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ACT environment grant program	Active	Active	Active	Active	Active	Active
ACT Rural Resilience Grants			Active	Active	Active	Active
ACT rural grants	Active

2. For each grant program referred to in part (1),

a. Purpose of the grant program?

Community Garden Grants (CGG)	The purpose of the grants program is to provide funding for the building or extension of community gardens across the city. Full purpose of the grant is published for the community at: https://www.climatechoices.act.gov.au/policy-programs/community-garden-grants
ACT environment grant program	The ACT Environmental Grants Program supports and empowers the community to fulfil a stewardship role. The program provides an opportunity for the community to address environmental issues they are concerned about, to restore and conserve natural places that are special to them, and to engage other community members to do the same.
ACT Rural Resilience Grants	Support landholders dealing with the pressure of a changing environment, including addressing threats by weeds and pests and in the past drought resilience.
ACT rural grants	Support landholders to implement innovative sustainable farming practices.

b. How much money was budgeted for the grant program in (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18, (iii) 2018-19, (iv) 2019-20, (v) 2020-21, and (vi) 2021-22?

EPSDD believes that providing this level of detail will be an unreasonable diversion of resources.

c. How much money was expended under the grant program in (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18, (iii) 2018-19, (iv) 2019-20, (v) 2020-21, and (vi) 2021-22?

As published in the annual report, the following was provided under each grant program:

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Community Garden Grants (CGG)	50,000	40,000	40,002	50,231	39,387
ACT environment grant program	185,000	203,005	192,460	218,138	202,884
ACT Rural Resilience Grants	0	0	141,700	159,307	182,530