WASM Litter Prevention Grants EOI INTAKE 5

The NSW Government has opened the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 Litter Prevention Grants Program, with up to $10 million available. You need to read the following guidelines when applying for funding:

WASM EPA Litter Prevention Grants Program  Guidelines

All projects must make a contribution to reducing litter in NSW towards the new state targets

• reducing all litter by 60% by 2030 and
• plastic litter by 30% by 2025

As part of the Expression of Interest process, applicants will be guided and supported by the NSW EPA including; 

• Links to webinar material which explains the various streams 
• Initial meeting (Teams) to discuss this EOI 
• Follow up consultation to refine grant application and project vision.

Note: For Stream 3 the follow up consultation will be based on the Own it and Act Framework and Status Check. 

Please ensure you meet the following eligibility requirements

To apply for a Litter Grant you must meet the following criteria

• Be a local council, Regional Waste Group, community organisation or an alliance, or a state government agency located in NSW. Businesses are eligible to apply for cigarette butt litter and clean-up projects only. Schools may apply for clean-up grants (refer to Table 1 in guidelines)
• Have a project that is geographically located in NSW
• Be able to deliver an initiative that is in line with the grant program objectives, as determined by the Technical Review Committee
• Be able to maintain reliable financial records and separately account for grant funds
• Community organisations must
  • Be a non-government, not-for-profit organisation
  • Have your own constitution and be incorporated under the law of a state or territory as an incorporated association, company or cooperative society
  • Hold an Australian Business Number (ABN)

In Streams 2 and 3, each applicant must meet the following additional criteria:

Community-based organisation

• Be a reputable environmental community organisation OR a reputable organisation focused on delivering community-based outcomes with influence over multiple sites and/or multiple related organisational units (e.g. a river catchment group).
• Be overseen by suitably qualified and/or senior representatives of the partner organisations (i.e. a steering group) who are committed to meeting regularly and are able to make timely decisions to keep the project progressing as planned. Stream 3 must include the organisation/s managing public land on which proposed projects are to be located - Stream 2 projects should work towards this, to ensure ownership of litter prevention by critical stakeholders.
• Be able to provide a certified account for grant fund expenditure with the final report.

Council

• Have cross-departmental and executive leadership support to embed litter prevention as business-as-usual processes
• Be overseen by a project steering group, made up of cross-department representatives, including senior executives, that is committed to meeting regularly and able to make timely decisions to keep the project progressing as planned.

Regional Waste Group

• Have member endorsement to participate and have agreement (commitment to act) from any member(s) responsible for delivering an initiative
• Have demonstrated success in delivering previous Regional Litter Plans through the LRIP Program.

Alliance or group of organisations

• Have a written agreement (e.g. MOU or Compact) that outlines the purpose of the Alliance or group, and the roles and responsibilities of all participating organisations/members.
• Have endorsement (signatures) and agreement (commitment to act) from any organisation responsible for delivering upon a plan, strategy or action
• Have ability and credibility to lead multiple organisations to realise deliverables
• Be overseen by a project steering group that is committed to meeting to an agreed schedule and is made up of suitably qualified representatives of the partner organisations, including the organisation/s managing public land on which proposed projects are to be located.