Grant categories Environment

Support Plantation Establishment program

Opening date: 1st May 2025
Closing date: 17th July 2025
Funding Amount: minimum grant amount is $40,000
The funding supports the establishment of new long-rotation softwood and hardwood plantation forests in Australia and assists the sector in responding to the projected growth in demand for domestically sourced timber resources.

Carman’s Trees for Bees Community Tree Grants

Opening date: 20th May 2025
Closing date: 18th July 2025
Funding Amount: $500
Provides funding to community groups and organisations to increase vital habitat, providing spaces for bees to forage, live and breed. The Trees for Bees Community Tree Grants support the planting of bee-friendly trees in extended gardens, community-owned land, school grounds, sporting club precincts and urban corridors.

Community Led Climate Solutions

Opening date: 1st May 2025
Closing date: 26th June 2025
Funding Amount: Up to $75,000
Supports not-for-profit organisations across remote, rural and regional Australia to drive local climate solutions that reduce emissions through education, engagement and action.

Community Sustainability Action grants

Opening date: 1st March 2025
Closing date: 27th March 2025
Funding Amount: Up to $50,000
The Community Sustainability Action grants provide grant funding to eligible community groups and individuals for innovative projects which seek to address climate change, conserve Queensland’s natural and built environment and protect our unique wildlife. The program supports locally based, community driven projects which encourage real change in Queensland communities.

Community Bee Innovation Fund

Closing Date: 18th February 2025
Funding Amount: $5,000 - $50,000
The Community Bee Innovation Fund (CBIF) grant program provides funding for innovative projects that enhance varroa mite management in Queensland, preparing our beekeepers and pollination-reliant industries for future challenges.