The Coastal Hazard Adaptation Grants offer funding for councils to deliver short projects that progress work on Coastal Hazard Adaptation Plans.

Grants are being delivered through a two-stage process, staring with an Expression of Interest. Successful applications will be invited to a full proposal for funding commencing in 2025.

Grants will fund projects for:

• new coastal hazard adaptation planning work that progresses work in one or more of the planning stages
• review of coastal hazard adaptation planning already completed, and/or update of this work where the benefits outweigh the costs
• undertaking actions identified in a coastal hazard adaptation plan (excluding physical works), for example, coastal monitoring, research and data acquisition and/or additional community engagement.

To be eligible, project must:

• align with the council's current progress in coastal hazard adaptation planning
• be based on the Coastal Hazard Adaptation Planning Guidelines
• include funding and/or in-kind contributions (minimum 20%)
• have identified a Project Steering Committee or Working Group to oversee the project.

• Email: ClimateReadyCoasts@lga.sa.gov.au