Growing the capacity of Landcare across NSW by employing local and regional Landcare coordinators to implement strategies and care for the local environment and agricultural systems.

Key information

Status: Open

Grant amount: Prescribed allocations of funding have been assigned to each Local Land Services region and are provided in the program guidelines.

Application opened: 9 October 2023

Application closes: 3 November 2023

Program objective

The objective of the NSW Landcare Enabling Program 2023-2027: Local and Regional Coordinators (the Program) is to facilitate the employment of local and regional Landcare coordinators and regional administration support officers in 11 NSW Local Land Services regions.

These roles will grow and strengthen the capacity of Landcare NSW groups to care for the local natural environment and agricultural systems by:

• increasing the capacity of Landcarers to produce effective outcomes by developing their knowledge, skills and experience
• improving the efficiency of Landcare groups and networks by increasing the volume of Landcare activity relative to resource inputs, and
• increasing the self-sufficiency of Landcare groups and networks through leveraging investment to activate a diverse range of funding sources.

These objectives will be facilitated through the employment of local and regional Landcare coordinators and regional administration support officers in each Local Land Service region across NSW to implement strategies to drive these outcomes.

Please refer to the Program guidelines (PDF 260.07KB) and Frequently asked questions for more information.

This program is administered by Department of Regional NSW.

This program is funded by Local Land Services.

Eligibility

Who can apply

Eligible applicants must:

• be a Landcare NSW member organisation (currently paid) or a regional Landcare NSW body as listed in Schedule 1 of the Constitution Landcare NSW Limited (27 July 2022)
• be an incorporated entity or company limited by guarantee
• be located within 1 of the 11 Local Land Services regions launch
• have $20 million of public liability insurance or are willing to obtain this before entering a funding deed, and
• have an Australian Business Number (ABN).

Who can’t apply

Ineligible applicants include:

• Landcare NSW Ltd
• Landcare Australia Ltd
• Landcare groups not based in NSW
• local councils or joint organisations of councils or Section 355 committees
• public or private universities
• government agencies or entities
• individuals
• unincorporated associations and organizations, and
• for profit private enterprise businesses.

What can’t you apply for

Funding from the NSW Landcare Enabling Program 2023-2027: Local and Regional Coordinators cannot be used in situations when:

the applicants requests funding for less than 0.5 FTE per role. FTE may be split (e.g. 2 employees sharing either a regional or local Landcare coordinator position at 0.5 FTE each). FTE cannot be split across different role types

• the Applicant cannot commence employment of the role(s) specified in these Guidelines within 6 months of funding deed execution
• the Applicant has, or is receiving, other grant funding, including from another NSW Government source, for the same costs over the same period
• the funded roles do not intend to deliver their primary benefits within their host organisation’s region
• a regional host organisation does not already have, or has not requested funding for, a regional Landcare coordinator, and/or
• a local host organisation has requested funding for a regional Landcare coordinator and/or regional administration support officer.

Funding from the NSW Landcare Enabling Program 2023-2027: Local and Regional Coordinators also cannot be used for:

• activities associated with the day-to-day core business of NSW Landcare
• capital expenditure above $5,000 per item
• the repayment of existing debts or budget deficits
• administrative and operational costs not related to the roles
• staff wages, salaries and/or employment costs for roles other than those specified under the Program
• vehicle usage or hire not directly attributable to the Program
• fixed or non-fixed equipment
• costs incurred in the preparation of an application to this program or related documentation
• costs that require recurrent or ongoing funding from the NSW Government
• costs relating solely to marketing, advertising (other than for recruitment purposes for the Program), or product promotion, including education and information campaigns
• costs for the implementation and delivery of other funded projects (including from another NSW Government source) by the roles specified in the program guidelines (PDF 260.07KB), or
• costs already funded by other grant funding.