Community Sustainability Grants 2026/27
The 2025/26 Community Sustainability Grant round has CLOSED.
It's time to start thinking about your ideas for the Community Grants Program for 2026/27. The grants open on 1 July.
What was funded in 2025/26?
At the 30 September 2025 Council meeting, the following six applicants were successful in receiving a Community Sustainability Grant.
The funding will help support a range of projects focussing on renewable energy, habitat restoration, native vegetation enhancement, energy efficiency improvements, and innovative climate resilience initiatives.
| Organisation | Project name | Amount |
| Scouts Victoria 1st Yackandandah Scouts | Closing the loop | $3,075 |
| Corowa Rutherglen Motorsport | Lighting project (Wahgunyah) | $3,545 |
| Three Flats Landcare | Know the natives | $2,100 |
| Chiltern Landcare | Habitat Restoration along the Black Dog Creek | $1,400 |
| Beechworth Urban Landcare & Sustainability Inc. | Enhancing Beechworth native vegetation | $1,950 |
| Indigo Regen Inc. | Playing the Adaptation Game for Climate Resilience in Indigo Shire 2025-26 | $5,000 |
| TOTAL | $17,070 |
We're committed to protecting, maintaining and enhancing our natural and built environment, and to promoting sustainable living. One way we do this is through our annual Community Sustainability Grants Program.
This program aims to support eligible not-for-profit community groups and organisations to:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our collective efforts to achieve a net zero emissions future;
- Build community capacity to adapt to climate change; and
- Strengthen the long-term financial sustainability of community organisations.
Find out more about the types of projects that have been successful in past funding rounds by heading to Our Climate Action website.
To understand if your project is eligible, read the Community Sustainability Grant Guidelines 2025-2026.
Please note: these guidelines will be updated before applications open in 2026 and the criteria may change, please refer to it as a guide only.
