$50,000 Funding Stormwater Feasibility Study Grant Application

Funding Stormwater Feasibility Study Grant Application Form

Closing Date/Time
Applications must be submitted by 17:00 (5.00pm) Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) Friday 13 May 2022.

Grant Guidelines
Please read Grant Guideline before completing this Application Form.

Attachment Limits
This Application Form allows users to attach files to support their application. The maximum size for attachments is no larger than 10MB. Accepted file types: doc and .docx, .jpeg, .Jpg, .pdf, .png,.ppt, .pptx.

Application Assistance
Questions may be submitted to info@stormwatershepherds.org.au throughout the application process, up until 25 April 2022. A response will be provided as soon as possible or within 72 hours. For urgent assistance call Mary Rayner +61 458 889 927.

Use of Information
Stormwater Shepherds may use information relating to the Feasibility Study Grant in the following ways:

To publish the details of the single grant recipient on the Stormwater Shepherds and Stormwater Australia’s websites and any other affiliating organisations.
To use general information collated from grant criteria to assist the stormwater industry. Please note that general information will not identify Council’s or riverkeeper groups/ river initiatives, unless previously agreed.
Development of the Grant Agreement using personal information.

Open 4 April 2022

1Applicant Details - Please note: You must have the authority to act on behalf of the Applicant for this Application.

2Please provide another authorised person for this Application. This person must also have authority to act on behalf of the Applicant.

3Assessment Criteria

First Name(Required)

Surname(Required)

Position(Required)

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Entity Name(Required)

ABN/ACN(Required)

Entity Type(Required)

Tax Structure(Required)

Are you registered as Not for Profit/Charity?(Required)

Address

Suburb

State

Postcode

Criteria 1. Discuss stormwater issues identified in your LGA from:(Required)

Increased water quantity causing flooding. Reduced water quality from polluted stormwater. Reduced water quality relating to Australian guidelines for water quality monitoring and reporting when assessing your LGA waterways. Inability or reduced ability to maintain assets. Inability or reduced ability to install WSUDS. (weighing 15%) LIMIT 1,000 WORDS

Criteria 2. What kind of WSUD and stormwater infrastructure have you installed or would like to install?(Required)

This is an overview of your stormwater assets; we do not require an audited list of assets. Are funding issues hampering your capital works, backlog and maintenance program? If so, how are funding issues hampering your stormwater strategy? Are you relying on state or federal governments to assist in funding new stormwater infrastructure or maintenance? Do you have a community stormwater education campaign? (weighing 15%) LIMIT 1,000 WORDS

Criteria 3. What is your council's understanding of the need to maintain stormwater assets in your LGA?(Required)

Discuss why stormwater assets need to be maintained o How often does your council maintain your LGA's assets? Who maintains them? Is it internal or contracted? Does your LGA have vegetative assets, and if so, how often are they maintained? Do large landowners maintain their stormwater assets, or does your council take over the maintenance? How many private assets are in your LGA? Are you inspecting new developments to ensure installed infrastructure is connected? (weighing 25%) LIMIT 1,000 WORDS

Criteria 4. Would your council consider adopting a user-pays funding model?(Required)

Discuss why your council How do you think your LGA will benefit if the funding model is adopted? Is your Council or Riverkeeper Group or River Imitative able to contribute in-house data collection and water modelling? Is your Council, Riverkeeper Group or River Imitative able to contribute funds or gain funds from a third party to expand the Feasibility Study to include setting up a stormwater funding model? Or is this possible in the near future? (weighing 25%) LIMIT 1,000 WORDS

Criteria 5. Submit a video or case study [for up to 3 mins video/or 3 pages] on a complex stormwater issue in your LGA /LGAs and how you are dealing with or would like to deal with the issue. The use a mobile phone video is acceptable.

(weighing 20%) Recommend YouTube or Social Media URL/Link or Upload a PDF/Word Doc/PPT below.

Upload Supporting documentation

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, pdf, ppt, pptx, docx, doc, png, Max. file size: 10 MB.

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$50,000 Funding Stormwater Feasibility Study Grant Application

Funding Stormwater Feasibility Study Grant Application Form

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