Coastcare Corporate Funding

Coastcare is a uniquely Australian partnership between the community and business to 'do something practical' about protecting and repairing our coastal environment. 

 

We are happy to announce a new oportunity for Coastcare groups: Barefoot Radler and Coastcare have partnered to offer $100,000 in grants for Coastcare groups working on projects to prepare the coast for the impacts of climate change.

Dune stabilisation, human traffic control, biodiversity retreat corridors, community engagement and awareness, and monitoring and research activities are eligible for funding. Each project will receive up to $10,000.

Applications close Saturday 28th February, 2009

For eligibility and further information click here

Australian Government Funding

Caring for our Country is an Australian Government initiative that seeks to achieve an environment that is healthy, better protected, well managed and resilient, and provides essential ecosystem services in a changing climate.

$2.25 billion in the first five years has been made available to improve national environmental outcomes across six priorities:

    -    The National Reserve System 
    -    Biodiversity and natural icons 
    -    Coastal environments and critical aquatic habitats 
    -    Sustainable farm practices 
    -    Community skills, knowledge and engagement 
    -    Natural resource management in northern and remote Australia

The Australian Government is seeking investment proposals for landscape-scale projects that achieve one or more targets in specific geographic locations or key assets. The 2009-10 business plan seeks projects of all scales including:

    -    large-scale projects in the order of $20 million over four years 
    -    medium-scale projects of up to $2-$3 million per annum 
    -    small-scale projects of between $20 000 and $100 000 per annum.

As a result of the natural disasters that have occured recently, the closing date for all Caring for our Country 2009-10 business plan proposals have been extended to 3 April 2009.

More info here.

A full list of all the grants available through the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources is available at www.environment.gov.au.

Fund your local group

The Australian Coastcare movement achieves great things with donations from corporations and individuals. If you can't give time, consider making a cash donation through our donations page.