Environmental Restoration and Rehabilitation - 2026

The Environmental Restoration and Rehabilitation grants program supports community and government organisations to achieve lasting, positive impacts on the NSW environment.

The objectives of the program are to:

• improve and protect the quality of ecosystems and environmental assets managed by community groups, land managers and stakeholders
• enhance the management of environmental assets by facilitating the development of environmental expertise and stronger partnerships between individuals, community groups, governments and industry
• provide an appropriate, effective, and sustainable mechanism to deliver government policy, priorities and outcomes.

Eligible applicants include:

• incorporated community organisations and associations
• non-commercial cooperatives
• local councils
• local Aboriginal land councils and registered Indigenous corporations
• universities for projects on their own land
• state government agencies and entities.

Priority themes:

The priority themes for the 2026 round of the Environmental Restoration and Rehabilitation grants program are based on the NSW Environmental Trust Strategic Plan 2024 to 2029, which identifies significant environmental issues impacting New South Wales and aims to drive meaningful environmental progress.

The strategic priorities are:

• prioritise healthy Country and recognise and value Aboriginal peoples, their traditional knowledge and practices, and connection to Country
• restore ecosystems and biodiversity
• strengthen environmental management.