2025 Enviromental Partnerships and Capacity Building

Maximum funding allocation is up to $10,000 per grant.

Who can apply?

Incorporated not-for-profit organisations that:

• operate in the City of Logan or are able to prove that the program will benefit Logan’s residents and environment (this includes wildlife carer organisations)
• are able to show viability of the organisation
• are an incorporated environmental protection organisation, or
• are aimed at the rehabilitation of native wildlife.

What can be applied for?  

Funding can be used for operational, capacity building, capital and deliverable project costs, for example:

• Community capacity building projects.
• Group and community training activities or events.
• Landholder extension and education/training activities developed and implemented by the community organisation (e.g. plant identification workshops, activities or events).
• Projects which address the protection, monitoring and rehabilitation of biodiversity.
• Projects which address major ecological threatening processes (e.g. rural and urban runoff, clearing of vegetation, riparian corridors and linkages, pest management).
• Projects which address waterways and catchment health.
• Projects which address the reduction of erosion and sediment runoff into waterways.
• Projects which seek help for environmental weed management (they must include a proposed post-funding maintenance program)
• A travel allowance will be considered up to a maximum of $500 where it increases the efficiency of a project. A vehicle logbook must be kept and provided at Council’s request
• Operation or administration expenses that aid a community group with limited funds and access to other funding sources to meet daily expenses (for example, postage, photocopying and stationery - Council will consider funding items up to 15% of the grant amount).

Specific to Wildlife Care Organisations:

• Funding for wildlife carer related capital items, for example, specialised enclosures for native wildlife rehabilitation.
• Purchase of specialised equipment for wildlife rehabilitation, for example, incubator—capital items must be distributed for use to carers within Logan and remain the asset of the applicant.
• Costs of food and medication for the rehabilitation of native wildlife (must demonstrate distribution to Logan wildlife carers).

Assessment Criteria 

• Application meets the General Eligibility and General Assessment Criteria.
• Project is consistent with relevant Council policies and other strategic documents.
• Grant funds must be used to deliver environmental outcomes or care for wildlife within Logan.
• Grant funds must be for a new initiative or for a new environmental project area.
• Funding for a previously funded project/deliverable will not be supported.
• Grant funded projects are to be delivered within the grant funding period.
• Applicants must supply evidence of appropriate insurance for the proposal/project.
• Quotes for proposed works/services/purchases—3 quotes are required per item.
• Grant recipients must be free of debt with the Council and must have successfully acquitted any previous grant funding.
• Political organisations are not eligible for funding.
• Internal Council branches are not eligible for funding.
• Applicants must give full consent for Council to use any data, information and/or multimedia relating to the project in any or all promotional and marketing campaigns and any other printed or audio-visual or website material relating to Logan City Council (personal details will not be published).
• Defined project outcomes supported by a detailed project plan showing the contribution to the enhancement and protection of the environment and wildlife.
• Applicants must show they have the skills and experience to deliver the project in the specified time frame.
• Projects which align to our Corporate Priority outcomes will be prioritised.
• Delivers benefits to the wider community.
• Establishes partnerships with external agencies and residents to improve the protection, restoration and / or management of the region’s environment (particularly on lands adjoining or within the immediate area of biodiversity corridors, existing conservation areas, Environmental Conservation Partnerships' properties) and extension activities, e.g. property management planning and plant identification.
• Commitment to maintaining the work in the future.
• Outlines need for project.
• Ability to give Council data about wildlife rescue and release locations (for wildlife carer organisations).
• The project must be undertaken in Logan to the benefit of Logan residents. Projects that overlap Local Government boundaries will only receive funding for the part that is within Logan.

Application Requirements

• 3 quotes for each requested item
• Copy of Certificate of Incorporation
• Photos of project site (where applicable)
• Site map identifying proposed project area (where applicable)
• Letter of support / approval from president / treasurer of organisation
• Letter of support from the relevant Council Branch for projects involving Council Land
• Copy of relevant insurances

What will not be funded?

• Projects that have received Council funding before, unless the project is clearly well planned with a staged cost-effective approach.
• Projects that do not have community benefit.
• More than 15% of funding provided in administration costs.
• Projects (or parts thereof) that are delivered outside of Logan.

Note:

* Council employees who are also residents of the city can apply in the same way as any other resident, but must also submit a Conflict of Interest Declaration - Assessment Form

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