Archived listing from 6 September 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
- Funding
- Up to $10,000
- Opened
- 1 Apr 2026
- Closed
- 4 May 2026
- Category
- Community
Overview
BirdLife Australia is fighting to save birds and the natural ecosystems on which their survival depends. The Bird Conservation Strategy outlines our focus areas of Species, Sites, Systems and Societies.
To achieve BirdLife Australia’s vision that by 2050, birds and nature are valued, conserved and restored, sustaining a healthy planet for the benefit of all people, we must multiply our impact by strengthening our existing partnerships, establishing new ones and collaborating with local communities to lead change.
In 2026, the Community Grants Program is divided into two streams: Community Participation and Volunteering and Conservation and Applied Research.
- Stream 1 provides funding for projects which encourage community engagement and volunteering in the conservation, protection and advocacy for Australian birds and their habitats
- Stream 2 provides funding for conservation projects which conserve birds at a local or landscape scale; or contribute applied research into bird conservation, and projects which assist in meeting conservation strategy goals.
If your project does not directly include live birds or habitat work, you should apply for Stream 1. If your project focusses on on-ground works, direct contact with live birds or science, with or without a community engagement, outreach or volunteer participation aspect, you should apply for a Stream 2 grant.
Any community group or volunteer organisation which meets the listed criteria can apply for a BirdLife Australia Community Grant, including BirdLife Australia branches and action groups.
Please note that we will only accept one submission for a Community Grant per round from an individual, community group or branch.
About This Grant
Empowers passionate Australian groups to act for birds, by providing funding for projects that align with BirdLife Australia’s Bird Conservation Strategy.