1 Grassroots Grants 2021-22 Guidelines Green Adelaide is launching its annual Grassroots Grant program to support individuals, volunteers and community groups and other bodies to deliver local projects that contribute to improved management of the metropolitan Adelaide environment. The following document provides guidelines for applicants to apply for a Green Adelaide Grassroots Grant. In 2021-22 the total funding available in the Green Adelaide region (see Appendix 1 on page 12 for a map) is $1 million, with a minimum of $2000 and maximum of $150,000 available per application. What is Green Adelaide? Green Adelaide was established on 1 July 2020 under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019, following a range of reforms to natural resources management in South Australia. Green Adelaide’s region spans 17 metropolitan councils, from Gawler River in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south, and about a third of Gulf St Vincent. The Grassroots Grants program is an opportunity for Green Adelaide to partner with individuals, communities and volunteers to work together and create a cooler, greener, wilder and climate-resilient city. To support this vision for Adelaide, there are seven priorities: 1. Coastal management 2. Water resources and wetlands 3. Green streets and flourishing parklands 4. Biodiversity and water sensitive urban design 5. Controlling pest plants and animals 6. Nature education 7. Fauna, flora and ecosystem health in the urban environment.
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Grassroots Grants 2021-22
Guidelines Green Adelaide is launching its annual Grassroots Grant program to support individuals,
volunteers and community groups and other bodies to deliver local projects that contribute
to improved management of the metropolitan Adelaide environment.
The following document provides guidelines for applicants to apply for a Green Adelaide
Grassroots Grant. In 2021-22 the total funding available in the Green Adelaide region (see
Appendix 1 on page 12 for a map) is $1 million, with a minimum of $2000 and maximum of
$150,000 available per application.
What is Green Adelaide?
Green Adelaide was established on 1 July 2020 under the Landscape South Australia Act
2019, following a range of reforms to natural resources management in South Australia.
Green Adelaide’s region spans 17 metropolitan councils, from Gawler River in the north to
Sellicks Beach in the south, and about a third of Gulf St Vincent.
The Grassroots Grants program is an opportunity for Green Adelaide to partner with
individuals, communities and volunteers to work together and create a cooler, greener,
wilder and climate-resilient city. To support this vision for Adelaide, there are seven priorities:
1. Coastal management
2. Water resources and wetlands
3. Green streets and flourishing parklands
4. Biodiversity and water sensitive urban design
5. Controlling pest plants and animals
6. Nature education
7. Fauna, flora and ecosystem health in the urban environment.
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Grant objectives
All grants must contribute to one or more Grassroots Grants objective.
The objectives are:
Protection and ecologically sustainable management of landscapes and their
interconnected elements, in particular land, soil, water, native fauna and flora.
Protection and conservation of biodiversity, and restoration or rehabilitation of ecological
systems and processes so they are resilient to changes.
Prevention or control of impacts caused by pest species of animals and plants that may
have an adverse effect on the environment, primary production or the community.
Encouragement of the restoration or rehabilitation of ecological systems and processes
that have been lost or degraded.
Support for primary industries, interest of Aboriginal peoples and resilient communities.
Provision of information, educational initiatives and support mechanisms to strengthen
the skills, knowledge and capacity of people to sustainably manage natural resources.
The program encourages partnerships to achieve these objectives. Projects must also be
broad enough to deliver benefits across the community, not just to an individual person or
organisation.
Key dates:
Applications open – 28 April 2021
Applications close – 9 June 2021 at 5pm
Note: Late applications will NOT be accepted
Assessment period – June to August 2021
Successful applicants announced – September/October 2021.
Contacts
For enquires on the guidelines, application or project, email
The budget table in the application form provides costings at the project activity level.
The project activities should reflect the same type of activities the project will be delivering as outlined in project delivery tab.
