NPWS Friends of Parks and Nature Grant Programs

Friends of Parks and Nature grant programs recognise the significant work undertaken by Friends of Parks and Nature groups supporting South Australia’s national parks and conservation programs.

This funding helps groups to undertake a range of threat abatement, biodiversity conservation, Aboriginal cultural heritage and European heritage projects in the state’s national parks and reserves and includes off-park landscape-scale threatened species or other eligible projects.

Fuel Subsidy Grants Program - next round open on 24 March 2025

The 2025 Friends of Parks and Nature – Remote Travel Fuel Subsidy Grants Program is for grants up to $2,000 to volunteer groups for travel to DEW endorsed activities where the total trip is over 300 kilometres.

Groups can submit one application per round.

More information about these grants is described in the Grant Guidelines.

Applications for the Friends of Parks and Nature 2025 Remote Travel Fuel Subsidy Grants Program are open from 9am 24 March to 2pm 24 April 2025.

Follow this link for more information and to apply: Friends of Parks and Nature 2025 Remote Travel Fuel Subsidy Grant R2.

NPWS Friends of Parks and Nature Grant Programs

Please note, to be eligible for these grants, applicants must be a current member group registered with Friends of Parks and Nature Inc.

Friends of Parks and Nature Grants Program – closed

The 2024-25 NPWS Friends of Parks and Nature Grants Program for grants up to $15,000 per application to registered Friends of Parks and Nature member groups closed at the end of October 2024.

Stay tuned for announcements relating to the next round, expected to open in the second half of 2025.

More information about these grants is described in the Grants Guidelines.

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, check the Grant FAQs.

Successful projects from 2024-2025 can be viewed here.

For eligibility or specific grant application questions please get in touch via: DEWVolunteers@sa.gov.au