Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6618

The objective of the grant opportunity is to develop new tools to mitigate the impact of broad-scale threats on threatened species (Target 19, Action Plan).

The grant opportunity will deliver this objective by funding innovative approaches (such as new methods, tools, technologies, or products) where the proof of concept has already been completed and there is an identified path to using this innovation for conservation threat abatement within Australia.

This funding will deliver benefits to biodiversity, in particular the proposed projects to be funded must identify one or more key threatening processes under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) that will be abated or partially abated by the project.

A secondary objective of the grant opportunity is to assist in contributing to one or more Action Plan targets including:

• Target 1: All priority species are on track for improved trajectory.
• Target 4: All priority places are on track to have improved condition.
• Target 7: Impacts of climate change on priority species and places are identified and actions are underway to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity.
• Target 21: At least half the number of projects that benefit priority species and priority places receive private investment or support from partners.

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)

And are one of the following:

• an entity, incorporated in Australia
• an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
• a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO)
• an Australian local government agency or body
• a Commonwealth corporate entity
• a state or territory Government agency or body.

Please note: Commonwealth corporate entities and state or territory government agencies or bodies must partner with an eligible non-government in order to be eligible.

You can’t apply if you are:

• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme
• an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
• an individual
• a partnership
• an unincorporated association
• a trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust).

Partner with other organisations

You can partner with one or more other organisations that also meet the eligibility criteria. But you must decide who the lead organisation is.

The lead organisation must fill out the application form.

If we give your group the grant, the lead organisation:

• signs the grant agreement
• is responsible for making sure your group follows the rules in the grant agreement.

Find the full eligibility criteria in the grant opportunity guidelines.

$11,500,000.00

From $30,000.00 to $3,000,000.00

Applications open 24 January 2024.

To apply, go to https://business.gov.au/gamechangers

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