Flying-Fox Roost Management Local Government Grant Program

From 2021 to 2024, the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) 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.

An additional $1.5 million has been made available, providing councils with further opportunities to apply for grant funding to help manage roosts impacting on communities.

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 10 of the Flying-Fox Roost Management Local Government Grant Program is open for applications from 12 October 2026 to 5pm 11 November 2026, with $250,000 available for allocation.

Round 10 key dates

• Applications open 12 October 2026.
• Applications close at 5pm, 11 November 2026.
• Assessment and approval of successful applications – November to December 2026.
• Expected announcement of successful applications – January 2027.

Round 10 guidelines

• FFRMLGGP Round 10 Guidelines – Stream 1 (PDF, 375KB)
• FFRMLGGP Round 10 Guidelines – Stream 2 (PDF, 381KB)
• FFRMLGGP Round 10 Guidelines – Stream 3 (PDF, 386KB)

How to apply

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

Contact information

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@detsi.qld.gov.au or visit the DETSI website.

For further information about projects funded under the first 9 rounds of the Grant Programs, please refer to the Flying-Fox Roost Management—Local Government Grant Program page.