To assist community groups to undertake works or projects that deliver an environmental benefit in the Burnie area.

Environmental Grants are to support projects and events that:

• Are in line with Council plans and priorities
• Promote positive environmental outcomes in Burnie
• Help residents to be directly engaged in caring for our environment
• Encourage the development of locally-led and delivered projects and activities, and
• Support and enable local community groups and organisations to deliver environmental events and services to the Burnie community

Environmental Grant funding is available in two grant streams: 

1. Minor Grants – Up to $5,000
2. One Major Grant – Up to $15,000

Examples of what you can use this funding for:

• Environmental remediation projects, like cleaning of littered and polluted areas
• Environmental restoration, like planting and landscaping works and eradication of noxious or introduced flora and weeds, or
• Projects that will deliver environmental benefits, like reducing carbon emissions

Eligibility

Who can apply for this grant?

To apply for this grant, your group must:

• Preferably be a registered (incorporated) not-for-profit club or community group or have the support of one (an auspice); or
• Be a non-incorporated association able to satisfy Council that the applicants can receive, manage and acquit the grant in an appropriately accountable manner
• Be based in Burnie or the activity will take place in Burnie
• Have public liability insurance of $20 million, or be eligible for community liability insurance under Council’s Community Liability Policy
• Be able to demonstrate significant support in the community for your organisation
• Develop a plan detailing the benefits of what you are proposing
• Create an itemised budget, detailing how you will spend the funds
• Submit your application and documentation online and if successful transact and acquit your grant online

Who cannot apply for this grant?

You cannot apply for this grant if:

• It is for purely commercial purposes
• You are a political party or group, or 
• You are a Government agency

What cannot be funded?

Council will not accept applications for: 

• Funding of events or programs outside of Burnie
• Multiple grants from the one group in a financial year
• Educative or promotional events or programs alone
• Activities that are due to happen (or have happened) before a decision on a grant application is made, or
• Activities that occur outside of the financial year’s funding period

• Phone: 03 6430 5866
• Email: grants@burnie.net