Funded by the Australian Government, these grants support regional bushfire recovery in the forests of the NSW South Coast as part of the Healing country, building knowledge and partnerships program.
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: From $5,000
- Application opened: 21 November 2022
- Application closed: 9 December 2022
Program objective
These grants aim to support landscape recovery and support vulnerable species and vegetation communities following the devastating and unprecedented 2019-20 summer bushfires.
South East Local Land Services (LLS) are collaborating with the local Aboriginal community to identify projects opportunities. These projects will be the regional priorities to benefit and preserve culturally significant species, ecological communities, natural assets and heritage values identified as high priority for urgent management intervention.
This program is administered by Department of Regional NSW.
Eligibility
Funding will go to Traditional Owner groups in the South East Local Land Services region of NSW to:
- identify the ecological and cultural values of threatened species
- promote and strengthen connections to culture
- embed Aboriginal cultural knowledge in caring for country plans
- support capacity-building of ranger groups to implement diverse traditional and contemporary land management practices.
You can apply for funding for more than 1 project.
Who can apply
- Aboriginal community groups, such as Local Aboriginal Land Councils
- Aboriginal land managers
- Aboriginal community enterprises.
The applicant must demonstrate their ability to complete activities within the project timeframe.
Who can’t apply
for-profit commercial organisations
non-Indigenous individuals or groups
group or land manager who have incomplete projects with South East LLS
individuals or groups outside the South East LLS region of NSW.
Types of projects funded under this grant
Projects must relate to the ecological or cultural significance of threatened species or threatened ecological communities.
Your project must complete 1 of more of the following activities:
- on-ground works that protect Aboriginal sites or objects or deliver natural resource management outcomes
- create employment and training opportunities for Indigenous people in natural resource management
- assessment of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage on private or public lands
- sharing or transfer of Aboriginal knowledge and practices
- development or implementation of land management plans on Aboriginal owned land
- promote cultural heritage (such as cultural camps or traditional fire management) through events and activities
- identify and map of significant cultural landscapes
- assess and document environmental and cultural values including identification, description and recording of Aboriginal sites and objects where appropriate.
What can’t you apply for
Funding is generally not available for the purchase of large capital items or assets.
Example projects
Opportunities via funding from Local Land Services include:
- Investing in community through training events that help your community members participate in activities to care for country.
- Activities to improve your lands or to protect and enhance areas of importance to your community. (Activities must also align with the protection of identified threatened species and communities.)
- Funds to learn, yarn and get involved in cultural burning activities.
Most recent recipients
What your application needs to include
A completed expression of interest form (PDF 641.08KB).
Prepare your application with this checklist
- project description
- project location
- timeframe
- budget
- how your project will address the relevant objectives
- resources and capacity to ensure a successful project.
Address the eligibility criteria
- The applicant is an Aboriginal community group, Aboriginal land manager or Aboriginal community enterprise.
- The proposed project is:
for the South East Local Land Services region, and
relates to the ecological or cultural significance of threatened species or threatened ecological communities.
- The proposed project will complete 1 of more of the following activities:
- identify the ecological and cultural values of threatened species
- promote and strengthen connections to culture
- embed Aboriginal cultural knowledge in caring for country plans
- support capacity-building of ranger groups to implement diverse traditional and contemporary land management practices.
Address the assessment criteria
Projects will be assess based on the following criteria:
- adherence to project aims, particularly threatened species, threatened ecological
- communities and connection to culture
- capability and capacity of the group or organisation
- success of past projects
- whether the group or organisation has current projects in place with SELLS
- level of risk (project being delivered, reputational, environmental)
- level of involvement required from SELLS staff to facilitate activities.
After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: Ross Cannon (LLS) Jack Thurkettle (LLS) Rebecca Bradley (LLS).
The applications will be assessed and both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified.
Applications will be assessed by the above criteria by South East Local Land Services.
Support and contact
Ross Cannon
Phone: 0447430549
Email: ross.cannon@lls.nsw.gov.au
Postal address: 10 Page Street Moruya 2537