2019-03-12 P&E Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - NBRF FY17-18 Annual Report

                                                    NOOSA BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION - 2017/18




5. GRANTS ROUNDS & SUMMARY OF PROJECTS


In this section, we highlight and summarise the grant programs in hand. In Appendix F the reader can find photos
and summary financials on each of the individual projects.

In 2015/16, the NBRF ran a grants round that approved 6 projects. Three projects under the program name of
Bring Back the Fish were approved covering oyster reefs, encouraging prawns and preventing erosion in Kin Kin
bringing sediment into the river (Keeping it in Kin Kin).

Three other projects were approved - Mapping Koala Health, a book on local sedges and the production of an
educational video on the Noosa Biosphere Reserve.

Work is still ongoing on the Oyster Reefs and the Prawn study.

Therefore, at the end of 2017/18 4 projects are finished and 2 are still underway.

Four of these projects are large fundamental research projects.

However, all projects are achieving great results and we aim to come in on plan despite some delays and
difficulties. In summary, the NBRF has funded $616,600 to these projects and other contributors have added
$1,481,600 to this amount in both cash contributions and “in kind” activities. This means that we have managed
to leverage the money funded by Council to run projects costing $2,053,400 or a leverage of 3.33.

In 2017/18, the NBRF ran a most successful grants round that committed $330,000 to 6 small (under $20,000) and
3 large projects.

There were 54 applications submitted and interest was high. A grants committee consisting of 4 Directors without
conflicting interests was formed and approved the 9 projects.




Project summaries are on the following page.