Assessment Criteria: EnvironmeNT Grants

The assessment criteria provided in this section will be used to determine the relative merit of applications during the assessment process. Due to the nature of Wildlife Conservation projects they are assessed against a slightly different criteria. If you are applying for a Wildlife Conservation project the assessment criteria can be found here.

The following criteria are provided as a guide to help in the planning of your project for categories: Climate Change, Invasive Species Management, Waste and Resource Recovery and Water Conservation.

1. What is the environmental benefit to community, region or whole of Territory (in terms of):

Environmental outcomes of the project in the target community/industry/region?
Environmental management skills, education or capacity building?
Expected environmental health and social benefit delivered by project?
Achieving behavioural change?
Leverage funding (i.e. providing opportunities to access other funding sources to facilitate broader program delivery)?

2. Does the project address a significant environmental issue of concern? Does it:

Improve awareness/uptake of more sustainable technologies?
Improve environmental management in urban design, industry or remote communities?
Provide culturally appropriate community education for specific communities? Obtain better information for policy/management?
Improve management of native or pest animals?
Improve water conservation through retrofitting devices or education programs and audits and continual improvement?
Reduce waste volumes into landfill or increase resource recovery through community based programs and education?
Address an environmental issue of concern identified by the Northern Territory Government?

3. Is there evidence of organisational capacity, commitment and community support?

Evidence of genuine commitment during the project and post-project to ensure continuity of outcomes?
Evidence of capacity to deliver on outcomes (prior performance)?
Evidence of collaboration with other community sectors?
Approval for the work from the land managers (where appropriate)?
Joint development and/or management of proposal?
Level of contribution (cash and in-kind) from both the organisation or community, industry or agency partners?
Potential for future collaborative work and extension of project?
Opposition and/or lack of support?

4. What is the quality of the proposed project and degree of innovation?

Addresses an important problem?
Well researched?
Original, innovative?
Feasible and sound planning and methodology?
Culturally appropriate?
Time and capacity of proponents to make a serious commitment to the project?
Represents good value for money?
Complies with relevant Australian or NT Government policy, legislation and other relevant intergovernmental arrangements?

5. Does the project contribute to equity? Does it:

Address inequitable provision of services and infrastructure to remote communities?
Aid in geographically equitable distribution of program funding?
Provide support to unfunded community groups?
Target disadvantaged urban/regional communities?
Target Indigenous participation and economic development?