Minister Joyce has announced the opening of the National Landcare Programme Sustainable Agriculture Small Grants Round 2015-16 (Small Grants Round).
Grants of between $5 500 and $55 000 (GST inclusive) are available for projects that will achieve the objectives of the programme. The programme objectives are:
- increase the capacity and knowledge of farmers and fishers to productively and sustainably manage Australia’s natural resources
- the adoption of appropriate management practices that will increase the production or improve product quality while maintaining or enhancing the natural resource base.
Examples of activities that may be eligible include:
- field days, workshops, conferences
- demonstration events
- training or skill development sessions
- community information or education sessions
- development of decision-making tools
- development of new information channels within the current knowledge system
- conducting surveys.
Applications close 2pm Monday 7 December 2015.
Further information about the programme including grant guidelines are available at:
http://www.nrm.gov.au/national/sustainable-agriculture-small-grants
Local governments are not eligible to apply. However, if individual farmers or groups of farmers have ideas for projects they would like funded please let me know as I’d be more than happy to assist with preparing an application. I’m also available to assist with running of any projects that are relevant to our sustainable agriculture program and Council may be able to provide financial contributions out of existing programs such as river health and biodiversity grants to bolster the proposals and achieve greater outcomes on-farm.
Eli Szandala
| ., B.Sc.(Hons.) | Program Leader – Sustainable Agriculture |Community and Natural Resources | Natural Resource Management |
p (02) 6670 2599 | m 0437 497 232 | f (02) 6670 2429 | e eszandala@tweed.nsw.gov.au | www.tweed.nsw.gov.au