Indigenous Rangers Coastal Clean Up Project Grants - (IRCCP) Round 1
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has released a federal grant of up to $1.5 million, for nothern Australian 'hot spots' to perform activities that improve the health of our oceans and reduce threats to our marine life and biosecurity.
The Australian Government is inviting organisations via a restricted process to apply for funding under the Indigenous Rangers Coastal Clean-up Project (IRCCP).
The objective of the grant opportunity is to support Indigenous Ranger groups participating in the IRCCP to undertake their contracted ghost nets and marine debris activities for the department by supporting them to establish marine debris and ghost nets management programs in their areas, purchase equipment and undertake training, planning and coordination activities.
For this grant opportunity, up to $1.5 million (GST exclusive) is available across 14 invited organisations from 2022–23 to 2023–24.
The intended outcomes of the grants are:
- increased economic opportunities for Indigenous communities by building Indigenous Rangers groups’ capacity to undertake marine debris and ghost net management activities on a fee for service basis
- Indigenous Ranger groups are equipped with the skills and capability to undertake complex and sustainable marine debris and ghost net management activities on an ongoing basis
- improved ocean health and marine habitats to reduce threats to wildlife across the Gulf of Carpentaria
- enhanced data surrounding marine debris and ghost net density levels to assist in future management
- increased skills and capability of Indigenous rangers to enhance their career pathways
- improved work, health and safety practices for the work undertaken by Indigenous rangers in remote areas.
The following invited applicants are encouraged to apply by February 16 2023. If you need assistance with preparing, writing and submitting your application, please reach out to our Grant Program Office Leader, Zoe Dark at zdark@wearepeak.com.au
- Anindilyakwa Land Council
- Marthakal Homelands and Resource Centre Aboriginal Corporation
- Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council
- Northern Peninsula Regional Council – (NPARC)
- Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council
- Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
- Northern Land Council
- Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council
- Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation
- Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
- Mabunji Aboriginal Resource Indigenous Corporation
- Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation
- Wellesley Island Land Sea Social Economic Development Pty Ltd
- Aak Puul Ngantam Ltd
Contact our Grant Program Office - zdark@wearepeak.com.au