Federal Member for Durack, The Hon Melissa Price MP invites agricultural organisations to apply for funding via the Future Droughts Fund: Extension and Adoption of Drought Resilience Farming Practices Grants Program.
“These grants will enable farmer groups, agricultural businesses, and organisations to adapt their practices and enhance their farming systems to increase drought resilience.” Melissa Price said.
The objective of the program is to fund activities that support adoption of proven and existing Australian and/or internationally generated research and development practices and technology that:
· reduce the impacts of drought on agricultural productivity and/or enable a quicker recovery of farmers and their lands from drought
· have potential to be adopted at a large scale (either across multiple farms, a farming system, landscapes, regions, or industries)
· can demonstrate public benefits.
Under the program, eligible applicants can apply for grants of between $100,000 and $3 million per application for projects up to 24 months. Successful projects must be carried out between June 2023 and June 2025.
Applications for this funding round close Monday 9 January 2023.
For more information on eligibility and how to apply, please follow this link - Future Drought Fund
or visit grants.gov.au – Future Drought Fund.
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Media Contact:
Jackie Perry 0427 587 395, jackie.perry@aph.gov.au