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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                               6 JUNE 2023


5.3       ENVIRONMENT GRANTS - ENVIRONMENT PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND 18), MULTI-
          YEAR ENVIRONMENT COLLABORATIVE (MEC) GRANTS (ROUND 2: 2023-2026)
          AND ENVIRONMENT ORGANISATION ALLIANCE GRANTS (2023-2026)


Author               Principal Environment Officer , Camille Oliver
                     Strategy and Environment and Sustainable Development Department
Index                Subject/26.04/Environment Grants
Attachments          1.   Attachment 1 - Env Project Grants Summary and Recommendations
                     2.   Attachment 2 - MEC Grants Summary and Recommendations Rev 2
                     3.   Attachment 3 - Alliance Grants Summary and Recommendations


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the submissions received for the Environment
Project Grants (Round 18), Multi-year Environment Collaborative (MEC) Grants (Round 2:2023-
2026) and Environment Organisation Alliance Grants (2023-2026).

This report also recommends allocation of funding for the environmental initiatives for the three
Environment Grant streams as detailed in:
      •   Attachment 1: Environment Project Grant (Round 18) Recommendations
      •   Attachment 2: Multi-year Environment Collaborative (MEC) Grant (Round 2: 2023-2026)
          Recommendations
      •   Attachment 3: Environment Organisation Alliance Grant (2023-2026) Recommendations.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Principal Environment Officer - Policy and Planning to the
Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 June 2023 regarding the Environment Project
Grants, MEC Grants and Environment Organisation Alliance Grants and:
A. Award the Environment Project grants, Multi Year Environment Collaborative (MEC) grants and
   Alliance grants, for the initiatives recommended in Attachments 1 – 3 for funding totalling the
   amounts below:
          i.   Environment Project Grants (Attachment 1) = $24,030.00 (one year)
          ii. MEC Grants (Attachment 2) = $261,518.20 (per year) totalling $784,554.61 (over three
              years)
          iii. Environment Organisation Alliance Grants (Attachment 3) = $88,900 (per year) totalling
               $266,700.00 (over three years);
B. Support the reallocation of $50,970 from the Environment Project grants to the Alliance grants
   for the next three financial years (2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26);
C. Authorise the CEO to enter Funding Deeds for the Environment Project grants, MEC grants and
   Alliance grants with successful organisations, as per the recommended funding amount; and
D. Support the review of the Environment Grants Policy and Environment Levy Policy and
   associated guidelines by Environmental Services to identify areas for improvement in future
   grant rounds.




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