Environmental funding x 2

Applications for funding have been advertised under both the Biodiversity Fund (round 2) and Caring for our Country (CfoC) sustainable environment stream.

Both funds target specific areas, which in the NT are:

• the Central Australian Connection and
• Urban waterways and Coastal environments

CfoC seeks to fund projects within these target areas, between $50,000 and $2 million, that address one or more of the following themes:

• conserving and protecting species and ecosystems (matters of national environmental significance);
• restoring and maintaining urban waterways and coastal environments;
• protecting Ramsar sites and values (no NT sites prioritised);
• protecting World Heritage sites’ outstanding universal value and integrity;
• Indigenous community capacity building for natural resource management, and
• natural resource management community skills, knowledge and engagement (must be related to the above themes)

The Biodiversity Fund seeks to fund a minimum of $500,000 (no upper level) for proposals within the target areas and which best target these three themes:

• biodiverse plantings
• protecting and enhancing existing native vegetation
• managing invasive species in a connected landscape.

The Biodiversity Fund is also seeking projects that enhance biodiversity outcomes of Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) projects, anywhere across the country.

Key Dates

For CFoC projects between $1-2 million; and Biodiversity Fund Projects over $2 million):

· Expression of Interest period
11 February 2013 – 18 March 2013

· Full Application period
Mid April 2013 – Mid May 2013

For CFoC projects between $50 000 - $1 million, and Biodiversity Fund projects between $500,000 - $2 million)

· Full Application period
11 February 2013 – 10 April 2013

For further information, visit CfoC and Biodiversity Fund websites. Also, the department invites you to attend stakeholder information sessions covering both sets of guidelines that will be held at the following locations in NT:

Tuesday 26 February 2013

Darwin: 2.00pm- 4.00pm

Rydges Darwin Airport

1 Henry Wrigley Drive

Marrara

Darwin

RSVP: russ.willing@environment.gov.au

Wednesday 6 March 2013

Alice Springs: 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Alice Springs Convention Centre

93 Barrett Drive

Alice Springs

RSVP: lyndall.mclean@environment.gov.au