Brisbane City Council’s Native Wildlife Carers Grants (Australia)

Deadline: 13-Dec-2024
The Brisbane City Council’s Native Wildlife Carers Grants provide financial assistance to groups and individuals involved in rehabilitating and releasing orphaned, sick and injured native wildlife originating from within the Brisbane City Council area.

Funding Information

• You can apply for a grant ranging from a minimum of $500 to a maximum of $5,000.

Eligible Costs

• Consumable items include, but are not limited to: he grant supports the claiming back of expenses for consumable items incurred from rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing orphaned, sick and injured native wildlife originating from the Brisbane Local Government area (LGA). 
• Consumable items include, but are not limited to:
  • veterinary fees
  • travel expenses to rescue, release and transfer native wildlife and to collect fodder
  • feeding utensils
  • care blankets
  • travel bags.
• Non-consumable items include, but are not limited to: All non-consumable items must be proposed for purchase and will not be reimbursed for items already purchased. Native wildlife carers based within, and that are caring for native animals originating from, the Brisbane City Council area are eligible to apply for non-consumable items.
• Non-consumable items include, but are not limited to:
  • nest boxes
  • pre-release cages
  • enclosures
  • aviaries.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be either:
  • an individual that is registered to rehabilitate native wildlife that is endorsed by a Wildlife Rehabilitation Organisation; or
  • a non-profit, incorporated association whose primary role is wildlife rehabilitation, or be auspiced by an incorporated organisation.

Ineligibility Criteria

• The following will NOT be funded:
  • non-consumable items for applicants based outside the Brisbane LGA
  • consumable items that have not yet been paid for
  • training fees, materials and services that have already been paid for/provided
  • administration costs
  • postage, delivery and shipping costs
  • cleaning products
  • books
  • tissues

For more information, visit Brisbane City Council.