Environmental Grants
Native Nature Nook at McAuley Catholic Primary School - Environmental Grant Recipient
Congratulations to our Environmental Grants recipients for 2024/25
Our 2024/25 environmental grants are supporting local community groups and schools to install rooftop solar, upgrade to LED lighting, boost recycling and re-use projects, plant canopy trees and improve gardens. We look forward to seeing the outcomes of all your environmental projects.
- Vaucluse Public School
- Paddington Community Garden
- Sephardi Synagogue
- The Cottage Out of School Hours Care
- Rose Bay Community Garden
- Cuddle Bundles
- All Saints' Church
- Cooper Park Community Garden
- Glenmore Road Public School P&C
- Double Bay Public School P&C
- Kincoppal Rose-Bay School Junior School
Download an overview of successful 2024/25 projects.(PDF, 202KB)
When will the Environmental Grants be open again?
Our next grant round is expected to open in April 2025.
If you are interested in applying for a grant in our 2025/26 round, please fill out the Grants Expression of Interest form and we will add you to our grants promotions list.
What types of projects can be funded?
There are many types of projects that may be suitable for environmental grant funding. Council has an ongoing focus on climate change action and we encourage projects that help reduce carbon emissions and minimise waste.
Examples of projects that may be considered for Environmental Grants include:
- Energy saving initiatives e.g. solar installations or LED lighting upgrades
- Water saving initiatives e.g. smart sprinkler systems or water tanks
- Waste minimisation/recycling initiatives e.g. reusable plates and cups for canteens
- Habitat support e.g. clean-up activities on beaches or in reserves or bush regeneration
- Biodiversity projects e.g. small bird habitat gardens, bush tucker gardens or native bee hives, and
- Cooling your school through tree planting.
- Active transport projects e.g. installing bike racks for student use.
Who can apply?
Our Environmental Grants are open to schools, non-profit early learning centres and non-profit community organisations only.
Policy and Guidelines
Our Grants Policy(PDF, 899KB)(2023) and Grants Guidelines(PDF, 292KB) (2023) provide the important details you'll need about eligibility, funding streams and selection criteria.
3 top tips when applying for an Environmental Grant
- Projects with clear, measurable environmental benefits have the greatest chance of success. A key question to answer well is:
How will your project protect and/or enhance the local environment?
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Check you are eligible. Businesses and individuals are not eligible for this grant stream. You cannot apply for funds to cover staff wages. Check the Policy(PDF, 899KB) and Guidelines(PDF, 292KB).
- Ensure your project is well planned.
- Liaise with key people early to plan your project and check you have permissions to do what you want to, where you want to.
- Create a realistic budget that covers all important elements eg. don't forget to budget for soil if you are doing a garden project.
- Provide relevant data and information such as how much energy you will save, how many trees you are putting in or how many kilograms of waste you are keeping out of landfill. For planting projects it is best to have a mud map of the area with a species list.
Other support information when applying
More information
Contact our Sustainability Team on 9391 7095 or sustainability@woollahra.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions.
Double Bay Public School Rooftop Solar
Successful projects from previous years
You can see the list of previous successful applicants and their projects below.
Splash without the Trash, supporting beach clean-ups at Rose Bay Beach
Enquiries
For more information, please contact:
Environmental Education Officer
Telephone: 9391 7095
Email: sustainability@woollahra.nsw.gov.au