Program snapshot
Category: Illegal dumping grants
Amounts: Total of $1,000,000 with individual grants of $10,000 to $75,000
Eligible bodies: NSW Local Aboriginal Land Councils; and local councils, government agencies, non-governmental organisations, consultants, and other entities working in partnership with a Local Aboriginal Land Council
Contact: ALCUP.program@epa.nsw.gov.au
Status: Closed. Applications closed at 5pm on 30 September 2019
Managed by: NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
Aims
Under Waste Less Recycle More Extension the Aboriginal Land Clean Up and Prevention (ALCUP) aims to
- Reduce the impacts of illegal dumping on Aboriginal land through clean up and prevention activities
- Build and maintain collaborative approaches and partnerships to help manage and reduce the occurrence of illegal dumping
- Integrate deterrence, surveillance and monitoring measures and community education to prevent illegal dumping activities on Aboriginal land
- Incorporate cultural activities that enable Aboriginal people to care for Country, engage in knowledge sharing and gain skills and employment in land management
In round 4, the EPA made changes to ALCUP to reflect feedback from Aboriginal communities and organisations to better meet the needs of Aboriginal communities. We thank the individuals and organisations that helped us review the program. We are always happy to talk about improvements that can be made. Please email any suggestions or problems to ALCUP.program@epa.nsw.gov.au
Changes incorporated into the new program:
- Applications for Round 4 of the ALCUP Fund were to remain open until grant funds are exhausted or until 5pm on 30th September 2019.
- The application form, as well as any relevant applicant documents, was available on the EPA website for LALCs to access and submit to the EPA at any time.
- Assessment of applications will be conducted quarterly by the independent Technical Review Committee (TRC).
- The amount of funding each applicant can apply for was increased to a range of $10,000 to $75,000 (previously $5,000 - $50,000).
- Caring for Country activities on the project sites, such as revegetating with native and bush tucker plants, setting up community picnic facilities or holding cultural events as part of the project to prevent further dumping can be included.
- The grant delivery time was extended to 18 months (previously 12 months).
- The % allowable for salaries and administration has been removed to encourage employment of local people rather than contractors, if desired.
Funding of between $10,000 to $75,000 was available to Local Aboriginal Land Councils for individual projects. All funded activities must be completed within an 8 month period.
The priorities for the funding reflect the EPA's commitment to deliver an integrated approach to combat illegal dumping through active engagement and collaboration between government, land managers and local communities.
To apply
Round 4 ALCUP opened on 26 September 2018 and closed on 30 September 2019.
The Technical Review Committee meets quarterly to assess applications. Meeting dates and application intake dates are
Grant application intake closing date |
Meeting date |
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Intake 1: 31 December 2018 |
Meeting 1: 28 Feb 2019 |
Intake 2: 31 March 2019 |
Meeting 2: 16 May 2019 |
Intake 3: 30 June 2019 |
Meeting 3: 15 August 2019 |
Intake 4: 30 September 2019 |
Meeting 4: 14 November 2019 |
Successful grantees will be required to submit a progress report no later than 9 months after the grant agreement is signed, a final report and final financial report no later than 18 months after the grant agreement is signed.
- Progress report (DOCX 244KB)
- Final report template (DOCX 252KB)
- Final financial report template (XLSX 63KB)