Natural Resources Awareness Grants 2010
Reducing our carbon foot print
Applications for this year's Natural Resources Awareness Grants (previously the Community Awareness Grants) are now open.
Grants of up to $5000 (excluding GST) are available to community NRM groups such as Landcare, Bushcare, Coastcare, and Waterwatch for small projects that promote the importance of natural resources in our lives, while encouraging Queensland's to become involved in reducing our carbon foot print.
Groups working in partnership with other like-minded organisations, schools, businesses, or local government may consider applying jointly. Grants of up to $10 000 (excluding GST) will be considered where projects are a genuine collaboration between two or more organisations.
Suggestions for Natural Resources Awareness Grant projects
Community natural resource management groups could form partnerships with other like-minded community groups, schools, businesses or local governments to promote the importance of our natural resources and encourage people to get involved in looking after them. Here are some suggestions:
- tree planting to sequester carbon
- write and perform a play about natural resources, healthy catchments and how they relate to a low carbon future
- present a series of workshops or seminars to businesses across a region on the value of natural resources in reducing our carbon footprint and to the wealth of the community
- stage a photographic competition to depict a neutral carbon footprint through good natural resource management practices in action or a healthy environment
- profile an Indigenous perspective on natural resources and a low carbon lifestyle
- create a community garden to grow vegetables, reducing the carbon footprint by reducing the need for transport
- community awareness-raising of how to reduce the carbon footprint, e.g. provide a list/brochure of the types of products currently in the market which can lower people’s carbon footprint
- develop an online database to assist car-pooling and promote it
- manage local natural resources wisely and promote a low carbon lifestyle through use of end of trip facilities, e.g. bike lockers
- develop a natural resources trail along a creek or river with signs naming significant trees and explaining how they are important in reducing our carbon footprint.
Important dates
- Closing date for applications—18 Dec 2009
- Assessment of applications—Jan 201
- Deadline for projects—5 June 2010
- Submission of project report—5 July 2010
Applying for a grant
Applications close Friday 18 December 2009.
Mail your application to:
The Coordinator
2010 Natural Resources Awareness Grants Program
Department of Environment and Resource Management
GPO Box 2454
Brisbane Qld 4001
- Application form (PDF, 580 kB)*
- Guidelines for applicants (PDF, 165 kB)*
*requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
Last updated 04 November 2009