# Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program)

From Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (Western Australia). Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 29 April 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: $1,000 to $450,000 AUD (Small grants $1,000 to $50,000; large grants $50,001 to $450,000)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Community groups, Indigenous organisations and Government bodies
- Where: Western Australia: Australia
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation, Species conservation and Natural regeneration
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual Western Australian Government grants for incorporated not-for-profit and community groups to protect and restore the local environment, from small projects to large strategic ones, with on-ground works such as revegetation, fencing and invasive species control.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “To be eligible to apply, applicants must be an incorporated not-for-profit organisation with an ABN.”

Source: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#access

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), amount:** $1,000 to $450,000 AUD (Small grants $1,000 to $50,000; large grants $50,001 to $450,000). Small grants $1,000 to $50,000; large grants $50,001 to $450,000.

> “Small grants valued between $1,000 and $50,000 up to 18 months duration. Large grants valued between $50,001 and $450,000”

Source: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#amount

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), where:** Western Australia: Australia

> “Projects must be based within the state of Western Australia.”

Source: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#geography

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), who can apply:** NGOs, Community groups, Indigenous organisations and Government bodies

> “Land Conservation District Committees local government authorities primary and secondary schools.”

Source: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#applicant_types

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Community Stewardship Grants are available annually to support community-based projects that serve to protect and restore the local environment.”

Source: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#window

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 round

Call page: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), 2026 round, status:** Closed

> “Start Date: 12 March 2026 End Date: 29 April 2026 Status: Closed”

Source: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#call-2026-status

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), 2026 round, opens:** 12 March 2026

> “Start Date: 12 March 2026 End Date: 29 April 2026 Status: Closed”

Source: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#call-2026-opens

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), 2026 round, deadline:** 29 April 2026 (the funder writes “29 April 2026”)

> “Start Date: 12 March 2026 End Date: 29 April 2026 Status: Closed”

Source: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/CSG, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program), reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Community Stewardship Grants (State NRM Program)”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Community+Stewardship+Grants+%28State+NRM+Program%29&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fwa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Community+Stewardship+Grants+%28State+NRM+Program%29&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fwa-dpird-community-stewardship-grants%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction
