Community and Environmental grants
Apply for a grant to support your environmental project. View terms, conditions and eligibility criteria.
About Community and Environmental grants
These grants help to fund projects that benefit Brisbane's natural environment and sustainability.
They are available to groups and individuals who care for local habitat and wildlife.
Grants are also available to help non-profit organisations reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Community and Environmental grants
Community and Environmental grants provide funding to not-for-profit community groups and organisations. They support initiatives that address local or citywide environmental issues, and develop and maintain community gardens on Council land.
The program has 2 grant categories.
Who can apply?
You can apply if:
- you're an incorporated not-for-profit organisation
- you're an unincorporated not-for-profit organisation or community group supported by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation that accepts legal and financial responsibility for the project (auspice organisation)
- your projects and administration expenses are delivering or supporting projects that are based within the Brisbane Local Government Area
- your community garden is listed on Council’s Community gardens web page and involvement is open to the wider community
- you have written approval from the landowner, Brisbane City Council (land manager representative)
- you (and your auspice) don't have any outstanding debts or overdue, unacquitted grants with Council.
Funding amount
Category 1: $1,000-$20,000 (Community Gardens applicants: up to $2,500)
Category 2: $1,000-$8,000
Eligible projects
Grant rounds
Applications for this grant are currently closed.
Please check back for updates on new opening dates.
When this grant is open for applications, check back here for a link to the online application form.
Register your interest
We can let you know about upcoming opening and closing dates for grant rounds.
To register you interest, email Council.
Grant guidelines and conditions
Read the grant guidelines and terms and conditions before you apply.
Native wildlife carers grants
These grants provide financial assistance to groups and individuals to rehabilitate and release orphaned, sick and injured native wildlife within the Brisbane area.
Who can apply?
Apply if you:
- are an incorporated not-for-profit organisation or a registered native wildlife carer individual or organisation
- are an unincorporated not-for-profit organisation or community group that is supported by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation which accepts legal and financial responsibility for your project
- don't have any overdue Council grant acquittals, or outstanding debts with Council.
Funding amount
$500-$5,000
Eligible projects
You can use the grant to claim expenses for consumable items used to help rescue, rehabilitate and release orphaned, sick and injured native wildlife originating from the Brisbane Local Government Area.
Consumable items include, but are not limited to:
- veterinary fees
- travel expenses to rescue, release and transfer native wildlife and to collect fodder
- feeding utensils
- care blankets
- travel bags.
All non-consumable items must be proposed for purchase. We can’t reimburse you for items already purchased. If you’re a native wildlife carer based within, and caring for native animals from, the Brisbane Local Government Area, you are eligible to apply for non-consumable items.
Non-consumable items include, but are not limited to:
- nest boxes
- pre-release cages
- enclosures
- aviaries.
Grant rounds
Applications for this grant are currently closed.
Please check back for updates on new opening dates.
When this grant is open for applications, check back here for a link to the online application form.
Register your interest
We can let you know about upcoming opening and closing dates for the grant rounds.
To register your interest, email Council
Grant guidelines
Read the full guidelines before you apply.
