Coast Protection Board - Community Participation Grants 2025/2026

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2025-26 Community Participation Grant Application Form

1 Project Overview

2.1 Applicant - Volunteer Group / eNGO

Must be an email address. 
Must be an Australian phone number. 

2.2 Applicant - Council

Must be an email address. 
Must be an Australian phone number. 

3 Project location

Attach additional if required

4 Project Summary

Provide a brief summary of the PURPOSE and AIM of the project.

Word count:
Must be no more than 300 words. 

5a Community Involvement/Benefits

Describe the involvement of the volunteer/eNGO group and other stakeholders in the project, as well as any benefits to the broader community.

Community Involvement/Benefits
Clear the selected value for Community Involvement/Benefits

5b Environmental Outcomes/Benefits

Describe the benefit the project will have to the local and broader environment.

Environmental Outcomes/Benefits
Clear the selected value for Environmental Outcomes/Benefits

5c Feasibility

6a List any other funding sources for this project

6b Will this funding be sufficient to enable project completion?

6c Has the Coast Protection Board previously provided funding for any of the following:

  1. This project?
  2. A related project at the same location?
  3. This volunteer/eNGO group?

7 Support and Approvals

Attach evidence of:

- Council support (letter or email of support for the project and commitment to administering the grant funding)

- Land owner/manager permission (if relevant) 

- Approvals, permissions and licenses (list all necessary approvals, permissions and licenses and their status e.g. approved, application submitted, will apply once grant outcome known, etc.)

e.g. Counil support
Attach a file: Select stored file

    8 Volunteer / eNGO Group Contribution

    Please note - the standard rate for volunteer hours is $45/hr.

    9.1 Detailed project plan and budget (Estimated)

    List what will be done and when, and how much each activity will cost.

    Itemise all contributions from all sources (note whether these are cash or ‘in-kind’ contributions; include volunteer hours).

    *All costing should be GST exclusive

    **The Coast Protection Board can contribute a maximum of 80% of the total project cost

    Project ActivityStart DateFinish DateType of Contribution - CashType of Contribution - In-kind - AmountGroup - CashGroup - In-kind - AmountGroup - In-kind - ExplanationCouncil - CashCouncil - In-kind - AmountCouncil - In-kind - ExplanationOther - CashOther - In-kind - AmountOther - In-kind - ExplanationTotal Activity CostCoast Protection Board
    e.g. Vegetation Works
    e.g. 01/01/2025
    e.g.01/01/2026
    This number/amount is calculated. e.g. $200
    This number/amount is calculated. e.g. $180
    e.g. $190
    e.g. $0
    e.g. $10
    e.g. $180
    e.g. 4hr labour of volunteer work @$45 per hr = $180
    e.g. $0
    e.g. $0
    This number/amount is calculated. e.g. $1900
    e.g. $1520

    Must be at least 1 rows

    Budget Summary

    Please note:

    The cash and/or in-kind contribution from the applicants (council, volunteers, other) must equate to at least 20% of the total cost of the project.

    <$10,000 GST excl.
    The total finaTncial support you are requesting in this application.

    Authorisation

    electronic signatures accepted

    Must be a date. 
    Attach a file: Select stored file

      Volunteer/eNGO Group representative

      electronic signatures accepted

      Must be a date. 
      Attach a file: Select stored file

        Further information

        Coast Unit – Climate Change, Flood Risk & Coast Branch

        Department for Environment and Water

        https://environmentsa.smartygrants.com.au/

        Email DEWcoastprotectionboard@sa.gov.au

        Phone (08) 8124 4928

        Applications close at 5 pm on 1 August 2025