Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - Weeds 2024-25

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Crown Reserves Improvement Fund - WEED APPLICATION

The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) supports Crown land managers (CLMs) by providing funding for repairs, maintenance and improvements on Crown reserves.

The land(s) the application relates to must be NSW Crown managed land (including land managed by an appointed Crown land manager).

Crown land managers of any NSW Crown reserve are eligible to apply to the CRIF. If you are not the authorised Crown land manager you must provide signed written authorisation to apply from the Crown land manager—if applying for multiple reserves, every land manager must give approval.

If you are applying for Pest Management or General funding please complete either the Pest Management or General funding, application form. This form is for WEED Management applications only.

Instructions for Applicants

Before completing this application form, you should have read the CRIF program guidelines. Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (nsw.gov.au) 
Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Please ensure you allow enough time and submit prior to 5pm on 22 November 2024. Note that the system will automatically stop applications from 4.59 and one second. DO NOT LEAVE SUBMISSION TO THE LAST MINUTE.
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Disclaimer

The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • submission of this application does not guarantee funding will be granted for any project, and the Department expressly reserves its right to accept or reject this application at its discretion;
  • it must bear the costs of preparing and submitting this application and the Department does not accept any liability for such costs, whether or not this application is ultimately accepted or rejected; and
  • it has read the Funding Guidelines for the Program and has fully informed itself of the relevant program requirements.

Use of Information

By submitting this application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • if this project application is successful, the relevant details of the project will be made public, including details such as the names of the organisation (Applicant) and any partnering organisation (state government agency or non-government organisation), project title, project description, location, anticipated time for completion and amount awarded;
  • the Department will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked ‘Commercial-in-confidence’ or ‘Confidential’ is treated as confidential, however, such documents will remain subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act); and
  • in some circumstances the Department may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the GIPA Act or otherwise as required or permitted by law.

Privacy Notice

By submitting this Application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • the Department is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) (the Privacy Act) and that any personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) collected by the Department in relation to the program will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act and its privacy policy (available at: https://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/privacy);
  • the information it provides to the Department in connection with this application will be collected and stored on a database and will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected (including, where necessary, being disclosed to other Government agencies in connection with the assessment of the merits of an application) or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act;
  • it has taken steps to ensure that any person whose personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) is included in this application has consented to the fact that the Department and other Government agencies may be supplied with that personal information, and has been made aware of the purposes for which it has been collected and may be used.

Eligibility Confirmation

Please declare this application meets the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund eligibility criteria:
  • The project must be on NSW Crown managed land (including land managed by an appointed Crown Land Manager)
  • Please note: Freehold Showgrounds, Commons and Freehold School of Arts are not eligible in the 2024-25 funding round. Crown land directly managed by Local Land Services (LLS) is not eligible, please contact your local LLS office
  • The Crown land manager must have no outstanding overdue CRIF final project reports as at the round closing date

The application must be authorised by the official manager of a Crown reserve. The person/organisation entering the online application must be either:

  • an authorised person of the reserve’s Crown land manager (see Table 1 below), or
  • an interested party of the reserve (eg: a CLM member not on the authorised list below, or a member of a user group on the reserve).

Table 1. List of authorised persons eligible to apply for funding

Crown land manager type

Authorised persons

Statutory Crown land manager board

Chair, Secretary, Treasurer or Appointed Administrator

Council Crown land manager

General Manager or Director

Corporate Crown land manager

CEO, CFO or General Manager

Other eg. Government agency, perpetual lease

Crown Lands Director or Area Manager

 

  • It has been prepared by either the relevant Crown land manager of the reserve or a person/organisation authorised by the Crown land manager to apply for funding
  • The minimum grant amount is $500 (inc GST) and maximum amount is $200,000 (inc GST). Loans are not available as part of this year’s funding round – please contact your local Crown Lands office to discuss the possibility of a loan.
  • Activity must be consistent with s12.29 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 - Crown Land Management Act 2016 No 58
  • The application must relate to a project or activity that has not yet commenced
  • Appropriate quotes / cost estimates must be provided with the application: 
    • At least one written quote must be provided for each activity (sub-project) element costing $30,000 or under, with at least 3 written quotes being preferred for activity elements over $30,000 up to $150,000. Amounts over $150,000 will require an acceptable cost estimate and a commitment to procurement via a competitive public tender.
    • Due to supply chain issues, applications will be eligible if they include only one quote for each activity element however, this will be at the risk of scoring poorly if the quote does not represent good value for money. It is strongly encouraged that applications include up to 3 quotes to demonstrate value for money. It is strongly encouraged that applications include up to 3 quotes to demonstrate value for money
    • Local government (Councils) are preferred to have up to 3 quotes for activity elements over $30,000 up to $250,000, above which they must go to public tender as per Section 55 of the Local Government Act 1993.
    • Estimates will be acceptable when the local government (Council) is the land manager and is undertaking the works themselves. However, they must provide a comprehensive breakdown of activities and costs (hours, materials etc) to enable an informed assessment and will still be assessed for value for money.

Applicants will not be allowed to submit information that enhances their application after the closing date to ensure probity of process is maintained.

I confirm that the applicant and project is eligible according to the criteria outlined in the CRIF Guidelines * Required

Checklist

  • Application meets eligibility criteria (as listed above)
  • Signed written authorisation (if CLM is not the applicant). Authorisation form located in CRIF guidelines - Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (nsw.gov.au) 
  • CLM contact and bank account details
  • CLM bank statement
  • Appropriate quotes / cost estimates
  • Supporting documents (photos, maps etc)

Funding Team contact details: 

T 1300 886 235 (option 2, option 5) E reservefunding@crownland.nsw.gov.au