The Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants program provides funding to support Victoria’s wildlife rehabilitators.

The program aims to help wildlife rehabilitators to:

  • increase their knowledge and skills in the care of wildlife
  • improve their facilities to treat, house and rehabilitate wildlife for release
  • enhance the standard of care provided for native species

The Victorian Government is providing $230,000 for the Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants 2021-22 round.

Grants of up to $3,000 are available to authorised wildlife shelter operators and foster carers for equipment, infrastructure, consumables, education and training.

Applications close at 3.30pm on Wednesday 13 October 2021.

Read the Guidelines and FAQ before you apply.

Guidelines

Read the Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants 2021-22 Guidelines

Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants 2021-22 Guidelines (PDF, 533.4 KB)

Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants 2021-22 Guidelines (DOCX, 3.2 MB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Read the Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants 2021-22 FAQ

Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants 2021-22 FAQ (PDF, 174.1 KB)

Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants 2021-22 FAQ (DOCX, 111.5 KB)

Apply

Start a new application

Return to a saved application

For technical assistance with your application, email our Grants Online team or phone our Customer Contact Centre on 136 186.

Resources

DELWP Wildlife Shelter and Foster Carers Authorisation Guide (PDF, 668.1 KB)

DELWP Wildlife Shelter and Foster Carers Authorisation Guide (DOCX, 505.2 KB)

Training attendance record - template (Excel, 26.3 KB)

DELWP Grants Online Information Sheet (PDF, 301.0 KB)

DELWP Grants Online Information Sheet (DOCX, 364.2 KB)

Further information about wildlife shelters and foster carers

Contact

If you have questions about the Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants program, email our Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants program team or phone our Customer Contact Centre on 136 186.

Wildlife rehabilitation