Significant environmental benefit grants

Grants now open

Funding is currently available through the Native Vegetation Council (NVC) for groups and individuals wanting to carry out large scale conservation and restoration projects aimed at enhancing biodiversity, protecting native flora and fauna or contributing to the long term sustainability of sensitive habitats.

The significant environmental benefit grants are designed to assist with broad environmental and biodiversity projects within a Natural Resources Management (NRM) region at a landscape scale.

Projects should ideally address NVC priorities and be consistent with strategies identified in regional NRM plans.

Applications that develop partnerships which assist conservation, land enhancement and management, rehabilitation and sustainability are sought by the NVC.

These can include projects aimed at enhancing remnant native vegetation through planting programs or others that address biodiversity targets established within regional NRM plans.

Grants close 30 June 2012.

Download the application form (615kb pdf).

About the grants

Significant environmental benefit grants provide funding for the on-ground restoration of native vegetation in South Australia.

This program funds on-ground restoration works only, research projects are funded through native vegetation research grants.

Since its introduction in 2009, the Native Vegetation Council has supported 48 critical projects across the eight Natural Resource Management (NRM) regions through significant environmental benefit grants. Over $10 million has been committed to conservation enhancement and landscape management works in an effort to improve biodiversity.

Significant environmental benefit grant proposals should be consistent with the strategies and priorities identified in the relevant regional NRM Plan(s).

They should also aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes:

meeting biodiversity targets established in regional NRM Plans
enhancement of targets in regional Biodiversity Plans
achievement of targets identified in the NatureLinks program or established corridors
rehabilitation, protection and management of key areas identified through biodiversity analysis
enhancement of remnant native vegetation through the implementation of active management activities
the conservation of National, State of Regionally listed plant species and vegetation communities
the restoration of habitat that will support the protection and management of National, State or Regionally listed fauna species.

Projects may extend over several years but will be subject to annual review.

DENR monitors all significant environmental benefit landscape restoration works. Examples of the types of projects can be found in the landscape restoration section of the DENR website.

Find our more about the 48 critical projects that have been funded to date in the SEB Grant Scheme Schedule (245kb pdf).