Grants to Voluntary Environment and Heritage Organisations
Provided by Dept of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Closes: 28 November 2008
Purpose: To help community based environment and heritage organisations to value, conserve and protect Australia's natural environment and historic heritage by assisting with their administrative funding.
The purpose of the grant is to assist eligible environment and heritage organisations by contributing to their administrative costs.
Administrative costs may include:
- salaries and salary on-costs for executive and administrative staff;
- office accommodation (rental only);
- utility charges (eg electricity and gas);
- office supplies;
- communications (phone, fax, internet charges);
- insurance;
- staff and volunteer training;
- photocopying and printing; and
- travel.
Consideration will also be given to providing funds to cover the cost of small office and non-office capital items such as computers, video cameras, trailers and specialised equipment to assist delivering activities of the organisation where there is significant and long-term public benefit in the purchase.
Costs that cannot be funded include program, project or campaign costs. For example:
- actual on-the-ground project costs;
- fundraising expenses; and
- donations to other organisations.
Devolved grants are ineligible for funding. An application will be judged to be a devolved grant where an applicant applies for funds to be distributed amongst, or to be used on behalf of, other groups.
Grants are open to national, state/territory, regional and local not-for-profit organisations geared towards:
- The protection and/or enhancement of the natural environment; or
- The protection and /or conservation of Australia's historic heritage.
Website - Guidelines - Application Form - Email
Telephone: (02) 6274 2422, Fax: (02) 6274 1650
Sarah Burghardt-Smyth, Grants Coordinator
Strathbogie Shire Council, Euroa VIC 3666
Phone: 03 5795 0016, Toll free: 1800 065 993, Fax: 03 5795 3550
sarah.burghardtsmyth@strathbogie.vic.gov.au
www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au