ClosedNon-Profit
Caring for Bushfire Affected Country — NSW
From $5K available
Department of Regional NSW
Funded by the Australian Government, these grants supported regional bushfire recovery in the forests of the New South Wales South Coast under the Healing country, building knowledge and partnerships program. Funding was for Traditional Owner groups in the South East Local Land Services region to protect threatened species and ecological communities while strengthening Aboriginal cultural knowledge and caring for country.
Funding
From $5K
Closed
9 Dec 2022
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be an Aboriginal community group, Aboriginal land manager, or Aboriginal community enterprise.
• Applicant must be a Traditional Owner group in the South East Local Land Services region of New South Wales.
• Applicant must demonstrate ability to complete activities within the project timeframe.
• Project must be for the South East Local Land Services region.
• Project must relate to the ecological or cultural significance of threatened species or threatened ecological communities.
• Project must complete one or more eligible activities aligned to caring for country, cultural knowledge, threatened species, or ranger capacity-building.
• For-profit commercial organisations cannot apply.
• Non-Indigenous individuals or groups cannot apply.
• Applicants with incomplete projects with South East Local Land Services cannot apply.
• Individuals or groups outside the South East Local Land Services region cannot apply.
Funding was for Traditional Owner groups in the South East Local Land Services region of New South Wales. Applicants could include Aboriginal community groups such as Local Aboriginal Land Councils, Aboriginal land managers, and Aboriginal community enterprises. Applicants had to demonstrate their ability to complete activities within the project timeframe. Projects had to be located in the South East Local Land Services region and relate to the ecological or cultural significance of threatened species or threatened ecological communities. Ineligible applicants included for-profit commercial organisations, non-Indigenous individuals or groups, applicants with incomplete projects with South East Local Land Services, and individuals or groups outside the South East Local Land Services region.
What's Funded
Eligible projects relate to the ecological or cultural significance of threatened species or threatened ecological communities and may include on-ground works protecting Aboriginal sites or natural resources, Indigenous employment and training activities, Aboriginal cultural heritage assessments, knowledge sharing, land management planning on Aboriginal-owned land, cultural heritage events such as cultural camps or traditional fire management, mapping significant cultural landscapes, and documenting environmental and cultural values.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Projects are expected to support landscape recovery after the 2019-20 bushfires, protect vulnerable species and vegetation communities, identify ecological and cultural values of threatened species, strengthen connections to culture, embed Aboriginal cultural knowledge in caring for country plans, and build ranger group capacity to deliver traditional and contemporary land management practices.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_profitother
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
communitytrainingemploymentsustainabilityother
Keywords
bushfire recoveryAboriginal communityTraditional Ownerscaring for countrythreatened speciesthreatened ecological communitiescultural heritageland management
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Caring for Bushfire Affected Country?
The Caring for Bushfire Affected Country is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Regional NSW in Australia, providing From $5K in funding. Funded by the Australian Government, these grants supported regional bushfire recovery in the forests of the New South Wales South Coast under the Healing country, building knowledge and partnerships program. Funding was for Traditional Owner groups in the South East Local Land Services region to protect threatened species and ecological communities while strengthening Aboriginal cultural knowledge and caring for country.
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How much funding does the Caring for Bushfire Affected Country provide?
The Caring for Bushfire Affected Country provides From $5K in funding.
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Who is eligible for the Caring for Bushfire Affected Country?
- Applicant must be an Aboriginal community group, Aboriginal land manager, or Aboriginal community enterprise.
- Applicant must be a Traditional Owner group in the South East Local Land Services region of New South Wales.
- Applicant must demonstrate ability to complete activities within the project timeframe.
- Project must be for the South East Local Land Services region.
- Project must relate to the ecological or cultural significance of threatened species or threatened ecological communities.
- Project must complete one or more eligible activities aligned to caring for country, cultural knowledge, threatened species, or ranger capacity-building.
- For-profit commercial organisations cannot apply.
- Non-Indigenous individuals or groups cannot apply.
- Applicants with incomplete projects with South East Local Land Services cannot apply.
- Individuals or groups outside the South East Local Land Services region cannot apply.
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When does the Caring for Bushfire Affected Country close?
Applications closed on 9 Dec 2022.
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What activities are funded?
Eligible projects relate to the ecological or cultural significance of threatened species or threatened ecological communities and may include on-ground works protecting Aboriginal sites or natural resources, Indigenous employment and training activities, Aboriginal cultural heritage assessments, knowledge sharing, land management planning on Aboriginal-owned land, cultural heritage events such as cultural camps or traditional fire management, mapping significant cultural landscapes, and documenting environmental and cultural values.
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