Environmental Levy Grants
Get ready to apply for a 2026 grant!
Create change in your community! Share in $100,000 worth of grants.
Applications open on Monday 20 April and close on Friday 22 May 2026.
We’re looking for projects that protect bushland, engage communities and reduce emissions.
What you need to know before applying
Environmental Conservation Grants
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Project description – what you will do, how it will be delivered, timeline and how success will be measured
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Project location – address, map or Google pin
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Written approval from the land manager (Council, NPWS, school, private landowner etc.)
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Project budget
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Who will deliver the work (contractors and/or volunteers)
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Promotion or engagement plan (if relevant)
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Volunteer details (if volunteers are involved)
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Supporting material such as quotes, photos or maps
Net Zero Communities Grants
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Project description – works, delivery method, timeline and outcomes
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Project budget
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Who will deliver the work (contractors and/or volunteers)
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Promotion or engagement plan (if relevant)
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Volunteer details (if applicable)
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Supporting material such as quotes, photos or maps
Assessment criteria
Conservation projects should:
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Increase understanding of environmental issues
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Encourage community action
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Improve bushland or protect native plants and animals
Net Zero projects should:
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Support waste reduction, reuse and recycling
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Increase understanding of Net Zero and emissions reduction
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Encourage action to reduce emissions in energy, waste or transport
All applications should demonstrate:
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Evidence the project is needed
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Benefits to the Ku-ring-gai environment and community
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Partnerships with local groups or community members
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Consideration of diversity and inclusion
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A clear plan to achieve project outcomes.
Read the application guidelines
Successful 2025 grant applicants are listed below.
Net Zero Communities grants
| Organisation |
Grant project |
Grant amount |
| Energyze North Shore Incorporated |
Community Education: Book Tour and En-ROADS Workshop |
$3,000 |
| Net Zero Champions |
Kids Clothes, Toys and Books Swap Events |
$2,000 |
| Ku-ring-gai Boomerang Bags |
Sewing bags for the community from waste fabric |
$3,524 |
| Electrifying Bradfield Incorporated |
Cool Seat Composting Installation |
$5,600 |
| Killara High School |
Circular Plastic Recycling Initiative |
$30,000 |
| Gordon East Public School P&C |
Cool Seat Food Waste Reduction and Composting |
$1,830 |
Conservation grants
| Organisation |
Grant project |
Grant amount |
| Friends of Lane Cove National Park |
Reduce the threat of resurgent weeds infesting Little Blue Gum Creek Bushcare site |
$5,000 |
| East Lindfield Community Preschool |
Installing bee hives at the preschool and buying resources to support learning about pollinators |
$1,500 |
| Princes Park Bushcare |
Continue treatments to remove all morning glory, madeira vine and balloon vine |
$5,000 |
| STEP Inc |
Set up trial to monitor effectiveness of removing Spanish Moss on health of canopy |
$10,000 |
| Macquarie University - Christmas Beetle Monitoring Network |
Beetle Identification and Photography Workshops |
$5,000 |
| FOKE |
Design and construction of interpretative signs within Sheldon Forest |
$5,137 |
| WildThings NSW |
Install hollows in biodiversity corridors |
$5,500 |
| Vernon St Bushcare |
Enhancing native biodiversity and habitat resilience in Bradley Reserve. |
$5,000 |
| Abbotsleigh |
Streamwatch environmental monitoring at the Glade Reserve |
$1,100 |
| Ku-ring-gai Bushcare Association |
Targeted control of Acer negundo (Box Elder) in Ku-ring-gai Creek and Fern Gulley Creek |
$10,000 |
Contact us
For more information please contact:
Net Zero Grants: Karen at sustainability@krg.nsw.gov.au or 9424 0972.
Environmental Conservation Grants: Lindy at bushcare@krg.nsw.gov.au or 9424 0179.
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