2019-09-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   10 SEPTEMBER 2019


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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             10 SEPTEMBER 2019

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            MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS —                                                      >
            OPERATING GUIDELINE

              Purpose of the Multi-year Collaborative Environmental Grants

              Noosa Council recognises that solving the big issues confronting our local environment needs constructive
              Partnerships over an extended period of time. The Multi-year Environment Collaborative (MEC) Grants
              have been established to support the implementation of the Noosa Environment Strategy and the other
              strategies and plans that sit under it.

              The MEC grants are designed to encourage collaboration between different community and not-for-profit
              groups, as well as with Council. Projects will typically have multiple community stakeholders, working
              together towards a common goal, and delivering clear, measurable, environmental outcomes.

              The ability to run grants over several years allows support of larger-scale, strategic initiatives, that provide
              for significant, long-term positive impacts on the Noosa environment. Grants can be available for up to 3
              years.

              Objective of the program
              The grants program will support the implementation of the Noosa Environment Strategy and other
              environment-related strategies and plans. Successful projects will be aligned with the outcomes identified
              in the Strategy and/or work towards the targets identified in the Strategy. Some of the implementation
              actions identified within the Strategy are particularly suited to partnerships, potentially funded through
              these grants.

              Depending on priority and funding sources, any round of grants may focus on specific outcomes identified
              within the Noosa Environment Strategy. This will be communicated at the time applications are sought.
              Who is eligible to apply?

              The MEC Grants are open to not-for-profit community organisations that meet al! of the following criteria:

                  e  The project or event for which they are applying benefits the residents of the Noosa community;
                  ©  The application meets the specific eligibility criteria of the funding programs as set out in the
                     Environment Grants Policy;
                  e  The organisation:
                         ©   isa legal not-for-profit entity
                         ©   complies with all incorporation requirements of the State and Commonwealth as at the
                             closing date for the grant program
                         ©   be registered by an Act of Parliament
                         ©   hasan active ABN
                         ©   Has a bank account in the name of the legal entity.
              if an organisation is not eligible as per the above criteria and wishes to apply for a grant, the organisation is
              able to do so provided that the application is auspiced and administered by an eligible organisation that is
              willing and able to accept legal and financial responsibility for the grant and the project or event being
              delivered.

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