Apply for Natural Resource Management Expansion funding
Submissions for the Natural Resource Management Expansion Program (NRMEP) are now open.
Eligible organisations
The program is limited to 12 organisations:
- Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Ltd
- Cape York Natural Resource Management Ltd
- Desert Channels Queensland Ltd
- Fitzroy Basin Association Ltd
- Northern Gulf Resource Management Group Ltd
- Healthy Land and Water Ltd
- NQ Dry Tropics Ltd
- Reef Catchments (Mackay Whitsunday Isaac) Limited
- Southern Gulf NRM Ltd
- Southern Queensland Natural Resource Management Ltd
- FNQ NRM LTD
- Queensland Regional Natural Resource Management Groups Collective Ltd.
Eligible projects
Funding will go to projects that will deliver outcomes within the following priority areas:
- land and soil—improve landscape condition, resilience and ability to resist and recover from natural disasters and climate change
- water—support aquatic ecosystems to function effectively
- biodiversity—support species and ecological communities to thrive.
How to prepare your submission
- Read the key documents and information:
- Complete the following documents:
Include all required documentation when you submit your application. You can make multiple submissions, but each project proposal will require a separate submission form and plan template.
Check the project submission guidelines for more information.
Key dates
30 June 2025—Project submissions need to be lodged online by close of business.
- You are encouraged to meet this deadline to ensure submissions can be considered and if approved, funding allocated.
- There will be an opportunity to submit some projects after 30 June 2025.
29 August 2025—Approvals and deed executions anticipated.
Contact us
Email NRPrograms@resources.qld.gov.au for more information.