This program is currently closed to applications and will reopen in September 2024.
Purpose
The Environmental Education program funds projects that develop, broaden and transform the community's knowledge, skills, and intrinsic motivation to engage in sustainable behaviour and encourage participation in protecting the environment.
Funding proposals are expected to incorporate the following elements:
- environmental benefit
- community need
- collaboration
- transformative learning leading to behavioural change
- evaluation and dissemination.
Who can apply?
- Community organisations
- Community groups
- Incorporated associations
- Incorporated non-profit organisations
- Local councils
- Local Land Services
- NSW Local Aboriginal Land Councils
- Non-commercial cooperatives
- Other local government-controlled organisations
- Regional organisations of councils
- Registered NSW Aboriginal Corporations
- State government agencies and/or statutory committees
- Universities.
Funding available
Two funding tiers are available for environmental education projects.
| Total annual allocation | Funding tier | Funding amount per project | Project timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 | up to $60,000 | 2–3 years |
| 2 | from $60,001 to $250,000 | 3–5 years |
For more information on the funding tiers and the types of activities and outcomes expected for each, please refer to the program guidelines below.
Priority themes
Since 2020, the Trust has been implementing its Strategic Plan 2020–24.
Applications to the 2023–24 round were required to address at least one of the following immediate funding priorities from the NSW Environmental Trust Strategic Plan 2020–24:
- addressing climate change impacts on the natural environment – both mitigation and adaptation
- supporting threatened species recovery.
