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Caring for our Country Open Grants is the latest hot grant from our Easy Grants newsletter.

Provider: Natural Resource Management Australia
Region: National
Amounts: Competitive grants will fund projects costing from $80 000 to $400 000.
Closing Date: August 1, 2008

Purpose: To provide funding for projects to protect Australia's unique natural environment and create a sustainable future for our country.

Overview: Caring for our Country Open Grants funding will provide up to $25 million in 2008-2009. This funding is targeted to the following Caring for our Country priority areas:

  • biodiversity and natural icons
  • coastal environments and critical aquatic habitats
  • sustainable farm practices
Projects that address environmental and sustainable land management outcomes in remote and northern Australia, improvements to the national reserve system or community skills, knowledge and engagement issues can also be addressed within these priority areas.

During 2008-2009 Caring for our Country will support:

  • larger scale projects which have the capacity to achieve significant outcomes
  • projects that involve consortiums of key interest groups; are multi-regional or multi-jurisdictional and that leverage additional investment from other sources
  • projects that target significant outcomes in at least one of the Caring for our Country national priority areas targeted for 2008 -2009
  • projects that can be delivered in a timely manner with measurable outcomes by 30 June 2009, but we will also accept projects that can be completed within 12 months.

Who can apply: Anyone can apply as long as you are a legal entity. For example:

  • Regional/Catchment natural resource management bodies
  • Non-government incorporated organisations
  • Incorporated community, industry and Indigenous groups
  • Individuals, trusts or partnerships
  • Universities and cooperative research centres
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  • Commonwealth Government agencies
  • State and Territory Government agencies
  • Local Government.
How to apply: Online. If it is not possible to complete your application online please contact opengrants@nrm.gov.au or call our toll free hotline on 1800 065 823 for advice on other options.

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