Blue Carbon Ecosystem Restoration Grants
The Blue Carbon Ecosystem Restoration Grants will run over 4 years from 2021–22 to 2024–25. These grants are a core component of the broader Blue Carbon Conservation, Restoration and Accounting Program.
The grants will fund on-ground implementation of at least 4 blue carbon ecosystem restoration projects in Australia. The projects will be chosen to represent a variety of blue carbon ecosystem types and socio-economic settings and serve as demonstration of the outcomes achievable for climate, biodiversity and livelihoods.
The objectives of the grants are:
- restore degraded and/or re-establish previously lost blue carbon ecosystems by implementing on-ground ecosystem restoration activities
- provide information on the benefits to climate, biodiversity and livelihoods resulting from restoration activities within various ecosystem types and socio-economic settings.
The intended outcomes of the grants are:
- improve the health of blue carbon ecosystems, thereby enhancing biodiversity, climate and livelihood benefits.
- improve understanding of the flow of ecosystem services and benefits of blue carbon ecosystem restoration and assist in building knowledge and expertise in restoration activities and EEA.
- generate restoration case studies to demonstrate the importance of coastal wetland conservation and restoration,
- contribute to a wider community of practice for blue carbon wetland ecosystem restoration and project level environmental-economic accounting.
More information
More information about the Blue Carbon Ecosystem Restoration Grants as well as requirements for applicants, can be found in the following grant opportunity documents:
- Watch this video to find out more - Information session - Blue Carbon Ecosystem Restoration Grants
- Grant Opportunity Guidelines
- Questions and Answers
- Sample Commonwealth Standard Grant Agreement
- Sample Standard Grant Agreement General Grant Conditions
- Sample Commonwealth Standard Grant Agreement Supplementary Terms
- Project activity template
- Budget template
- Blue Carbon Restoration Grant Information Session PowerPoint presentation
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Contacting the Community Grants Hub
If you would like assistance, please call the Community Grants Hub Hotline on 1800 020 283 (option 1) or email support@communitygrants.gov.au.
More information about the Community Grants Hub can be found on the Community Grants Hub website.
Please quote 2021-6188 – Blue Carbon Ecosystem Restoration Grants when you phone or email the Community Grants Hub.