2021-2024 Flying-Fox Roost Management in Queensland Program

The Department of Environment and Science is delivering $2 million in grant funding over four years that will assist Queensland local governments to mitigate the impacts of flying-fox roosts on their communities and better support residents and businesses to co-exist with flying-foxes.

The program will be delivered through six competitive rounds over four years (2021-2024), enabling councils to access funding twice annually over this period.

As councils are at different stages of the flying-fox roost management process, the grants program provides funding through three distinct but complementary streams.

• Stream 1: Immediate/high-priority actions—grants to assist councils to carry out immediate high-priority works while longer-term arrangements are developed.
• Stream 2: Development of roost management plans—grants to assist councils to develop long-term roost management plans for their LGA. Management plans will address particular problem roosts and provide a holistic guide to adaptive management options for roosts over the entire LGA.
• Stream 3: Implementation of roost management plans—grants to assist councils to implement roost management actions (identified within their management plans) to mitigate the impacts of flying fox roosts and encourage their communities to co-exist with flying-foxes.

Round 1, 2 and 3 of the program are closed and successful applicants have been selected. For further information on Round 1, 2 and 3 please refer to the Department of Environment and Science grant page.

Round 4 - Forms and resources

• 2021–24 LGFFRMP Round 4 Guidelines – Stream 1 ( 227.1 KB)
• 2021–24 LGFFRMP Round 4 Guidelines – Stream 2 ( 260.8 KB)
• 2021–24 LGFFRMP Round 4 Guidelines – Stream 3 ( 259.6 KB)

Round 4 - Key dates

• Applications open – 1 August 2022
• Applications close – 26 August 2022
• Assessment and approval of successful applications – September – October 2022
• Expected announcement of successful applicants – November 2022

How to apply

Complete and submit your application on the Department’s eGrant portal.

Contact information

For further information regarding eligibility requirements and advice on preparing an application, please contact the Department of Environment and Science at wildlife.management@des.qld.gov.au or 0481 473 491, or visit the DES website.