The EnviroGrants program aims to enhance and protect the natural environment and foster environmentally sustainable practices across the City of Logan through community awareness and participation.

There are five categories with between $1,500 and $10,000 funding available per grant.

1. Environmental Partnerships & Capacity Building
2. On-ground Ecosystem Restoration
3. Environmental Surveys & Research 
4. Environmental Education
5. Individual Wildlife Carer support 

Environmental Partnerships & Capacity Building

Up to $10,000 available per grant. 

What can be applied for?

Funding can be used for operational, capacity building, capital and deliverable project cost, for example: 

• Community capacity building projects. 
• Group and community training activities or events.
• Landholder extension and training activities developed and implemented by the community organisation (e.g. plant identification workshops, activities or events). 
• Projects which address the protection, monitoring and rehabilitation of biodiversity. 
• Projects which address major ecological threatening processes (e.g. rural and urban runoff, clearing of vegetation, riparian corridors and linkages, pest management). 
• Projects which address waterways and catchment health. 
• Projects which address the reduction of erosion and sediment runoff into waterways. 
• Projects which seek help for environmental weed management (they must include a proposed postfunding maintenance program—funding will not be given for the management of restricted invasive plants). 
• Travel and transport costs will be considered where they increase the efficiency of a project (Council will consider funding of up to $300—a vehicle log book must be kept). 
• Operation or administration expenses that aid a community group with limited funds and access to other funding sources to meet daily expenses (for example, postage, photocopying and stationery— Council will consider funding items up to 15% of the grant amount). 

On-ground Ecosystem Restoration 

Up to $10,000 available per grant. 

What can be applied for?

The following are examples of projects that may be eligible for funding through the On-ground ecosystem restoration category: 

• Restoration and revegetation of mapped biodiversity corridors (refer Logan Planning Scheme 2015). 
• Stabilisation, revegetation and/or restoration of degraded areas (priority will be given to projects targeting pre-clear regional ecosystems, waterways, wetlands and/or biodiversity corridors). 
• Fencing or off-stream watering for the restriction of stock access to natural areas where benefits to existing vegetation or waterway can be proven and stock numbers must be provided (private property only). 
• Environmental weed management. Must include a proposed maintenance program. Funding will not be given for the management of prohibited species. 
• Projects that cover more than one property (all landholders must provide written approval with the application).

Environmental Surveys & Research

Up to $10,000 available per grant. 

What can be applied for?

The following are examples of projects that may be eligible for funding through the Environmental surveys and research category: 

• Innovative carbon emissions reduction / sustainability research. 
• Flora and fauna surveys. 
• Scientific trials that may assist our future operations. 
• Native plant propagation research/trials.
• Water quality monitoring research. 
• Mapping of significant environmental values. 
• Community environmental perception surveys and research, for example, citizen science. 
• Community environmental behaviour change surveys and research. 
• Community environmental engagement surveys and research.

Environmental Education

Up to $2,000 available per grant. 

What can be applied for?

• Sustainability projects on school property. 
• Bush tucker education. 
• Community water quality monitoring projects. 
• Community education publications. 
• Innovative carbon emission reduction or sustainability projects. 
• Community environmental education activities, for example, workshops that may help the community to become more sustainable, or more appreciative of native animals.

Individual Wildlife Carer Support

Up to $1,500 available per grant. 

What can be applied for?

• Costs of animal food supply for rehabilitation of native wildlife. 
• Costs of medication for rehabilitation of native wildlife. 
• A travel allowance will be considered for travel related to the rehabilitation and release of native wildlife up to a maximum of $500 per annum. Council will pay between 58 cents per kilometre and 69 cents per kilometre depending on vehicle size. A vehicle log book must be kept and provided at Council’s request.

**Please note, the 2025 EnviroGrants Guidelines will be released shortly. The 2024 Guidelines can be used as a reference.

General eligibility

The following criteria will apply to all applications received: 

• Project meets the community purpose requirements in the Council policy titled 'Grants to Community Organisations'. 
• Project meets the eligibility criteria in the policy procedure titled 'Grants to Community Organisations'. 
• Project is consistent with the allocation of environmental levy funds outlined in the policy titled 'Environmental Levy'. 
• Grant funds must be used to deliver environmental outcomes or care for wildlife within Logan. 
• Grant funds must be for a new initiative or for a new environmental project area. 
• Funding for a previously funded project/deliverable will not be supported. 
• Grant funded projects are to be delivered within the grant funding period. 
• Applicants must supply evidence of appropriate insurance for the proposal/project. 
• Quotes for proposed works/services/purchases—3 quotes are required. 
• Grant recipients must be free of debt with the Council and must have successfully acquitted any previous grant funding. 
• Political organisations are not eligible for funding. 
• Internal Council branches are not eligible for funding. 
• Council employees who are also residents of the city can apply in the same way as any other resident, but must also submit a Conflict of Interest Declaration—Assessment Form. 
• Applicants must give full consent for Council to use any data, information and/or multimedia relating to the project in any or all promotional and marketing campaigns and any other printed or audiovisual or website material relating to Logan City Council (personal details will not be published).

For eligibility on specific streams, please refer to the guidelines.

• Address: PO Box 3226 LOGAN CITY DC 4114 QLD
• Phone: (07) 3412 3412
• Email: environment@logan.qld.gov.au