If you’re an eligible organisation, you can apply for a grant to deliver a call-out service for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife.

This service must be available 7 days a week from 7am to 8pm, and must include advice, rescue and rehabilitation.

You must also follow relevant laws and guidance on care, rehabilitation and release of protected wildlife in the Northern Territory (NT).

Who Can Apply

You can apply for a grant if your organisation:

• is legally registered and operates in the NT
• is a registered not-for-profit incorporated body, co-operative or association
• maintains public liability insurance (no less than $20 million for any one occurrence).

If you're an unincorporated body, you must nominate an organisation with appropriate legal status that accepts legal and financial responsibility for the grant.

What you can apply for

You can receive payment every year for 5 years, up to:

• $100,000 per year for Darwin
• $30,000 per year for Alice Springs
• $20,000 per year for Katherine.

After you apply

You will be notified by email of the outcome of your application.

If you’re successful

If you're successful, you will receive a grant funding agreement. You must sign this and agree to the terms and conditions before you receive your grant.

Performance measures

Your performance will be based on evidence of capacity, commitment and community support, within the agreed timeframes.

These performance measures will be outlined in your agreement.

Reporting

As part of your funding agreement, you must provide:

• a mid-year and annual progress report
• financial report
• verified income and expenditure statement
• funding acquittal statement.

You must provide these within the agreed timeframes outlined in the agreement before subsequent payments will be made.

Templates will be provided.

Key dates

Round 1: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Grants Program 2025-2029

Event -  Date / Time

Applications Open  - 16/04/2024 8:00 AM

Applications Close  - 06/05/2024 12:00 PM