New GISA grants open to support council waste and recycling projects
6 November 2026
Applications are now open for:
- Sustainable Kerbside Services grants, which provide funding to support weekly FOGO/ fortnightly waste service models as well as pilot projects in limited geographical areas to trial sustainable kerbside services and alternative systems.
- In-home Food Waste Systems grants, which provide funding for kitchen caddies, compostable bags and educational materials to support uptake of FOGO.
- Accelerating Circular Economy for Local Government grants (formerly Council Modernisation), which provide funding for innovative projects that advance circular economy principles and improve waste management and recycling services.
Councils and regional subsidiaries are encouraged to apply for one or more grants.
How to apply
- Register for GISA’s information session on 19 November 2026.
- Read the guidelines for each grant and apply via the GISA website:
- Applications for all three grants must be lodged by 5pm on 4 December 2026.
For any queries, please contact Justin Lang, Manager Local Government and Infrastructure at GISA, on 0419 948 931 or at justin.lang@sa.gov.au.
Information session
GISA will hold an online information session at 11am on Thursday 19 November for councils and subsidiaries interested in the three grants.
To register, please contact han.tran@sa.gov.au by no later than 5pm Wednesday 18 November.
Need inspiration?
LGA recently engaged Rawtec to help build a strong evidence base on local government activities in the circular economy, waste, recycling and resource recovery sectors.
As part of this work, two resources were developed for members:
- Sector Snapshot: Innovative Kerbside Bin Systems, which provides information and data on recent council FOGO trials and service changes.
- Sector Snapshot: Circular Economy Metrics, which brings together council data and information to highlight the important role SA councils play in the circular economy, waste, recycling and resource recovery industry.