Grants between $2,000 and $150,000 are available for individuals, communities, schools and volunteers to create a cooler, greener, wilder and climate-resilient metropolitan Adelaide.
The grants can be used to kick-start a new project, or build upon an existing one. The grants can be used to seed activities such as plantings, nature education, citizen science, weed and pest control, erosion management and community engagement.
Round 1 of the program in 2020-21 funded 47 projects nearly $1m. Round 2 in 2021-22 funded 30 projects more than $1m. The Grassroots Grants has invested in Adelaide's environment and community more than $2 million towards 78 on-environmental ground projects so far.
| Grant recipient | Grant project title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Sailing Club Inc | Revegetation of Lot 101 Military Road in West Beach | |
| Avenues College | Northern oval revegetation project | |
| Blair Athol North School B-7 | Raingarden and nature education project | |
| Burton Primary School | The Burton butterfly trail | |
| Camille Jenkinson | 5031 native verge project phase 2 | |
| Cowandilla Primary School | Wicking beds for the school's garden club | |
| FOSS Advisory Group | ‘From One Small Seed a Forest is Born’ publishing assistance | |
| Friends of Aldinga Scrub | Weed control in Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park 2022 | |
| Friends of Carrick Hill | Carrick Hill grey box grassy woodland revitalisation 2022/23 | |
| Friends of Cleland Conservation Park | Controlling the pest plant, giant reed (Arundo donax) on First Creek above Second Falls (Waterfall Gully) | |
| Friends of Scott Creek Conservation Park | Olive control in the panhandle | |
| Friends of Shepherds Hill Recreation Park | Restoration of grey box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) grassy woodland | |
| Glenelg Golf Club | Establishing a plant preservation partnership and creating habitat connectivity on Adelaide's sand dune golf courses | |
| Greening Australia | Cooling the schools, Adelaide | |
| Henley High School | Environmental restoration and improvement project | |
| Janine L. Baker | Spectacular sea slugs of Gulf St Vincent: educational field guide, scientific inventory and citizen science project | |
| Katja Hogendoorn | Bringing the golden pea bee back to the burbs | |
| McAuley Community School | Butterfly garden | |
| Mid Coast Sustainability | Seaford community garden and urban biodiversity project | |
| People Matters Hackham West | Vintners walk butterfly garden and children's forest | |
| Red Gum Gully Bushcare Group | Interpretive and plant ID signage for Red Gum Gully Bushcare Group at Cedar Avenue Reserve, Blackwood | |
| Scotch College Adelaide | Live well - bringing back biodiversity phase 2 | |
| Seaview High School | Garden project - connecting people to nature and culture | |
| Semaphore Largs Dunes Group, Taperoo Dunes Group, Friends of North Haven Dunes, PAREPG | Coastal sand dune rehabilitation project | |
| St Joseph's School Hindmarsh | Kaurna food and fibre plants program | |
| The Friends of Belair National Park | Removal of last remaining weed masses from several volunteer management units in Belair National Park | |
| The Grange Golf Club | Ecological restoration of The Pinery at Grange | |
| The University of Adelaide | Bolstering Bandicoots: partnering with communities to understand bandicoot distribution and habitat hubs along creeklines | |
| Woodcroft Primary School | Wow Woodcroft | |
| Estuary Care Foundation SA Incorporated | Coastal native food plants labyrinth |
| Grant recipient | Grant project title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Foundation Limited | South Para River corridor restoration | |
| Semaphore Largs Dunes Group, Taperoo Dunes Group, Friends of North Haven Dunes, PAREPG | Coastal Sand Dune Rehabilitation Project | |
| The Gums Landcare Group Inc | Community Landcare Nursery in the Campbelltown Council | |
| Friends of Sturt Gorge Recreation Park | Sturt Gorge bush care boost | |
| Friends of Black Hill & Morialta Incorporated | Black Hill Restoration project | |
