Please ensure you read the 2026 EnviroGrants Guidelines prior to starting your application.
2026 EnviroGrants focus areas
Projects that address the following environmental focus areas in Logan will be prioritised:
- Waterways
- Threatened species
- Education
- Habitat connectivity
Purpose and Eligibility
Funding is to support surveying and research projects that focus on Council’s Environmental Corporate Priorities, for example, water quality, connectivity, sustainability, carbon reduction and threatened and pest species.
Maximum funding
Maximum funding allocation is up to $10,000 per grant.
Who can apply?
- Educational facilities, for example, universities, TAFEs, schools
- Incorporated not-for-profit organisations
- Businesses.
*Political organisations and internal Council branches are not eligible for funding.
What can be applied for?
The following are examples of projects that may be eligible for funding through the Environmental surveys and research category:
- Innovative carbon emissions reduction / sustainability research.
- Flora and fauna surveys including threatened species surveys and research.
- Scientific trials that may assist future Council operations.
- Native plant propagation research/trials.
- Water quality monitoring research.
- Mapping of significant environmental values.
- Community environmental perception surveys and research, for example, citizen science.
- Community environmental behaviour change surveys and research.
- Environmental research which involves community engagement.
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.
- 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.
- Grant recipients must be free of debt with the Council and must have successfully acquitted any previous grant funding. Exceptions may apply where the applicant can demonstrate adherence to a scheduled payment arrangement with Council.
- 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).
- Demonstrates it is in the public interest.
- Capacity to deliver project within specified timeframe.
- Proven need for the research / survey.
- Applicants must show they have the skills and experience to deliver the project outcomes.
- Public surveys must adhere to Council Guidelines.
- Any data/results collected will be shared with Council for use by Council.
- Final outcomes will be communicated to Council in an agreed upon format, including via written report.
- Flora/fauna survey data can be provided to Council within a Council-provided template/pro forma
upon request.
Application Requirements
- 2 quotes provided per requested item/service (exceptions may apply). Additional quotes may be requested to demonstrate value for money.
- Letter of support/approval from the president/treasurer of the organisation.
- Letter of support/approval from relevant landowner/manager, for example, Council, state government, educational facility.
- Certificate of incorporation (where applicable).
- Photos of project site (where applicable).
- Site map showing the proposed project area (where applicable).
- Any required research permits including ethics approvals (where applicable).
What will not be funded?
- Capital items.
- Purchase of technology/software in excess of 5% of the funding application.
GST
- Applicants registered for GST will not be provided with funding to account for costs directly associated with GST and are required to provide the GST exclusive amount in their budget. Recipients registered for GST can claim the GST component for any expenditure that they incur back from the ATO.
- Where an applicant is not registered for GST, the budget may include the GST as a cost component of the grant.
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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