The National Landcare Program’s Environment Small Grants will provide a total of up to $5 million in grants in 2017-18 to community, environment, and other groups to undertake eligible natural resource management activities that improve the quality of the local environment.

The grant will be up to 100 per cent of eligible project expenditure. The minimum grant amount is $5,000 up to a  The maximum of $50,000. The maximum grant period is 12 months.

Eligible activities must directly relate to the project and must include one or more of the following:

·  weed treatment

·  pest or disease management

·  fencing

·  erosion management

·  revegetation

·  education activities and raising community awareness/participation

·  access management

·  indigenous land and sea country planning

·  recording of indigenous ecological knowledge

·  administration support related to the project.

For more information on eligibility and how to apply visit the Australian Government website: https://www.business.gov.au/Assistance/National-Landcare-Program-Environment-Small-Grants