ClosedNon-ProfitEOI
Carbon on Country partnerships EOI — NSW
$20K – $250K available
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
The Carbon on Country partnerships EOI provides funding to New South Wales Aboriginal organisations to develop and deliver environmental planting carbon projects under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme. It supports projects that restore Country, generate carbon abatement and deliver cultural, environmental, economic and social co-benefits.
Funding
$20K – $250K
Closed
24 Oct 2024
Duration
at least 25 years
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be a New South Wales Aboriginal organisation.
• Eligible organisation types include Local Aboriginal Land Councils, Registered Native Title Body Corporates, Traditional Owner groups, Aboriginal Corporations and equivalent Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
• Applicant must own the land where the carbon project will be implemented.
• Land must include a minimum of 5 hectares suitable for an environmental planting project under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme.
• Proposed project must be an Environmental Planting project between 5 and 200 hectares.
• Land must have been clear of forest for at least 5 years.
• Project must comply with the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme requirements for a mixed species Environmental Planting project.
• Applicant must be willing to plant native canopy trees, shrubs and understory plants.
• Applicant must maintain the planting so forest cover is established for at least 25 years.
• Applicant must meet insurance and financial viability requirements.
• A minimum co-contribution of 10% is required and may be cash or in-kind.
• Application must include a budget and map of the planting area.
• Individuals are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must be New South Wales Aboriginal organisations, including Local Aboriginal Land Councils, Registered Native Title Body Corporates, Traditional Owner groups, Aboriginal Corporations and equivalent Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations. They must own the land where the project will be implemented, and the land must include a minimum of 5 hectares suitable for an environmental planting project under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme. Projects must be environmental planting projects between 5 and 200 hectares on land that has been clear of forest for at least 5 years and must comply with ACCU Scheme requirements for a mixed species Environmental Planting project. Applicants must be willing to plant native species and maintain forest cover for at least 25 years, meet insurance and financial viability requirements, provide a minimum 10% co-contribution, and submit required application materials including a budget and map of the planting area. Individuals are not eligible.
What's Funded
Eligible activities include site preparation, fencing, seeds and tube stock, direct seeding, tree protection materials, planting works, first-year maintenance including weed management, limited project management and administration costs, and project-specific monitoring equipment for environmental planting projects of 5 to 200 hectares.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Funded projects are expected to deliver Aboriginal-owned and led environmental planting projects that restore Country, generate carbon credits, achieve carbon abatement with cultural, environmental, economic and social co-benefits, and build capacity in the Aboriginal-owned land sector to participate in carbon markets.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
indigenous_organisationnon_profit
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
sustainabilitycommunityother
Keywords
carboncarbon abatementAustralian Carbon Credit Unit SchemeACCUenvironmental plantingAboriginal organisationsTraditional Owner groupsCountry
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Carbon on Country partnerships EOI?
The Carbon on Country partnerships EOI is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water in Australia, providing $20K – $250K in funding. The Carbon on Country partnerships EOI provides funding to New South Wales Aboriginal organisations to develop and deliver environmental planting carbon projects under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme. It supports projects that restore Country, generate carbon abatement and deliver cultural, environmental, economic and social co-benefits.
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How much funding does the Carbon on Country partnerships EOI provide?
The Carbon on Country partnerships EOI provides $20K – $250K in funding. The typical project duration is at least 25 years.
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Who is eligible for the Carbon on Country partnerships EOI?
- Applicant must be a New South Wales Aboriginal organisation.
- Eligible organisation types include Local Aboriginal Land Councils, Registered Native Title Body Corporates, Traditional Owner groups, Aboriginal Corporations and equivalent Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
- Applicant must own the land where the carbon project will be implemented.
- Land must include a minimum of 5 hectares suitable for an environmental planting project under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme.
- Proposed project must be an Environmental Planting project between 5 and 200 hectares.
- Land must have been clear of forest for at least 5 years.
- Project must comply with the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme requirements for a mixed species Environmental Planting project.
- Applicant must be willing to plant native canopy trees, shrubs and understory plants.
- Applicant must maintain the planting so forest cover is established for at least 25 years.
- Applicant must meet insurance and financial viability requirements.
- A minimum co-contribution of 10% is required and may be cash or in-kind.
- Application must include a budget and map of the planting area.
- Individuals are not eligible to apply.
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When does the Carbon on Country partnerships EOI close?
Applications closed on 24 Oct 2024.
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What activities are funded?
Eligible activities include site preparation, fencing, seeds and tube stock, direct seeding, tree protection materials, planting works, first-year maintenance including weed management, limited project management and administration costs, and project-specific monitoring equipment for environmental planting projects of 5 to 200 hectares.
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