Providing support for organisations undertaking projects that will make a positive difference to the natural living environment, in land, sea or air, rural or urban. We prioritise funding of collaborative grassroots partnerships at a local or regional level as we believe they offer the best chance for ensuring long term and enduring custodianship of the positive biodiversity changes that they seek.
When you submit your Expression of Interest your project is assessed. If accepted, completed applications are then assessed and scored in a systematic way against a set of criteria by an experienced and knowledgeable board of Trustees.
We are looking for projects about flora and fauna conservation around Australia. These projects should involve any of the following:
- monitoring, recording and sharing data
- delivering community education
- providing community capacity building (e.g. training)
- research and science
-Projects must be directly making positive changes to biodiversity conservation in Australia.
-Projects should have some short term outputs, but also have long term objectives and values.
-We want to hear about your results, so you must be prepared to submit a final report when your project is completed, including photos we can use to promote our work and yours on social media or in our annual report.
-We can’t fund individual property owners, start up for-profit enterprises, or wildlife rescue or rehabilitation organisations and their activities. For more exclusions, please see our Can you Apply page.
-grants can be anywhere between $2,000 and $15,000 (but please don’t put a blanket $15,000 in your application as you think it’s the maximum!). We need to see exactly where we can work together. Larger grants will be considered.
We want the application process to be really simple:
- Can you Apply? – read this first.
- SEGS application questions are here if you want to prepare your application before the round opens.
- Frequently Asked Questions go here.
- Read this nest box paper if you are applying for funding for nest boxes, and further reading on nest boxes.
- Read here if you are applying for funding about Malleefowl.
- Dates for applying.
- Apply here if you are ready to go.
The Small Environmental Grants Scheme is proudly supported by private donors, the Biophilia Foundation, The Williams Fund, and the Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group
