NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub Administration

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Hub Administration

The NERP TE Hub is administered in North Queensland by the Reef & Rainforest Research Centre Ltd in Cairns and Townsville.  RRRC applies effective governance systems to ensure the strongest possible results are produced through coordinated project management, integration of effort and timely reporting.

RRRC is responsible for:

  • Consolidation of research projects into the Hub’s Multi-Year Research Plan;
  • Consolidation of Annual Work Plans;
  • Development of the Hub’s Science Communication Plan;
  • Development of the Hub’s Monitoring and Evaluation Plan;
  • Contracting of research providers to carry out agreed projects;
  • Receipt and review of milestone and financial reports from research providers;
  • Administering payments to contracted institutions (inc. GST obligations);
  • Monitoring and evaluating performance against project milestones including mid-year review at the conclusion of each Annual Work Plan;
  • Conference and meeting logistics;
  • Secretariat support to the Hub’s committees; and
  • Reporting to DSEWPaC.

To discuss administration of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub, contact:

Sheriden Morris
RRRC Managing Director
Sheriden.Morris@rrrc.org.au
Phone (07) 4050 7400

List of Grants led by DSEWPaC/RRRC

To ensure consistency with the Commonwealth Grant Guidelines and Financial Management and Accountability Act, the RRRC is required to provide details of all grants provided by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC). Those relating to the National Environmental Research Program (NERP) are outlined below. For a full list of current grants provided by DSEWPaC, visit their website.

 

Contracting Agency Contractor / Research Provider Grant Funding Location Purpose of Grant Value            (GST excl.) Approval Date Grant Term (months)
RRRC Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) Townsville, QLD 4810 Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities  $1,708,701 19/12/11 12
    Science Leader $100,000 06/06/12 12
    E-Atlas $265,600 06/06/12 12
    Contestable Funds Project 6 $19,000 06/06/12 18
    Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities  $1,401,217 21/09/12 12
    Science Leader $100,000 21/09/12 12
    e-Atlas $253,071 21/09/12 12
    Reimbursment of travel expenses $35,000 21/09/12 12
    Contestable Funds Project 6 $11,515.50 07/06/13 12
    Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities  $1,416,429 15/08/13 12
    Science Leader $100,000 15/08/13 12
    e-Atlas $285,152 15/08/13 12
    Reimbursment of travel expenses $35,000 15/08/13 12
    Contestable Funds Project 6 $19,000 14/11/13 12
    Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities  $867,683 01/08/14 12
    Science Leader $100,000 01/08/14 12
    e-Atlas $158,842 01/08/14 12
    Reimbursment of travel expenses $35,000 01/08/14 12
    Contestable Funds Project 6 $19,000 01/08/14 12
           
RRRC CSIRO Cairns, QLD 4870 and Townsville, QLD 4810 Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities    $1,003,452 19/12/11 12
    E-Atlas $24,400 06/06/12 12
    Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities $1,040,745 29/08/12 12
    E-Atlas $24,400 29/08/12 12
    Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities $1,131,117 24/07/13 12
    E-Atlas $24,400 24/07/13 12
    Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities $532,858 22/07/14 12
    E-Atlas $12,200 22/07/14 12
           
RRRC James Cook University Cairns, QLD 4870 and Townsville, QLD 4810 Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities   $2,609,369 19/12/11 12
    Contestable Funds Project 1 $25,000 06/06/12 6
    Contestable Funds Project 2 $25,000 06/06/12 12
    Contestable Funds Project 5 $90,000 06/06/12 30
    Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities   $2,680,043 02/08/12 12
    Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities   $2,451,671 16/07/13 12
    Contestable Funds Project 13 $13,820 14/10/13 7
    Contestable Funds Project 14 $31,640 14/10/13 10
    Provision of NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub research and knowledge transfer activities   $737,775 17/07/14 12
           
RRRC The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD 4072 Provision of research as a part of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub $402,460 19/12/11 12
    Provision of research as a part of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub $513,841 21/09/12 12
    Provision of research as a part of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub $544,584 08/08/13 12
    Provision of research as a part of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub $238,738 01/08/14 12
           
RRRC Griffith University Brisbane, QLD 4000 Provision of research as a part of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub $57,180 19/12/11 12
    Provision of research as a part of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub $80,690 28/09/12 12
    Provision of research as a part of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub $47,656 31/07/14 12
    Provision of research as a part of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub $5.989 24/07/13 12
           
RRRC CaneGrowers Brisbane, QLD 4000 Contestable Funds Project 3 $10,000 06/06/12 12
           
RRRC Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils Cairns, QLD 4870 Contestable Funds Project 4 $30,635 06/06/12 30
           
  RRRC Cairns, QLD 4870 Contestable Funds Project 7  (payment 1 of 2) $14,730.25 06/06/12 12
    Contestable Funds Project 7  (payment 2 of 2) $15,269.75 06/06/12 12
    Contestable Funds Project 8 $20,000.00 19/10/12 12
    Contestable Funds Project 8 $20,000.00 19/10/12 12
    Contestable Funds Project 16 $38,755.94 01/07/14 6
           
RRRC Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Contestable Funds Project 15 $25,000.00 21/10/13 3
           
RRRC Torres Strait Regional Authority Contestable Funds Project 10 $29,784.00 25/10/13 5
           
RRRC Wet Tropics Management Authority Contestable Funds Project 12 $32,557.00 31/10/13 14