How to get Money for your projects
This workshop provided ideas on raising money for environmental projects and was developed through the Youth Environment Council of South Australia.
http://www.yecsa.net.au/documents/How_to_get_money_for_your_project.pdf
Community Grants Website
A new website showing available community grants: http://community.grantready.com.au
Green Schools Connect – Conservation Volunteers Australia
Green Schools Connect is a partnership between Conservation Volunteers Australia and the
Vodafone Australia Foundation to help make environment projects in schools a reality. This is
another scheme that was run in 2009 and it would be worth keeping an eye on this to see if it is again offered in 2010. Green Schools Connect has been helping to educate and inspire young Australians about the environment since 2005. This may be creating a native bush foods garden, demonstrating to students how to monitor frog population in your school yard or cleaning up a creek line adjacent to the school.
http://www.conservationvolunteers.com.au/greenschoolsconnect/
Closing End of June
Coles Community grants Program or Google - Coles and Landcare
http://svc018.wic008tv.server-web.com/funding_opportunity_details.asp?fo_id=6
Reoccurring four times a year
Stephanie Alexander Scheme
http://www.healthyactive.gov.au/internet/healthyactive/publishing.nsf/Content/grants
Open for September October
Australian Open Garden Scheme
http://www.opengarden.org.au/grants.html
Currently open closing late July
Schools First-brought to life by NAB
These awards can be granted to any school with completed school projects-Impact Awards or proposed school projects-Seed Funding. In both cases the school needs to demonstrate amongst other criteria
- addressing an identified need or opportunity that will benefit students
- a plan is being developed with each partner contributing to the plan
- a well-organised program will be implemented
- students will benefit from the program
- the partnership will become part of the culture and planning activities of each partner.
In 2010, there will be:
- local Impact Awards of $50,000 each
- state/Territory Impact Awards of a further $50,000 each
(receiving a total of $100,000 each) - a National Award winner receiving a further $400,000
http://www.schoolsfirst.edu.au/
Annual closing date is the end of June
Urban Biodiversity Unit - Grow a Great School Grant
For schools interested in creating a habitat garden or rediscovering the bushland that once grew
in their school yard the Urban Biodiversity Unit from the Department of Environment and Heritage
is well worth checking out. Their Backyards for Wildlife site is a goldmine of valuable information
including native plant lists for each suburb, visit it at:
http://www.backyards4wildlife.com.au/
To find out more about their Grow a Great School Grant scheme visit:
http://www.backyards4wildlife.com.au/index.php?page=grow-a-great-school
September Opening
Junior Landcare Grant
Coles Junior Landcare School Garden Grant up to $1,000. Schools and youth groups can apply for grants of up to $1000 (ex GST) to create gardens in their school or community such as bush tucker gardens, waterwise gardens or food gardens.
http://svc018.wic008tv.server-web.com/funding_opportunity_details.asp?fo_id=6
Reoccurring four times a year
Yates Environmental Management Planning Grant
Schools and youth groups can apply for grants of up to $1000 (ex GST) to undertake School
Environmental Management Plans (SEMP) or to undertake works identified in an earlier SEMP.
For more information on the various rounds and closing dates for the Yates and Coles Junior Landcare Grants visit:
http://svc018.wic008tv.server-web.com/funding_opportunity_details.asp?fo_id=6
Reoccurring four times a year
Green Schools Connect – Conservation Volunteers Australia
Green Schools Connect is a partnership between Conservation Volunteers Australia and the
Vodafone Australia Foundation to help make environment projects in schools a reality. This is
another scheme that was run in 2009 and it would be worth keeping an eye on this to see if it is again offered in 2010. Green Schools Connect has been helping to educate and inspire young Australians about the environment since 2005. This may be creating a native bush foods garden, demonstrating to students how to monitor frog population in your school yard or cleaning up a creek line adjacent to the school.
http://www.conservationvolunteers.com.au/greenschoolsconnect/
Currently open closing late June