damage; or enhancing the quality of valuable environmental resources. http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/grants/envtrust.htm |
| ANZ Staff Foundation | Aims to fund small projects (preferred amount of up to $5,000) for projects |
| Australian Charities | Has a selection of links for fundraisers and a database of contact details for major Australian Charities. http://www.auscharity.org/ |
| Canon Australia Environmental Grants | The Canon Australia Environmental Grants comprise five product endowments each valued at $5,000 to facilitate projects that will have a positive impact on Australia's natural environment. http://www.canon.com.au/about/environment/story_1506.html |
| Keep Australia Beautiful (NSW) | Sustainable Communities Tidy Towns Program The Program continues to be the largest practical environmental program serving regional NSW. Awards are presented each year for the overall Tidiest Town and a number of sponsored awards recognising issues such as heritage, waste, habitat protection and business partnerships. For more information on this Environmental Grant please phone Camden Council's Environmental Education Officer on 02 4645 5007 or email or visit the website |
| The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) | Is a special initiative of the Sidney Myer Centenary Celebration in partnership with the Federal Minister for Transport and Regional Services and corporate Australia. FRRR works by attracting support (cash and in kind) from businesses and other trusts and foundations, private individuals and communities. These donations are then distributed through a number of programs as grants for the benefit of rural and regional Australia. http://www.frrr.org.au/currentProjects.asp |
| The Foundation for Young Australians | Is a not-for-profit organisation committed to investing in excess of $3 million each year on providing opportunities for young people. The Foundation offers a variety of funding opportunities including Youth Led Organisations Sustainability Grants. Youth Led Organisations Sustainability Grants are a two-stage sustainability grant of up to $270,000 over three years that will be available to support youth led organisations to undertake a sustainability study to determine their needs and priorities and develop and implement a sustainability plan to achieve their goals http://www.youngaustralians.org/fund/ya_fund_2007.asp |
| The Myer Foundation and The Sidney Myer Fund | Aims to improve peoples’ lives in lasting and positive ways. The Large Grants Program address six areas: the Arts and Humanities, Beyond Australia Education, G4 (a funding program of the Fourth Generation of the Myer family), Poverty and Disadvantage, and Sustainability and the Environment. The latter includes key focus areas of Climate Change and Consumerism and Recycling. http://www.myerfoundation.org.au/_100.asp |
| NRMA Insurance Community Help Grants Program | http://www.nrma.com.au/pub/nrma/community/help-program/index.shtml |
A number of commercial enterprises provide assistance and advice via subscription services to databases and printed materials. These include:
| Grant Search Australia | Who publish the Grants Register. http://www.grantsearch.com.au/index.html |
| Our Community | Who publish EasyGrants newsletter and provide a subscription database service. http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/index.jsp |
| Philanthropy Australia | Publishes the Australian Directory of Philanthropy. http://www.philanthropy.org.au/ |
