Flying-Fox Roost Management in Queensland Program

From 2021 to 2024, the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) delivered $2 million in grant funding to assist Queensland local governments mitigate the impacts of flying-fox roosts on their communities and better support residents and businesses to co-exist with flying foxes. A further $1.5 million was announced in the 2023-24 State Budget to extend the program for a further three years.

The new funding of $1.5 million is being delivered through 6 competitive rounds over three financial years, beginning in 2024–25, enabling councils the opportunity to apply for grant funding twice per year over that period.

As councils are at different stages of the flying-fox roost management process, the grant program provides funding through 3 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 local government area (LGA). Management plans will address specific 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 8 of the Flying-Fox Roost Management Local Government Grant Program is open for applications from 30 April 2025 to 5pm 28 May 2025, with $250,000 available for allocation.

Round 8 Key dates

• Applications open 30 April 2025.
• Applications close 28 May 2025.
• Assessment and approval of successful applications – June-August 2025.
• Expected announcements of successful applications - September 2025.

Round 8 Guidelines

• FFRMLGGP Round 8 Guidelines – Stream 1 ( 335.6 KB)
• FFRMLGGP Round 8 Guidelines – Stream 2 ( 341.2 KB)
• FFRMLGGP Round 8 Guidelines – Stream 3 ( 336.2 KB)

How to apply

Complete and submit your application on the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning’s eGrant portal.

Contact information

Complete and submit your application on the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers eGrant portal.

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

Further information about projects funded under the first 7 rounds of the Grant Programs, please refer to the Flying-Fox Roost Management—Local Government Grants Program page.