The Threatened Species Partnership Grant Program (the Grant Program), one of the four strategic investment streams under the Threatened Species Fund, supports community partners to deliver positive conservation outcomes across Tasmania.
During Round 1 (2024/25) of the Grant Program, over $400,000 was awarded to seven conservation projects. These projects represent a balance of targeted action for priority species, habitat restoration and protection, and advancing conservation tools. Collectively, the community partners delivering Round 1 projects co-contributed over $275,000, highlighting the power of partnerships in maximising conservation outcomes.
More details of the seven projects funded under Round 1 of the Grant Program are provided in the table below.
If you have any questions regarding the Threatened Species Partnership Grant Program, please email your query to:
ThreatenedSpeciesFund@nre.tas.gov.au with the subject header ‘Threatened Species Partnership Grant Program’.
Round 2 – Opening November 2025
Applications for Round 2 of the Threatened Species Partnership Grant Program will be open on the 21 November, with approximately $600,000 (GST exclusive) available for projects commencing in the 2025-2026 financial year. Applicants can apply for up to $150,000, with projects to be delivered in an 18-month period.
Round 2 of the Grant Program will be open from 9am on Friday 21 November 2025 until midnight on Sunday 18 January 2026.
Round 2 of the Grant Program focuses on two key themes: ‘Healthy Habitat’ and ‘Resilience to Invasive Species and Disease’. Projects must involve on-ground actions that support the recovery of Tasmanian threatened species—either by protecting, managing or restoring their habitat, or by reducing the impacts of invasive species and disease.
Projects funded will be those that target threatened species or habitats of high conservation priority, deliver clear and tangible conservation benefits, build capacity and/or partnerships and demonstrate value for money.
Please refer to the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for eligibility criteria and further information.
Online application forms for Round 2 can be accessed via SmartyGrants. Apply Now.
Grant Opportunity Guidelines - Threatened Species Partnership Grant Program Round Two (PDF 299Kb)
If you have any questions regarding the Threatened Species Partnership Grant Program, please email your query to: ThreatenedSpeciesFund@nre.tas.gov.au with the subject header ‘Threatened Species Partnership Grant Program’.
Round 1 Projects
Applicant
| Project Title
| Project Summary |
Tasmanian Land Conservancy
 Marsh leek-orchid (Prasophyllum limnetes) one of the highly threatened and fire-dependent orchid species to be protected through ecological burning and ex-situ conservation measures as part of the project ‘Rubicon Sanctuary: Recovering our fire-dependent threatened flora’, delivered by the Tasmanian Land Conservancy in partnership with the Landscape Recovery Foundation.
| Rubicon Sanctuary: Recovering our fire-dependent threatened flora
| Rubicon Sanctuary contains the highest concentration of threatened flora per hectare in Tasmania. This project implements priority conservation management actions for six threatened flora species in this priority area, including off-site propagation and ecological burning.
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Ecotec Pty Ltd
 Forty-spotted pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus).
Photo: Chris Tzaros
| Expanding recovery actions for threatened woodland birds on Bruny Island using bio-acoustic detection
| By developing a conservation tool for the forty-spotted pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) using bio-acoustic methods, this project will improve detection and understanding of landscape usage by the species. Additionally, this project will undertake habitat restoration and recovery activities on Bruny Island informed by the acoustic detections. This will include tree planting and deployment of nest boxes. |
Landscape Recovery Foundation
 Morrisby’s gum (Eucalyptus morrisbyi) blooms
Photo: Anthony Mann
| Saving Morrisby's gum
| This project aims to increase protection and maintain the recovery trajectory of the Tasmanian endemic and endangered Morrisby’s gum (Eucalyptus morrisbyi). Key activities will include undertaking recovery actions such as possum-proof fencing at planting sites, seed collection of new wild plants, mapping of population extent, and assessment of reintroduction effectiveness.
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Tasmanian Land Conservancy
 View of the mouth of the outlet (top left) and the location of the remediated channel (bottom right) at Sloping Main, where a tidal weir and levee bank were removed as part of the project ‘Reviving the tides: Saltmarsh restoration at Burdens Marsh, Sloping Main’, delivered by the Tasmanian Land Conservancy in partnership with the Nature Glenelg Trust.
Photo: Mark Bachmann
| Reviving the tides: Saltmarsh restoration at Burdens Marsh, Sloping Main
| This project involves the removal of infrastructure (tidal weir, levees, artificial drains, embankments and causeways) that has been impeding natural inundation patterns and altering movement of freshwater and tidal flow.
The saltmarsh and associated wetland ecosystems will be restored by improving their ecological condition and safeguarding their unique biodiversity in the face of climate change.
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The Derwent Catchment Project Inc.
 Miena cider gum (Eucalyptus gunnii subsp. divaricata) trees banded by the Derwent Catchment Project for browser protection
Photo: The Derwent Catchment Project
| Miena cider gum conservation
| This project will protect the endangered and culturally significant Miena cider gum (Eucalyptus gunnii subsp. divaricata) through seed collection, caging and banding of trees and, cultural burning to mitigate fire risk. A census and reassessment of the conservation status of the species will also be undertaken as part of this project.
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Southern Regional NRM
 Burgundy snail (Attenborougharion rubicundus)
Photo: Karen Richards
| Protecting the burgundy snail (Attenborougharion rubicundus) in the face of habitat loss and damage
| This project will assess the current status, distribution and impact of fire and timber harvesting on the endangered burgundy snail (Attenborougharion rubicundus) and will develop practical management strategies and advice to ensure the survival of the species.
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Southern Regional NRM
 Southport heath (Epacrisstuartii).
Photo: Carla Bruinsma.
| Safeguarding the endangered Southport heath
| This project will undertake a suite of on-ground activities to protect the endangered Southport heath (Epacris stuartii), including assessments of firebreaks, fencing and plant cages (and removal where necessary), weed removal and suppression, education, and Phytophthora testing.
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