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Australian Government Community Water Grants

In recognition that Australia faces a great challenge to better manage water resources the Federal Government has set aside $200 million over 5 years to assist community groups make a real difference.

Individual Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to eligible community organisations to encourage wise water use and also solar hot water. In some instances the grants can be combined to provide larger grants to community based non-government organisations.

The Community Water Grants aim to:

promote a culture of wise water use through community engagement and awareness about saving and conserving water
encourage best practice measures and demonstrate water wise solutions adapted to tackle local needs and problems
provide the support and means for community groups to undertake on-ground projects under the three areas of activity: water savings-efficiency, water reuse-recycling and surface and groundwater health such as protecting or enhancing the health of rivers, wetlands and groundwater resources.