Project
activity
Quantity Start date Finish
date
Grant
funding
sought
($’s)
Cash
contribution
($’s)
Identify cash
co-
contributor
Volunteer hours
In-kind
contribution
($ value)
Identify in-
kind
contributor
Total
activity
costs
(i.e. Flora
survey,
pest plant
control)
(Number,
area ha,
length
km)
Date the
activity will
commence
Date the
activity
will be
completed
Funding
you are
seeking
from
Grassroots
Grants
Cash that will
be added in
addition to
Grassroots
Grants
funding being
sought
Who will be
contributing
cash towards
the activity
(e.g. list
other grants,
project
partners)?
Number of
volunteers
multiplied by
number of hours
per activity
Non-cash
contributions to
activity;
including venue
hire, donation of
goods, loan of
equipment.
Who will be
contributing
to activity (e.g.
council,
Bunnings,
school,
volunteer
group)
Grant
funding
sought plus
cash
contribution
plus in-kind
contribution
Example:
Flora
surveys
4 flora
surveys
Aug 2021 Oct 2021 $1500 $0 N/A 5 $200 Protective
clothing from
Bunnings
$1500
Example:
Training
sessions
2 training
sessions
Nov 2021 June
2021
$2000 $100 Landcare
group
5 $500 Venue hire
from local
council
$2100
Example:
Pest plant
control
5 Ha Sept 2021 Nov 2021 $15000 $500 Local council 10 $100 Hire of fill and
drill kit from
DEW
$15500
Example:
Direct
seeding
0.1 ha Jul 2021 Aug 2021 $400 $400 Parents and
Friends
20 $100 Materials -
shade cloth –
Parent
$800
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Appendix 2 - Budget justification
A budget justification spreadsheet will need to be uploaded to the Grant Management
System which itemises the costs for each activity (demonstrating how you arrived at the total
cost per activity). Please refer to the example below for the type of detail required within the
budget justification template.
e.g. training session
Training
sessions on
pest plant
and animal
control
Grant
funding
requested
Cash
contribution
In-kind
contribution
(including
volunteer
hours)
Comments
Consultant to
run 2 training
sessions @
$500 each
$1000 $0 $0 Quote
attached
Promote the
training
sessions,
organise
venue hire and
organise
consultant
(Salary -
12hours x $50)
$600 $100 $0 Salary scale
attached
Venue hire (2
days) @ $250
per day -
council
$400 $0 $100 Cost estimate
attached
Volunteer
trainers (2
volunteers at 2
hours @ $45)
$180 Based on
ABS hourly
rate for
volunteers
Total $2000 $100 $280
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Appendix 3 - What are grant activity risks?
Grant applications will require assessment of possible risks associated with the activity. When addressing risk in your application, consider risks such as
insufficient community interest or engagement, climate and seasonal conditions, availability of contractors/volunteer, staff turnover, safety risks
(volunteers, contractors) that may impact on the delivery of these activities and describe how these risks will be managed. For example, for insufficient
community interest or engagement, consider timing of the event, ensure it has been promoted across various mediums etc. For Tier 2 and 3 projects,
a risk management table may be attached in the Supporting Documents tab if preferred.
Risk management plan – example only
Describe the risk
There is a risk of/that
Risk cause/s
The risk/s are caused
by:
Current controls
The current controls for
the risk are:
Risk assessment Risk treatment
Depending on risk rating, additional
controls/mitigation strategy to be
implemented (to reduce risk rating)
Likelihood Consequence Risk rating
View the tables below to help determine your ratings and assessments.
Planting event will
not occur as planned
Seasonal
conditions (wet
weather)
Lack of volunteers
Consider
rescheduling
event
Advertising on
social media
Possible Moderate Medium
Plan for additional planting days
Consider school participation,
increase advertising
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Risk assessment ratings
Likelihood (of the risk occurring) Consequence (of the risk to the project)
ALMOST CERTAIN SEVERE
LIKELY MAJOR
POSSIBLE MODERATE
UNLIKELY MINOR
RARE INSIGNIFICANT
Use this table in conjunction with the likelihood and impact tables and the risk assessment guideline to determine the level of risk.