Round 2 will support local councils and state government agencies managing public land to combat illegal dumping. Stream 1a establishes illegal dumping baseline and Stream 1b targets illegal dumping through business case development.
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: From $10,000 to $20,000
- Application opened: 31 January 2024
- Application closed: 5 April 2024, 5:00 pm
Program objective
These grants support the delivery of the NSW Illegal Dumping Prevention Strategy 2022-27 and contribute to two of the key focus areas of the strategy:
- Reducing kerbside illegal dumping activities
- Reducing public land and bushland illegal dumping activities
The four grants streams aim to support local government and state government agencies to:
- gather baseline and ongoing data on the size of their illegal dumping problem
- develop a business case for investment in illegal dumping prevention
- proactively target localised illegal dumping issues
- collaboratively address illegal dumping across land tenures
- encourage entities to undertake illegal dumping prevention projects if they have not done so before
This program is administered by Environment Protection Authority.
Eligibility
Who can apply
This stream provides funding for establishing baseline data either for dumping on publicly owned land or for developing an illegal dumping business case for the following entities:
- Individual local councils
- Groups of councils (only stream 1b)
- State government public land managers
Funding of up to $20,000 is available per entity and must be completed within 12 months.
Types of projects funded under this grant
Stream 1a (Establishment of Illegal Dumping Baseline) project requirements:
This stream is for applicants who want to establish an illegal dumping baseline and develop a brief Illegal Dumping Prevention Strategy for their LGA or state government agency area/region.
Funding of up to $20,000 is available per entity and must be completed within 12 months.
- For a council, the project must cover an entire LGA. Only single councils can apply, as it is important for each council to undertake their own data collection and develop their Illegal Dumping Strategy.
- Data collection is to run for 10-12 months and must target an entire jurisdiction (for example, a local government area if the applicant is a local council).
- Successful applicants must use the EPA RIDonline database as part of their project, including all data relating to project activities. Grantees must make sure that data is brought up to date in RIDonline at least every three months.
- Successful applicants must engage with EPA regularly and report on agreed milestones.
- Successful applicants must liaise with EPA on media or other promotion of the project and acknowledge the funding contribution made by EPA.
- Publicity materials (such as brochures, signage, advertising) produced for projects funded by the Illegal Dumping Prevention Program must be in line with EPA-developed Report Illegal Dumping branding and style guides.
- Up to 20% of the project budget can be used for installing signage or developing education materials to improve public reporting of illegal dumping.
- Grantees will be required to create a brief Illegal Dumping Strategy as part of this project.
Stream 1b (Development of an illegal dumping business case) project requirements
This stream is for councils, groups of councils and state government public land managers that would like to develop a strong business case for sustained internal investment in illegal dumping prevention. We strongly encourage applicants with prior experience in running illegal dumping projects to consider this stream. Funding of up to $10,000 per entity is available.
This stream is intended for entities with expertise in managing illegal dumping. They will need to demonstrate they have a baseline and understanding of their illegal dumping problem.
Types of projects not funded under this grant
Stream 1a does not cover clean-up of illegal dumping.
Stream 1b does not cover clean-up or illegal dumping prevention activities.
What your application needs to include
Prepare your application with this checklist
Completed application through SmartyGrants including:
- Relevant photos or maps
- Letter of support from project partners (if relevant)
Address the eligibility criteria
Each applicant, as part of an application response, must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria.
Applicants that do not address the eligibility criteria in full may be excluded from the application process at the department's discretion.
Address the assessment criteria
Assessment criteria for Stream 1a
Eligible applications will be assessed by a technical review committee against the following criteria:
- Strength of the evidence of the illegal dumping problem and the need to capture baseline data (40% weighting).
- Effectiveness and clarity of proposed methods for gathering high-quality illegal dumping data across the jurisdiction and use of RIDonline (30% weighting).
- Appropriateness of budget and project value for money (30% weighting).
Assessment criteria for Stream 1b
Eligible applications will be assessed by a technical review committee against the following criteria:
- Strength of the evidence of the illegal dumping problem, its size and complexity (40% weighting).
- Effectiveness and clarity of proposed methods of developing the business case (30% weighting).
- Appropriateness of budget expenditure (30% weighting).
Start the application
Applications must be submitted to the EPA using the SmartyGrants platform. After submission via SmartyGrants, you will receive an acknowledgement of your application form. If you do not receive an acknowledgement email, contact the Illegal Dumping Prevention team at illegaldumping.strategy@epa.nsw.gov.au to ensure your application has been received.
Grant applications will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in these guidelines. The selection process will prioritise well-thought-out, innovative, and collaborative projects with the potential to have the highest project impact.
Entities such as councils and council groups can be the lead applicants in only one application per stream. If multiple applications are submitted by an entity, only the first application submitted will be assessed.
For state government agencies with regional offices, one application per regional office will be accepted.
Note: If you are a new applicant to SmartyGrants, you will need to register and create a password. If you are already registered, you can log in with your existing username and password.
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After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: EPA CEO. Applications will undergo an eligibility check before being reviewed by an independent technical review committee using the criteria set out below. The technical review committee will recommend projects to the EPA CEO for funding.
Applications will be assessed by a technical review committee (TRC). The committee will assess potential performance based on an applicant’s ability to meet selection criteria.
The TRC will rank the eligible applications during the assessment process. The TRC then makes recommendations to the EPA. The EPA Chief Executive Officer will make final funding decisions.
We encourage any unsuccessful applicants to request feedback and consider re-applying in future funding opportunities.
All funding is 100% contestable.
Support and contact
Need advice? The Illegal Dumping Prevention Team can advise on these guidelines and the types of activities funded by grants. To contact staff email illegaldumping.strategy@epa.nsw.gov.au.