Environmental Grants
This year our environmental grants are supporting local community groups and schools to protect Powerful Owls, host a vintage clothing fair, plant habitat gardens, enhance pollination, improve community garden facilities, support business sustainability, and install rooftop solar panels.
Environmental grants provide small grants of up to $3,000 and large grants of between $3,001 and $7,500. They are open to:
• Schools in Woollahra Council area
• Non-profit early learning centres
• Non-profit community organisations.
What types of projects can be funded?
There are many types of projects that may be suitable for environmental grant funding. Council has an ongoing focus on climate change action and we encourage projects that help reduce carbon emissions and minimise waste.
Examples of projects that may be considered for Environmental Grants include:
• Energy saving initiatives e.g. solar installations or LED lighting upgrades
• Water saving initiatives e.g. smart sprinkler systems or water tanks
• Waste minimisation/recycling initiatives e.g. reusable plates and cups for canteens
• Habitat support e.g. clean-up activities on beaches or in reserves or bush regeneration
• Biodiversity projects e.g. small bird habitat gardens, bush tucker gardens or native bee hives, and
• Cooling your school through tree planting.
• Active transport projects e.g. installing bike racks for student use.