| Friends of Lochiel Park Inc | Native Grassland Revegetation and Biodiversity Resource - Lochiel Park | |
| Friends of Minda Dunes | Rehabilitation of Minda Dunes | |
| Friends of Para Wirra | Grassy Woodland Restoration at Para Wirra | |
| The Friends of Belair National Park Inc | Restoration and Protection of High Diversity sites, Belair National Park | |
| Tennyson Dunes Group Inc | Restoring the Wara Wayingga Tennyson Dunes Conservation Reserve | |
| St John the Apostle Christies Beach Parish School Board | St John the Apostle School Native Biodiversity Garden | |
| Trees For Life Incorporated | Reclaim the Dunes - phase 2 | |
| Whale and Dolphin Conservation (Australasia) Incorporated | Patawalonga Dolphin Trail: The creation of a marine and wildlife trail through dolphin and wildlife signage at the Patawalonga Lake, Glenelg | |
| Star of the Sea School | New and updated education projects for the Marine Discovery Centre | |
| Friends of Aldinga Scrub | Weed control in Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park 2021 | |
| Friends of Cobbler Creek Recreation Park | Mallee Box Woodland Conservation and Education Project | |
| Gayle Chenery | Perched bog & Remnant Grey Box woodland | |
| Athelstone School | Bugs, Botany and Biodiversity | |
| Galilee Catholic School | Galilee’s propagating project | |
| Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC trading as KYAC | Kaurna Kardla Parranthi Cultural Burn Project | |
| Conservation Council of South Australia Incorporated | Living with Trees - the value of trees in our urban environments | |
| The Friends of Dry Creek Trail Incorporated | 2020 – 2021 Dry Creek Urban Biodiversity Rehabilitation Project | |
| Eden Field Archers Incorporated | Eradication of Weeds in Shepherd's Hill Recreation Park | |
| The University of Adelaide | Waite Conservation Reserve App:Development and Indigenous collaboration | |
| The Friends of Moana Sands Conservation Park Incorporated | Implementing the Moana Sands Conservation Park Vegetation Management Plan 2020 | |
| Prospect Community Garden Inc. | Growing local in Prospect | |
| Paringa Park Primary School | Greening Paringa Park Primary | |
| Kent Town Residents Association Incorporated | Greening of Grenfell Street | |
| Campbelltown Landcare Group Inc | A multi-faceted approach to priority weeds control and biodiversity hotspot enhancement in Wadmore Park | |
| Scotch College Adelaide Incorporated | Live Well - Bringing Back Biodiversity | |
| Coromandel Community Centre Incorporated | Watch, Look and Learn! | |
| Happy Valley Primary School | Collaborative exploration of Kaurna culture across our school community through art and gardens. | |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish School | Butterfly Garden and Nature Trail (BGNT) | |
| Emmaus Catholic School | Emmaus Biodiversity Garden | |
| Karrendi Primary School | Aboriginal Bush Tucker Garden | |
| Seacliff Primary School | Kaurna Walk - Sustainable Community Garden | |
| 5049 Coastal Community Association Inc | Kingston Park Verges Native Vegetation Project Phase 1 | |
| The Junction Community Centre Incorporated | Seeds for Change - Greening Ottoway | |
| Aleksander Maria Peter Stolarski trading as Ento Search | Coastal invertebrate diversity, abundance and habitat assessments for the Green Adelaide region | |
| Brownhill Creek Association Incorporated | Kaurna Shelter Tree Project: Stage 2 | |
| Pedare Christian College Incorporated | Pedares’ Student Led Native Garden Initiative | |
| South Australian Conservation Research Divers | Syngnathid Fishes of Eastern Gulf St Vincent: utilising citizen science in research and monitoring of seadragons and pipefishes | |
| Camille Jenkinson | 5031 Native Verge Project | |
| Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries Incorporated | EMS - Nature-based Education and Community Wellbeing Tours | |
| Nature Glenelg Pty Ltd as trustee for Nature Glenelg Trust | g Trust Overcoming Obstacles to Hydrological Restoration at the Washpool and Blue Lagoon | |
| Friends of Sturt River Landcare Incorporated | Warriparri-Fordham Reserve corridor planting | |
| Raw SA Pty Ltd | Northern Adelaide Greening |
