Community Sustainability Action grants
The Community Sustainability Action grants are providing $18 million over six years 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 will support locally based, community driven projects which encourage real change in Queensland communities.
Up to $4 million will be allocated through targeted rounds in 2019/20 to projects which support a range of environmental and heritage protection activities.
For more information, please email csagrants@des.qld.gov.au or call the grant program office on 3330 6360.
Current rounds open for applications
Round 4 – Heritage Conservation
Funding for Round 4 – Heritage Conservation of the Community Sustainability Action grants is now available and will provide funding to projects that facilitate the conservation of, access to, and community engagement with places entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
Grants up to $100,000 (ex GST) are available and will be allocated under two categories:
- Category 1: Grants of between $1,000 to $50,000 for smaller scale projects.
- Category 2: Grants of between $50,001 to $100,000 for larger scale projects.
Applications will be accepted from owners of places entered in the Queensland Heritage Register or not-for-profit organisations that have the responsibility to manage such places.
More information regarding the Community Sustainability Action grants – Heritage Conservation can be found in the Round 4 – Heritage Conservation guidelines (PDF, 1MB).
The application form can be accessed through the online grant application service.
Applications close 4pm on 2 December 2019.
Successful grant recipients
To date, a total of over $10.5 million has been allocated to 293 projects under the Community Sustainability Action grant program.
View a list of the current and previous Community Sustainability Action grant recipients.
Closed rounds
Round 3—Protecting Queensland’s Threatened Species
Successful applicants under Round 3—Protecting Queensland’s Threatened Species have now been announced.
A total of 29 recipients have been successful in applying for nearly $1.5 million in grant funding for projects which benefit Queensland’s threatened flora and fauna species. See details of the successful projects.
More information regarding the Community Sustainability Action grants – Protecting Queensland’s Threatened Species can be found in the Round 3 – Protecting Queensland’s Threatened Species Guidelines (PDF, 339KB).
Round 3—Heritage Conservation
Successful applicants under Round 3 – Heritage Conservation have now been announced.
A total of 30 recipients have been successful in applying for nearly $950,000 in grant funding for heritage conservation projects. See details of the successful projects.
More information regarding the Community Sustainability Action grants – Heritage Conservation can be found in the Round 3 - Heritage Conservation guidelines (PDF, 776KB).
Round 2—Environmental Conservation
Successful applicants under Round 2—Environmental Conservation have now been announced.
A total of 55 recipients have been successful in applying for nearly $2,000,000 in grant funding for environmental conservation projects. See details of the successful projects.
More information regarding the Community Sustainability Action grants—Environmental Conservation can be found in the Round 2—Environmental conservation guidelines (PDF, 545KB)
Round 2—Heritage Conservation
Successful applicants under Round 2—Heritage Conservation have now been announced.
A total of 31 recipients have been successful in applying for more than $1,000,000 in grant funding for heritage conservation projects. See details of the successful projects.
More information regarding the Community Sustainability Action grants—Heritage Conservation can be found in the Round 2—Heritage (PDF, 552KB).
Round 1—Koala Research
Successful applicants under Round 1—Koala Research have now been announced.
A total of 10 recipients have been successful in applying for almost $600,000 in grant funding for koala research projects. See details of the successful projects.
More information regarding the Community Sustainability Action grants—Koala Research can be found in the Round 1—Koala Research guidelines (PDF, 503KB).
Round—Conservation
Successful applicants under Round 1—Conservation, have now been announced.
A total of 102 recipients have been successful in applying for more than $1.74m in grant funding for projects which seek to improve the eco-efficiency of community facilities and mitigate the impacts of climate change on Queensland’s natural landscapes. See details of the successful projects.
More information regarding the Community Sustainability Action grants—Conservation can be found in the Round 1—Conservation guidelines (PDF, 464KB).
Round 1—Heritage
Successful applicants under Round 1—Heritage have now been announced.
A total of 18 recipients have been successful in applying for more than $700,000 in grant funding for projects which seek to restore and conserve Queensland’s heritage-listed buildings. Details of the successful projects are available here.
More information regarding CSA Heritage grants can be found in the Round 1—Heritage Guidelines (PDF, 244KB).