The Partnerships Against Pests (PAP) Grants Program (the program) will run from 2023 to 2027 and is a change initiative designed to build government, industry, and community capabilities, strengthen relationships, and facilitate greater cooperation on established invasive species.

Funding can be used for items directly related to the delivery of the project, including but not limited to:

• consultants, facilitators and/or presenters
• project officers engaged to deliver tangible and quantifiable project activities
• training and/or educational course fees
• publicity, communications, and marketing
• advertising, printing, design, and postage
• website and app development
• photography, videography and video production
• hire of equipment and venues for events
• resource materials and consumable items
• transport and travel within Victoria required for project delivery
• food and non-alcoholic beverages within reason – e.g. light event catering
• capital items and equipment where the cost does not exceed $3,000. Applicants must demonstrate a clear need and community benefit for any capital items included in the project budget
  • capital items must become a registered asset of the applicant group or auspice organisation
  • capital items used to demonstrate and educate must be considered as part of best practice management for that species
• project management and administration costs not exceeding 15% of the total funding requested. For example:
  • recruitment, engagement and management of project staff listed in this list
  • communications technology hardware and software or licenses
  • saff on-costs.

Funding can be used for items directly related to the delivery of the project, including but not limited to:

• consultants, facilitators and/or presenters
• training and/or educational course fees
• publicity, communications, and marketing costs
• advertising, printing, design, and postage
• web and/or app development
• photography and videography and/or video production
• hire of equipment and venues for events
• resource materials and consumable items
• transport
• food and non-alcoholic beverages within reason
• total cost of capital items and equipment not exceeding $3,000. You will need to demonstrate a clear need and community benefit for any capital items included in your budget. Capital items will need to become a registered asset of the applicant group or auspice organisation.
• project management and administration costs not exceeding 15% of the total funding requested.

Organisations may apply for grants from $10,000 up to $50,000.

Other funding streams are only available to Victoria’s four Community Pest Management Groups (CPMGs).

To be eligible, applicants must be either:

• an incorporated association registered through Consumer Affairs Victoria
• a registered company with the Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC)
• an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

and

• hold sufficient insurance to safeguard volunteers and participants involved in the funded activities, including public liability insurance of at least $10 million and personal accident insurance.

• Email: partnershipsagainstpests@agriculture.vic.gov.au
• Website: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/support-and-resources/funds-grants-programs/partnerships-against-pests-round-2,-stream-2/who-to-contact