Deadline: 4 June 2024
The Australian Government is calling for organisations to apply through an open competitive process for projects under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program – Small Grants Round 1.
These small grants support grassroots and community-level projects aimed at assisting farmers and landholders in adopting sustainable agriculture practices and implementing practice changes. They enhance natural resource management, improve on-farm productivity, and build resilience to climate change. The grants include various projects and initiatives, facilitating information dissemination, extension activities, and the expansion of local initiatives. Both new and established climate-smart, sustainable agricultural practices are eligible for funding.
Funding Information
- The Australian Government is offering up to $13 million (excluding GST) across three rounds of competitive grant opportunities. Small Grants Round 1, spanning from 2024-25 to 2025-26, provides funding ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
Outcomes
This grant aims to achieve the following Small Grants outcomes:
- Outcome 1 involves enhancing the knowledge and skills of farmers, landholders, and community groups in implementing locally relevant, best-practice, climate-smart, sustainable agriculture approaches, including those that promote natural capital and biodiversity conservation.
- Outcome 2 aims to increase the adoption of climate-smart, sustainable agriculture practices among farmers, landholders, and communities.
- Additionally, the grant prioritises enhancing First Nations engagement.
What companies are eligible for funding?
- To qualify, you must have an Australian Business Number (ABN), be a permanent resident of Australia if applying as an individual, hold an account with an Australian financial institution, demonstrate financial viability, and be located within Australia.
- Additionally, your entity type must fall under one of the following categories: Company, Cooperative, Corporate State or Territory entity, Incorporated Association, Indigenous Corporation, Local Government Entity, Non-corporate Commonwealth statutory authority, Non-corporate State or Territory entity, Non-corporate State or Territory statutory authority, Partnership, Person, Sole Trader, or Statutory Entity.
- Eligible applicants for Small Grants include a diverse range of individuals and groups, including farming systems groups, Local Landcare groups, farmers, pastoralists, farm foresters, aquaculture operators, fishers, networks in the agricultural sector, community-based groups such as Friends-of organizations, women and youth groups involved in sustainable agriculture, and groups predominantly comprising Indigenous Australians.
For more information, visit Avant Group.
