Clean Technology Research and Development |
Grants for early stage development of new low emissions technologies, services or processes |
Grants are open to public and private sector organisations that have applied expertise in clean technology innovation |
$400,000 to $3 million per project |
EOI – 31 October 2022 |
EOI – 9 December 2022 |
July 2023 |
Community recycling centres
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Aimed at establishing a network of community recycling centres for householders to recycle and remove problem wastes |
State and local government
Private industry
Not-for profit organisations
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Up to $300,000 per project
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TBA
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Emergency pollution clean-up program
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Funds emergency clean-ups of hazardous materials
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State agencies
Emergency services
Local government
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Now managed on behalf of the Trust by the NSW Environment Protection Authority
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Environmental education
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Supports projects that develop knowledge, skills, and commitment to sustainable behaviour, and ongoing participation in protecting the environment
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Community groups
Non-profit organisations
State and local government
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Tier 1: Up to $60,000 per project
Tier 2: from $60,001 to $250,000 per project
($1 million total)
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September 2023 |
November 2023 |
April–May 2024 |
Environmental research
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Supports applied research for local environmental problems
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Research institutions
Collaborations
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Up to $200,000 per project
($1,000,000 in total)
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EOI – 11 April 2023 |
EOI – 15 May 2023 |
January–February 2024 |
Landfill consolidation and environmental improvements
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Provides funding for the consolidation, closure and the environmental improvement of landfills |
Local government
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Up to $200,000 per project
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TBA |
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Major resource recovery infrastructure
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Accelerates and stimulates investment in waste and recycling infrastructure and increases resource recovery
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Local government
Private industry
Not-for-profit organisations |
$1–5 million per project for industry and non-profits
$1–10 million per project for local government
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TBA
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Organics collections (formerly Local government organics collection systems)
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Supports councils and business to collect source separated food only, garden only, or food and garden waste and divert it from landfill |
Local government |
Up to $1.3 million per project for services to households.
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15 September 2021
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28 October 2021 |
January/February 2022 |
Organics infrastructure – processing infrastructure
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Funds infrastructure and equipment to reduce food and garden organic waste going to landfill
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Local government
Waste-management or organics processing businesses
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$25,000–$1 million per project
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10 September 2021
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21 October 2021
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March/April 2022 |
Organics infrastructure – business organics recycling
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Supports on-site processing or pre-processing of organics
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Local government
Not-for-profit organisations
Private industry
Universities, prisons, TAFE colleges and other government institutions
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$75,000–$500,000 per project for businesses and local councils
$135,000–$500,000 per project for not-for-profit organisations and government agencies
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TBA |
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Organics infrastructure – food donation
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Funds infrastructure to facilitate the collection and redistribution of food waste from businesses to people in need |
Food-relief agencies (not-for-profit)
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$10,000–$500,000 per project
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TBA |
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Organics infrastructure – product quality
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Funds infrastructure to improve the quality of organics outputs above regulatory requirements
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Private industry
Local government
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$10,000–$500,000 per project
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TBA |
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Organics infrastructure – transfer stations |
Supports the development of new, or upgraded, transfer stations in the metropolitan waste levy area to separate food or food and garden recovery |
Private industry
Local government
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$10,000–$500,000 per project |
TBA
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Protecting our Places
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Funds protection and rehabilitation for culturally important land and water
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NSW Aboriginal community organisations or groups
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Up to $80,000 per project
(over 2 stages)
($500,000 in total)
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TBA |
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NAIDOC Week – 2–9 July 2023 |
Remanufacture NSW |
Funds opportunities to support the NSW resource recovery sector's response to the Council of Australian Governments' waste export bans. Program is co-funded by the Australian and NSW Governments |
Local government
Private industry
Not-for-profit organisations
Research institutions
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$100,000 – $3 million for infrastructure
$50,000 – $1 million for trials
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14 December 2021 |
Extended to 1 April 2022 |
May/June 2022 |
Remanufacture NSW – Regional and Remote |
Funds opportunities to support the NSW resource recovery sector’s response to the Council of Australian Governments' waste export bans, with a focus on Regional and Remote area. Program is co-funded by the Australian and NSW Governments |
Local government
Private industry
Not-for-profit organisations
Research institutions |
$10,000 – $1 million |
8 November 2021 |
6 December 2021 |
April/May2022 |
Restoration and Rehabilitation
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Funds ecological restoration projects
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State and local government
Community groups
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Stream 1 – New Entrants: Up to $125,000 per project ($1 million in total)
Stream 2 – Experienced: Up to $200,000 per project ($3 million in total)
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TBA |
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May 2023 |