Grassroots Environmental Grants - Round 1: Koala Habitat Restoration

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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CLOSING DATE: 4pm, Tuesday 31 March 2026

GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS - ROUND 1: KOALA HABITAT RESTORATION

Welcome to the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation's (DETSI) online grant application service for the Grassroots Environmental Grants (GEG) - Round 1: Koala Habitat Restoration.

This round provides grants of up to $75,000 (excluding GST) to eligible recipients for on-ground projects which seek to revegetate koala habitat and increase landscape connectivity in a Koala Priority Area (KPA) or an Area of Regional Koala Significance (ARKS). A total of $1 million in funding is available in this round of the grant program.

Projects funded will be those which encourage community participation and engagement and that:

  • revegetate cleared or regrowth koala habitat; and
  • increase landscape connectivity for koalas.

You are required to fully read the GEG - Round 1: Koala Habitat Restoration guidelines to understand the department's requirements before proceeding with your application. 

HELP

To assist with navigating the Application Form please click here. 

If a technical error occurs, staff at SmartyGrants are available to help you. Contact them on phone (03) 9320 6888 during business hours or email service@smartygrants.com.au and quote your application number. 

Help is available to guide you through using this form - please download the Help Guide for Applicants.

You are strongly encouraged to save your application form every 5 to 10 minutes to reduce the risk of loss of information.

PROGRAM QUESTIONS

For queries about the guidelines, timelines, or questions in the form, please contact the Grants Coordinator on telephone (07) 3330 6360 or email GEGrants@detsi.qld.gov.au.  

PRIVACY STATEMENT

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) is collecting your personal information to assist the assessment panel in reviewing Grassroots Environmental Grant Program funding applications and, should your application be successful, to prepare a grant agreement.

All information, including your personal information and attachments, provided as part of the application form, will be provided to the following parties for the purpose of assessing your application:

  • authorised officers from DETSI and other Queensland Government agencies
  • approved external assessment panel members (e.g. industry experts).

Where necessary, relevant information contained in your application may also be provided to the Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation and the Minister’s members of staff for reporting purposes.

If your application is successful, the following information will be published on the Queensland Government website and potentially on the Queensland Environment social media channels: 

  • applicant organisation name
  • total amount of funding allocated
  • project name, suburb location and project description.
In some circumstances we may wish to contact you to ask if you would like to provide feedback or participate in related activities or events. We may also, if requested, provide your details to the Premier’s office so that they may invite you to participate in special events such as promoting grant recipients or inviting you to attend community cabinet meetings. Your participation outside the grant process is voluntary and you can ask that your details are not used or disclosed for these purposes by checking the following box * Required
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The department will not otherwise use or disclose your personal information unless you provide your consent, or if the use or disclosure is authorised or required by law.

 

Applying online using SmartyGrants

DETSI has a contract service arrangement with Our Community, which operates SmartyGrants, a secure online grants administration system. For further information, please read: https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/privacy.

The grant application and associated documentation is subject to the Right to Information Act 2009. If you wish to access your personal information that is in the control of the department, please contact the department's Right to Information Services unit by emailing rtiservices@detsi.qld.gov.au

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your personal information, please contact the department's Privacy Services unit by email privacy@detsi.qld.gov.au.

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Please note: The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation is collecting your personal information, including your email address. We are collecting your information, as agreed by you, to advise you when future grant funding rounds are announced. We will not use your personal information for any other purpose unless we are authorised or required under an Australian law, or court or tribunal order to do so. The application user email provided will be stored within Vision 6, which is an external platform used by the Department. You can view the privacy policy for Vision 6 at https://www.vision6.com.au/privacy-policy/. More information on how the department will manage your personal information can be found here https://www.detsi.qld.gov.au/help/legal/privacy. If you have questions about how we manage your personal information, contact Privacy Services unit at privacy@detsi.qld.gov.au.