Specifically, the 21-22 Community Grant program is designed to support local communities better access or experience their local forest. This may be through the construction of bike or walking tracks, improved signage within a forest, construction of picnic facilities, rehabilitation or habitat improvement of forest areas, bushfire related commemorations, commissioning and or installation of art along existing forest tracks.
Responsible Wood is encouraging groups such as, registered charities, Men’s sheds, local incorporated groups, sporting clubs, Art groups, Councils, Education institutions, registered bike or bushwalking clubs, Indigenous organisations, Landcare, or local environmental organisations to come up with some creative ideas about how to better access,enjoy and or improve forests and submit a grant application.
The funding available per project is between $5 000 and $15 000. Each year, the applications open on 1st September and close on 31st October with the project to be completed by 31st May of the following year.
Application process
- Check your eligibility by completing the Eligibility Check list.
- Seek support of your local Responsible Wood certified forest manager or certified Chain of Custody supplier for your project. Click here to download the list of certified Responsible Wood members.
- If you and your project is eligible, please download and complete the application form.
- Submit your application, by email both the signed application form and eligibility checklist to communitygrants@responsiblewood.org.au by the 31st October 2021.
If you have questions regarding your project application, please review the FAQ and if still unsure, contact Megan at communitygrants@responsiblewood.org.au
FAQ
What are the aims and objectives of the 2021 Responsible Wood Small Grants program?
- Linking community and Responsible Wood certified forest growers or timber product producers who have Responsible Wood Chain of Custody certification.
- Supporting communities undertake projects or activities that better enable physical connection of people and forests or wood products.
- Providing an opportunity to promote to local communities the value and benefits of sustainably managed certified forests and wood products.
- Providing an opportunity for communities to leverage funding from a variety of sources to complete forest access or timber utilisation projects that otherwise would not be possible.
- Supporting the forest industries through promotion of Responsible Wood certification.
Is there a Key Selection Criteria?
Key Selection Criteria
- Project idea – What is your idea?
- What value does your idea bring, to your group and or the wider community?
- What is the name of the local certified forest that you want to either; access, support, improve or promote?
- Has the local Responsible Wood certified forest grower or Chain of Custody producer supported this project? If so, please describe their support.
- Why do you want to undertake this project?
- Are you able to complete your project by May 31st 2022?
- Is your project likely to develop any Intellectual property or products?
- How will you promote the project to your community and beyond?
- Budget – please list all budget items.
- Are you working with any other community groups to deliver this project? If so, please describe.
- Is this grant part of a co-contribution from another funding source, if so, please describe.
How will my application be judged?
Is there an eligibility checklist?
What are the Terms and Conditions of the project?
How are any conflict of interests managed?
A judge who declares a potential conflict is excused from assessing that application as well as the group discussion of that applicant. Where this occurs, the final combined score will be based on the average score of the remaining judges and weighted accordingly so that the applicant will not be disadvantaged.
Who owns any Intellectual Property or other property which is created from the prize?
Are projects that can attract funding from other sources encouraged?
What can’t be funded?
What happens if I don’t have the support of the local Responsible Wood certified Forest Grower or Chain of Custody certificate holder?
Are there any additional requirements that successful applicants must adhere to?
Any intellectual property or actual property / items created through the program will remain the property of the group or individual and not Responsible Wood. Responsible Wood will reserve the right to promote the project and market any project outcomes.
Any promotion of the project must acknowledge Responsible Wood and the certified forest grower or chain of custody certificate holder.