Climate Action Grants

About Climate Action Grants

Closing date extended: applications open 9 am Monday 14 April 2025 and close 5 pm Monday 2 June 2025.

These new grants provide financial support up to $10,000 to eligible not-for-profit community groups for projects, services, programs and activities that strengthen the community’s capacity to reduce emissions, and/or adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Grants could support initiatives such as:

• a project that makes it easier for our community to access goods and services to make their homes more environmentally sustainable
• an activity that supports the uptake of sustainable transport at a workplace
• an education campaign responding to a sustainability challenge, such as replacing gas as an energy source    
• a service that helps vulnerable residents make their homes more resilient to climate change impacts.

The grants are part of our Annual Community Strengthening Grants program, and deliver on our Climate Action Plan implementation plan. Find out more on our Climate Action Plan hub.

Applicants can submit more than one application, but the combined total of all grant applications must be no more than $10,000. 

Apply for grants

Read our Climate Action Grants guidelines to help you with your application.

Update to the Community Strengthening Grants Policy

Please note there have been recent changes to the Community Strengthening Grants Policy at the Council meeting held on 28 April 2025. As relevant to the Climate Action Grants, the following amendment was made:

1. Amend the Community Strengthening Grants Policy 2025 Section 8 Climate Action Grants to allow electrification and climate initiatives associated with new building works, capital improvements, facility maintenance and fixed assets. (Note, amendments will be made to exclusions within section 8 to be align with this clause)

More information 

If you need any help or advice about the Climate Action Grants, please contact our Environmental Sustainability team at [email protected].