CFAs: Community Zero Emissions Grant Program (Australia)

Objectives

• The program is designed to fund projects that will:
  • assist the community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase community resilience to climate change impacts
  • drive greater community awareness and engagement in the transition to net zero emissions and in resilience to climate change impacts
  • develop and implement innovative solutions and generate new knowledge to support a community transition to net zero emissions and increased resilience to climate change impacts.

Priorities

• The program priorities for round eight are:
  • reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation
  • reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel gas use
  • increasing resilience to climate change impacts through supporting the community to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change, including more extreme heatwaves, bushfires, droughts and storms.

Funding Information

• $150,000 of funding is available in Round Eight of the Program. The funding limit is $50,000 (excluding GST) per single application and $75,000 (excluding GST) per joint application.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for the program, an organisation (or the auspicing organisation) must meet all of the following criteria. It must:
  • be a not-for-profit organisation or not-for-profit group with an incorporated legal structure registered under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (e.g. be an incorporated association, a company limited by guarantee, an Indigenous corporation or a nontrading co-operative). Individuals and non-incorporated groups can apply through an auspicing incorporated not-for-profit organisation
  • have a minimum of $20 million public liability insurance or provide a quote from an insurance company and then become insured for $20 million public liability upon becoming successful for funding. This grant cannot be used to pay for the required insurance. There may be cases where $10 million public liability insurance is sufficient coverage for the project applied for. The Community Grants team can advise based on the applicant’s project risk assessment
  • be applying for funding for a project to be undertaken within the ACT and primarily for the benefit of ACT residents
  • if undertaking works to a property, have permission of the building owner to do so. This is critical where organisations lease ACT Government properties, which may be subject to existing repair and maintenance or minor capital works programs
  • have obtained any other relevant approvals and authorisations to undertake activities associated with the application
  • have no overdue acquittal reports associated with grant programs administered by the ACT Government
  • have completed all relevant questions in the application form and have the declaration signed by the appropriate person (i.e. CEO or other authorised delegate)
  • be prepared to enter into a Deed of Grant with the Territory.

Ineligibility Criteria

• The following entities are not eligible to apply for funding under the program:
  • Individuals and unincorporated organisations (unless auspiced by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation)
  • Family trusts
  • Statutory bodies and authorities
  • Australian Government agencies
  • ACT Government agencies
  • Other State or Territory agencies
  • Political parties registered under the Commonwealth Electoral Act (1918)
  • For-profit groups and public companies.

For more information, visit ACT Government.