Northern and Yorke Landscape Board Grants program provides funding to community groups and not-for-profit organisations to enable them to undertake projects that deliver positive environmental outcomes across the Northern & Yorke Region.

Funding of between $200 and $2,000 is available for community groups and not-for-profit organisations for small, short-term projects. The program is funded through the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board to deliver positive environmental and landscape management outcomes, such as weed control, revegetation projects and pest animal management. 

When are Bite-sized Grants available?

Bite-sized Grants are available from approximately September through until May, with applications assessed and grants allocated monthly. The program is designed to give groups an opportunity to apply for small amounts of funding when it is needed throughout spring, summer and autumn.

There is a fixed amount of funding allocated in support of this program each financial year. A group may only receive funding once per financial year, however a group may reapply if their application was unsuccessful.

What can be funded?

A diverse range of activities can be funded which contribute to increasing awareness and positive action by communities in landscape management. This may include purchasing tools, equipment or consumables, hiring contractors, design or printing costs, presenter fees, purchasing native plants, and purchasing safety gear etc.

All activities funded by a Bite-sized Grant must align with the priorities of the Landscape Board which includes, pest plant and animal control, water management and water course health, protecting or conserving biodiversity, First Nations engagement and support, and sustainable agriculture practices.

Who can apply?

Applicants must be an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation or volunteer group (including but not limited to Land, Coast, and Bushcare groups, Friends of groups, farming groups and schools, etc.).

Applicants must hold valid public liability insurance and be able to provide a certificate of currency from their insurer.

Individual landholders cannot apply, although groups of landholders may apply with the support of a sponsor. All applicants are required to be either a ‘legal entity’ as listed below or have a sponsor who is a ‘legal entity’:

• Associations – incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (have “Inc.” after their name)
• Local Government – under Local Government Act 1999
• Most Australian universities
• Some private schools. Some private schools are incorporated or companies, however, many are not.
• Public schools are not an individual legal entity, however the Minister of Education and Child Development, is a legal entity.

Applicants who are not a legal entity will need to seek an eligible sponsor.

• Phone: 8841 3444
• Email: ny.landscapeboard@sa.gov.au