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Heritage Agreement Incentive Grants 2024-2026

The Native Vegetation Council (NVC) are offering Incentive Grants to landowners wanting to establish a new Heritage Agreement or expand an existing Heritage Agreement.

These grants fund short-term (1 - 5 years) projects that help to protect native vegetation and enhance its condition, either through new Heritage Agreements or expanding existing Heritage Agreements. The program is available across South Australia.

Applications can be submitted any time before 30 June 2026, however, the opportunity to apply maybe withdrawn once funding is fully committed or at the discretion of the NVC.

Grant Guide and Information

How to Apply

1. Submit an expression of interest and an Officer will be in touch to discuss your site and the grant program.

2. Following this, apply online through SmartyGrants. You can log in, draft and edit your application any time prior to submission.

Acknowledgement of Country

The state government acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

We work in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and support their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.