Objectives

• The objectives of these grants are to:
  • Involve and/or educate communities in coastal management.
  • Enhance community skills and knowledge in rehabilitation, restoration and conservation of the coast and marine environment.
  • Facilitate partnerships in coast and marine management.
  • Encourage environmental protection in the wider community.
  • Achieve practical management actions and on-ground works which enhance conservation values and/or tackle the causes of coast and marine degradation.

Funding Information

• The Coast Protection Board’s Community Participation Grant Program is a component of the Board’s Coast Protection Fund, and is valued at up to $40,000 in 2025-26.
• The maximum Board contribution per application is $10,000 (GST exclusive).

Eligible Projects

• Community Participation Grants are intended for the following types of coastal projects:
  • Conservation and restoration activities (for example fencing, revegetation, access control)
  • Educational activities (for example workshops, signage)
  • Monitoring activities (for example beach pole, photopoint, king tide, intertidal reef, coastal vegetation)

Selection Criteria

• Applications are scored according to the following criteria:
  • Benefit to the coastal environment.
  • Benefit to the community, including fostering partnerships and community. involvement in coastal management, education and conservation activities.
  • Response to coastal issue is appropriate.
  • Project is consistent with/not in conflict with CPB priorities and policy.
  • Practical actions to improve coastal management, conservation, education.

For more information, visit Coast Protection Board.