H5 Bird Flu Biodiversity Resilience Grant Program – ad hoc grant to Landcare Australia Limited

The purpose of this grant is to provide up to $4 million to Landcare Australia Limited (ABN 63 008 656 513) to engage Landcare groups, environmental groups, First Nations people, and other stakeholders to support community action to deliver locally based projects across Australia that improve resilience for Australian species and locations at risk of H5 avian influenza (bird flu). These projects will provide people with the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to activities in their local area that may mitigate the spread and impacts of H5 bird flu on native biodiversity. Landcare Australia Limited will ideally work closely with Birdlife Australia to utilise that organisation’s expert knowledge and data to support project identification, prioritisation and delivery, as required. This arrangement will preferably be formalised. The grant contributes to achieving the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) Program 2.1: Conserve, protect and sustainably manage Australia’s natural environment through a nature positive approach. The objectives of the grant are to support: local-scale biodiversity protection, habitat restoration and other resilience-building actions that benefit Australian species and places at risk of H5 bird flu community engagement and local action through the involvement of local volunteers, community groups and other partners in delivering actions a suite of projects across Australia with funding expected to be between $10,000 to $50,000 each. The intended outcomes of the grant are to: improve the condition and resilience of native species, habitats and places vulnerable to the impacts of H5 bird flu mitigate the spread and impacts of H5 bird flu on Australian biodiversity increase local action and participation of local volunteers, community groups and other partners in activities that mitigate the risks to biodiversity posed by H5 bird flu.