Community Grants

Each year the Port Phillip and Westernport CMA offers grants to community groups and volunteer-based organisations to support the important work they undertake in the region. These grants are intended to help community groups with projects and activities in their local area that improve the health of the environment throughout Port Phillip and Western Port catchments.

The PPWCMA Community Grants round is open around July each year and applications close around September.

 

Types of grants available

There are some changes to the types of grants groups can apply for. Below are the three types of grants available this year.

A - Project grants
Up to $20,000 for priority projects to contribute to one or more of the following aims:

  • protecting, restoring or enhancing priority landscapes in order to maintain ecosystem services;
  • improving connectivity in landscapes and ecosystem resilience through on-ground works and/or capacity building for stewardship or on-ground change;
  • aligning with local, network and/or regional NRM strategies or priorities.


B - 25th Anniversary of Landcare Grants – Looking Back Looking Forward
The Victorian Government has made available $600,000 to enable Landcare groups and networks across the state to mark this milestone and to look forward to the next 25 years alongside future generations of Landcarers. The PPWCMA has been provided with $60,000 to distribute to groups for small projects to commemorate this anniversary. Grants will be awarded for small projects of $1,000 to $5000

C - Group Support / Start-up grants. This grant is only available to incorporated Landcare groups/Networks working on private land.

  • Start up network: Up to $1,000 per network
  • Start up group: Up to $500 per group
  • Group Support grants: Up to $500 per group or network.

Groups are not eligible to receive a Group Support grant if they receive a Project grant of more than $10,000

 

Priority activities include:

  • Protection, enhancement or establishment of native vegetation
  • Improving soil condition and resilience
  • Managing the threat posed by pest plants and animals
  • Landcare support
  • Community education and capacity building

 

Previous Community Grants recipients

2010/11 Community Grants
2009/10 Community Grants
2008/09 Community Grants