Permaculture Australia’s Permafund has opened its 2024 grant round and is inviting Australian and international organisations to submit an application
The Permafund grant program supports activities that demonstrate the principles and ethics of Permaculture, protect and improve the natural environment and help build sustainable communities. Examples include permaculture education courses, food forestry, water harvesting and regenerative agriculture.
The Permafund is the gift fund of the charity Permaculture Australia, an endorsed environmental organisation.
One of the principal purposes of Australian environmental organisations is:-
“the provision of information or education, or the carrying on of research, about the natural environment or a significant aspect of the natural environment.”
“Natural environment includes all aspects of the natural surroundings of humans, whether affecting them as individuals or in social groupings. The natural environment and concern for it can include:
- significant natural areas such as rainforests
- wildlife and their habitats
- issues affecting the environment such as air and water quality, waste minimisation, soil conservation, and biodiversity
- promotion of ecologically sustainable development principles.
The natural environment excludes:
- constructions such as the retaining walls of dams
- cultivated parks and gardens
- zoos and wildlife parks (except those principally carried on for the purposes of species preservation)
- cultural sites
- heritage properties.”
Please download and read the Grant Guidelines carefully to check whether your organisation is eligible to submit an application.
If your organisation’s project meets the requirements in the Permafund Grant Guidelines, please complete the 2024 Grant Application form.
The Application form is available for download here in Word or PDF format.
Email your signed application form and supporting documents to
Permafund grants committee – permafund@permacultureaustralia.org.au
Applications will close at Midnight AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Tuesday 30 April 2024.
Successful applicants will be informed by the end of June 2024.
For enquiries about your application please contact the Permafund Grants team.