Living green funding for schools
Thank you for your interest in funding for schools, applications for this program are now closed.
Grants are now available to the value of $5,000 (per successful applicant) to support local primary and secondary schools achieve their sustainability goals.
Eligible activities include sustainability focused programs, excursions and incursions, facilitators and teacher-relief to help deliver programs with links to the WA curriculum preferable.
Eligibility
- Primary and secondary schools located within the City of Stirling
- Projects and activities should have clear sustainability outcomes that result in the school community:
- Reducing water use and/or protecting/improving water health
- Reducing energy use and/or increase use of renewable energy
- Reducing carbon emissions associated with travel to and from school
- Valuing, protecting and increasing habitat for biodiversity (for example plants, animals and trees)
- Providing education and implementation of waste management initiatives.
- Including sustainability objectives in key school documents to improve the sustainability culture into the future.
- Online content should be made available for the City of Stirling to share with the City Community where possible.
Living Green Schools 2023 timeline
- Applications open at 8:00am, Friday 5 May 2023
- Applications close at midnight, Friday 2 June 2023
- All applicants notified outcomes by 5:00pm, Friday 16 June 2023
- Funding provided by 5:00pm, Friday 30 June.
Resources and ideas
For project ideas, programs, facilitators and materials, take a look at the Living Green Schools Fund Resource List here. More ideas for small and large projects can be found when you start your application through Smarty Grants.
Living Green Schools Program fund guidelines
Before applying for funding, applicants should familiarise themselves with the information about the fund in our Living Green Schools Program Fund Guidelines available on the City's website here.
Start your application
Click here to start your application and remember you can save it as you go until you’re ready to submit.
Contact us
If you would like to discuss your funding application, project idea or get some inspiration please contact Fiona Blackham at the City of Stirling Sustainability Team on (08) 9205 8555 or email sustainability@stirling.wa.gov.au