Sponsorship Program 2016–2018 Guidelines for applicants Introduction Guidelines for applicants The Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has a Sea Country Partnerships the sponsorship program Sponsorship Program which can assist Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owners to become more involved in GBRMPA’s Sea Country Partnerships Sponsorship sea country management. Program promotes and strengthens partnerships between Traditional Owners, governments, reef Traditional Owners can apply for sponsorship up to stakeholders and communities. the value of $5000 per person, under the program run by GBRMPA. It is one of the ways GBRMPA can work closely with Traditional Owners of the Great Barrier Reef to Sponsorship can be used to cover participation in achieve its management objectives and encourage training, events or exchanges (including workshops, sustainable sea country management. meetings, educational activities and forums), that will enable Traditional Owners to continue to manage Specific sponsorships of Traditional Owners are their sea country with support from GBRMPA. available up to the of $5000 per person to engage with your community and the wider How do I apply? community at events, exchanges or training to support sea country management in the Great Barrier Reef. The sponsorship program guidelines provide information on who can apply for sponsorship, what The sponsorship program is part of the Australian can be sponsored, what items are eligible and Government's Caring for our Country Reef Rescue ineligible, and how to apply. Land and Sea Country Indigenous Partnerships Program. Your application will be assessed by Indigenous Partnerships (IP), on its merits against the These guidelines outline who can apply for sponsorship criteria. sponsorship, what can be sponsored, what items are eligible and ineligible and how to apply. Contact Who can apply Application forms and further information are available from Indigenous Partnerships: Sponsorship is available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners of the Great Freecall 1800 990 177 Barrier Reef (see Figure 1 on the last page of this document). Email Organisations representing a Traditional Owner group may help individuals to apply. There must be support in writing from your Elders or Traditional Owner group to meet the eligibility requirements of the sponsorship program.
Sponsorship Program 2016–2018 Guidelines for applicants Introduction The Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has a Sea Country Partnerships Sponsorship Program which can assist Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owners to become more involved in sea country management. Traditional Owners can apply for sponsorship up to the value of $5000 per person, under the program run by GBRMPA. Sponsorship can be used to cover participation in training, events or exchanges (including workshops, meetings, educational activities and forums), that will enable Traditional Owners to continue to manage their sea country with support from GBRMPA. How do I apply? The sponsorship program guidelines provide information on who can apply for sponsorship, what can be sponsored, what items are eligible and ineligible, and how to apply. Your application will be assessed by Indigenous Partnerships (IP), on its merits against the sponsorship criteria. Contact Application forms and further information are available from Indigenous Partnerships: Freecall 1800 990 177 Email Guidelines for applicants the sponsorship program GBRMPA’s Sea Country Partnerships Sponsorship Program promotes and strengthens partnerships between Traditional Owners, governments, reef stakeholders and communities. It is one of the ways GBRMPA can work closely with Traditional Owners of the Great Barrier Reef to achieve its management objectives and encourage sustainable sea country management. Specific sponsorships of Traditional Owners are available up to the of $5000 per person to engage with your community and the wider community at events, exchanges or training to support sea country management in the Great Barrier Reef. The sponsorship program is part of the Australian Government's Caring for our Country Reef Rescue Land and Sea Country Indigenous Partnerships Program. These guidelines outline who can apply for sponsorship, what can be sponsored, what items are eligible and ineligible and how to apply. Who can apply Sponsorship is available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners of the Great Barrier Reef (see Figure 1 on the last page of this document). Organisations representing a Traditional Owner group may help individuals to apply. There must be support in writing from your Elders or Traditional Owner group to meet the eligibility requirements of the sponsorship program.
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