2024/25 Sustainability Grant

The Sustainability Grant supports initiatives outlined in the Town of Port Hedland Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2022 - 2027.

This grant focuses on outcomes which promote, enhance and protect natural resources and areas of environmental significance, conserving and preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, reducing pollution and waste, preparing the community and mitigating the effects of climate change, protecting a threatened species, delivering positive community based sustainability initiatives and education programs supporting environmental, sustainability and conservation outcomes.

Note: For the purpose of this application and as required:

• Project will have the same meaning as activity, event, program or similar.

Prior to moving to the next section, please ensure you review the following and understand their relevance to this grant:

• Town of Port Hedland Grants Program Overview
• Sustainability Grant guidelines
• Town of Port Hedland Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2022 - 2027

• Interested applicants are required to discuss their project with the Town of Port Hedland’s Sustainability Team prior to lodging their application.

• Applicants will not be able to submit their application if the project has not been discussed with the Town.

The Sustainability Grant provides funding from $5,000 up to $25,000 per application.

The Sustainability Grant will fund:

• Activities that are cofounded or consolidated with other funding packages will be considered but additional funding pathways must be confirmed prior to application for this funding package.
• Activities must be directly related and support to successful delivery of initiatives established in the Town of Port Hedland Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2022 - 2027.

The Sustainability Grant will not fund:

• Facilities that are used for commercial activities unless it can be demonstrated that grant funding is integral to achieving outcomes such as energy efficiency targets from an applicant’s energy management plan.
• Projects and/or facilities that are the responsibility of the Australian or Western Australian Governments with the exception of schools that can demonstrate broader community use of their facilities.
• Projects that have already commenced prior to the payment of the grant funds to the applicant.
• General operating expenses, e.g. electricity, lease/rent payments, telephone bills, that are part of the ongoing expenses of the applicant organisation.
• Staff costs or salaries where staff are involved in project delivery. This is considered in-kind support.
• Projects that require ongoing funding unless the source of the ongoing funding is assured.

Questions in this application may request the following:

• Contact details for the Applicant including authorised person.
• ABN.
• Association information.
• Proposed activity/outcome initiative including detailed description of the outcome to be funded.
• Relevance to the Town of Port Hedland Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2022 - 2027.
• Project plan and timeline for deliverables detailing how will the success of the project be measured (KPIs).
• Detailed costs / expenditure summary.
• Statutory requirements applicable to the application:
  • Summary of any legislated or regulatory requirements, such as licences / permits / approvals, relevant to the proposal.
• Communications:
  • How the success of the proposal could be communicated to the community.
• Risk management.
• Previous support from the Town of Port Hedland.
• Bank details (including proof).
• How you plan to recognise and acknowledge the Town for any grant funds received.

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