Urban Sustainability Grant

The Urban Sustainability Grant offers a maximum of $15 000 per project for activities that:

• increase resource recovery
• reduce the volume and type of waste otherwise directed to landfill
• promote or undertake initiatives to increase energy efficiency
• actively address or promote air and water quality improvements
• support the development of sustainable community food gardens and local biodiversity projects
• support academic or community research into any of the above.

This program is available to schools, community groups and businesses.

Please read the relevant guidelines for program objectives, eligibility information and assessment criteria.

All applications are assessed against the assessment criteria. It is important to note that meeting all criteria does not guarantee that an application will be successful.

See the projects funded in previous grant rounds on the grant recipients page.

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To start an application you will first need to register online with SmartyGrants. Click 'Apply online' below and then 'Log In' on the following page. You can then register as a user and start your application. From this page you can also preview the application form.

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