Things to consider when seeking funding for your project:

Is your group incorporated?

To be eligible to apply for funding you must be a legal entity, such as:

• an incorporated association
• a body corporate
• a company
• a trust
• a partnership
• an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander corporation, council or incorporated association
• an individual person

If your group is not incorporated, you must arrange for another legal entity (for example, your local government or an incorporated community group) to administer a contract and funding.
Incorporated Associations.

Check the list of eligible activities provided by funding bodies on their respective websites.
Potential funding sources.

Does your project fit soundly within the framework of Australian Government policy initiatives relevant to shorebird conservation?

• NHT funding priorities
• Regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) Plans and Investment Strategies
• Wildlife Conservation Plan for Migratory Shorebirds
• National Plan for Shorebird Conservation in Australia
• Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999
• National Objectives and Targets for Biodiversity Conservation  2001-2005
• Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy: 2001-2005 and Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Shorebirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway: 2001-2005

Example WWF-Australia grant application addressing Australian Government policy initiatives.

Does your project have support; financial or in-kind ; from other stakeholders with an interest in your activities/site (eg. landholders, State Agencies, Local Government, community interest groups).