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Find similar grantsEnvironmental Education round opens September 21, 2026 and closes November 9, 2026. Other grant programs on this hub page have different deadlines.
NSW Government Environment and Heritage Grants is sponsored by NSW Environmental Trust. The NSW Environmental Trust offers a range of grant programs that fund projects which rehabilitate or regenerate the environment, or promote environmental education and sustainability.
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Grants available | Funding and support | Environment and Heritage Learn which types of projects are funded by the Environmental Trust and what grants are available. The NSW Environmental Trust provides funding to a range of community, government and industry stakeholders to deliver projects that conserve, protect and rehabilitate the NSW environment, or that promote environmental education and sustainability.
The Trust provides this funding through a range of contestable grant programs and strategic investments. We administer both longstanding annual programs and one-off, issue-specific programs.
action in conserving and restoring natural ecosystems protecting threatened species undertaking priority environmental research building community skills, knowledge and capacity through education healthy Country and recognition of the value of Aboriginal peoples, their traditional knowledge and practices. We also deliver many grant programs concerned with managing waste .
These programs are part of the NSW Government’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative. Waste Less, Recycle More programs support and complement each other, and together form a comprehensive approach to improving the management of waste materials in New South Wales. We deliver Waste Less, Recycle More in partnership with the NSW Environment Protection Authority .
Environmental Trust annual grants Name Description Eligible groups Funding available Next round opening Closing date Expected project announcement dates Environmental Education Supports projects that drive change in people’s behaviour and practices to improve on-ground outcomes, and build people’s skills to deliver environmental outcomes Community groups Not-for-profit organisations State and local government Tier 1: up to $60,000 per project Tier 2: from $60,001 to $250,000 ($1 million total) 21 Sep 2026 9 Nov 2026 May/Jun 2027 Environmental Research Provides funding for applied research in priority environmental themes to help address contemporary environmental problems Research institutions Community groups in partnership with an academic researcher Invited applications open 27 Jul 2026 Successful EOIs advised in July 2026.
Awarded projects announced in Jan/Feb 2027 Environmental Restoration and Rehabilitation Funds projects that protect, conserve and restore the NSW environment State and local government 1 Apr 2026 13 May 2026 Sep/Oct 2026 Protecting Our Places Encourages and empowers Aboriginal communities to protect, conserve and restore landscapes and waterways important to them NSW Aboriginal community organisations or groups Up to $120,000 per project 15 June 2026 31 July 2026 Nov/Dec 2026 Name Description Eligible groups Funding available Next round opening Closing date Expected project announce-ment dates Community recycling centres Aimed at establishing a network of community recycling centres for householders to recycle and remove problem wastes State and local government Not-for-profit organisations Up to $300,000 per project TBA – – Landfill consolidation and environmental improvements Provides funding for the consolidation, closure and the environmental improvement of landfills Local government Up to $200,000 per project TBA – – Major resource recovery infrastructure Accelerates and stimulates investment in waste and recycling infrastructure and increases resource recovery Local government Not-for-profit organisations $1–5 million per project for industry and non-profits $1–10 million per project for local government TBA – – Organics collections (formerly 'Local government organics collection systems') Supports councils and business to collect source separated food only, garden only, or food and garden waste and divert it from landfill Local government Up to $1.
3 million per project for services to households 15 Sep 2021 28 Oct 2021 Jan/Feb 2022 Organics infrastructure – processing infrastructure Funds infrastructure and equipment to reduce food and garden organic waste going to landfill Local government Waste-management or organics processing businesses $25,000– per project 10 Sep 2021 21 Oct 2021 Mar/Apr 2022 Organics infrastructure – business organics recycling Supports on-site processing or pre-processing of organics Local government Not-for-profit organisations Universities, prisons, TAFE colleges and other government institutions $75,000–$500,000 for businesses and local councils per project for not-for-profit organisations and government agencies TBA – – Organics infrastructure – food donation Funds infrastructure to facilitate the collection and redistribution of food waste from businesses to people in need Food-relief agencies (not-for-profit) $10,000–$500,000 per project TBA – – Organics infrastructure – product quality Funds infrastructure to improve the quality of organics outputs above regulatory requirements Private industry Local government $10,000–$500,000 per project TBA – – Organics infrastructure – transfer stations Supports the development of new, or upgraded, transfer stations in the metropolitan waste levy area to separate food or food and garden recovery Private industry Local government $10,000–$500,000 per project TBA – – Remanufacture NSW Funds opportunities to support the NSW resource recovery sector's response to the Council of Australian Governments' waste export bans.
Program is co-funded by the Australian and NSW Governments Local government Not-for-profit organisations Research institutions $100,000 – $3 million for infrastructure for trials 14 Dec 2021 Extended to 1 Apr 2022 May/Jun 2022 Remanufacture NSW – Regional and Remote Funds opportunities to support the NSW resource recovery sector’s response to the Council of Australian Governments' waste export bans, with a focus on Regional and Remote area.
Program is co-funded by the Australian and NSW Governments Local government Not-for-profit organisations Research institutions $10,000 – $1 million 8 Nov 2021 6 Dec 2021 Apr/May 2022 Information for successful applicants
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Varies by program; generally community groups, nonprofits, government agencies, universities, and Aboriginal land councils. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies by program: up to $60,000 (Tier 1) or up to $350,000 depending on program. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for NSW Government Environment and Heritage Grants are due November 9, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
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