From $2,000 to $15,000

For: Individual

Status: Ongoing

These grants provide financial assistance for landholders managing conservation agreement areas to improve the biodiversity value of their properties.

Conservation Partners Grants support landholders working to protect and manage biodiversity on their land.

The grants are available on an on-going basis for landholders who are not seeking or are ineligible for conservation management payments under the Biodiversity Conservation Trust’s Conservation Management Program.
Funding

There are four levels of funding available:

Up to $15,000 per year for up to three years for landholders with in-perpetuity conservation agreements, Trust Agreements, Registered Property Agreements.
Up to $8,000 per year for up to three years for landholders with a term Registered Property Agreement.
Up to $2,000 per year for up to three years for landholders with a wildlife refuge or wildlife refuge agreement or who are members of Wildlife Land Trust.
Landholders with Land For Wildlife agreements can apply to the Community Environment Network (CEN) for conservation partners grants of up to $2,000 per year.

The CEN grant can be identified by prefix "LFWBG" in recipient number.

In-perpetuity agreements greater than 1,000 Ha in size may be eligible for up to $30,000/year for up to three years. Investment at this level is at the discretion of the BCT and subject to case-by-case assessment.

Applications will be funded if they are eligible, complete and meet the assessment criteria and if the BCT has available funding.

Contributions from landholders such as labour or co-contributions are encouraged.

This program is funded and administered by NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.