Applications are now open for the second round of Pastoral Sustainability Grants.
Sponsoring Agency: SA Arid Lands Landscape Board
Type of Fund: Grant
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/15/2021
Size of the Fund: Less than USD $50,000
Applications are now open for the second round of Pastoral Sustainability Grants.
The Building Pastoral Sustainability (BPS) project is designed to build on the capacity and resilience of pastoral businesses in the SA Arid Lands. Throughout the three-year program the pastoral industry will be supported to develop and promote sustainable businesses for a regionally strong and competitive industry.
Included in the BPS project are grants for pastoral businesses to trial management practices and technologies that will help them better adapt to varying climates and markets, and improve the sustainability of businesses in the SAAL region.
This project is delivered by the SA Arid Lands Landscape Board through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program.
Funding Information
Round 2 of the Pastoral Sustainability Grants will offer between $10,000 and $30,000 (ex GST) with a total funding pool of up to $90,000.
BPS Grant Outcomes
Applications must address at least one of the following outcomes aligned with the Building Pastoral Sustainability project:
• Assist businesses to adapt to significant changes in climate and markets
• Trial sustainable agricultural practices or technologies that may not yet be widely adopted in the SAAL region
• Improve the capacity of pastoral businesses to demonstrate the sustainability of their operations through the traceability of their products
• Improve pastoral industry sustainability, productivity, and profitability
• Increase adoption of sustainable agricultural practices that directly improve natural resources
Eligibility Criteria
• Must be a pastoral business that earns their primary income from sheep or cattle grazing native pastures
• Must be located in the SAAL Landscape region
• Must be prepared to showcase the project to the wider community which may include field days, case studies and other promotional events or material
• Only projects that will be completed (including reporting requirements) by 30 May 2021 will be considered
• Must align with at least one of the BPS grant outcomes
More information at: https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/saal/get-involved/grants-and-funding
