Funding for QLD primary producers to improve their drought preparedness
Drought Preparedness Grants QLD
Drought Preparedness Grants provide primary producers with funding to help them undertake on-farm capital improvements that will improve the drought preparedness of their property.
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What do you get?
Funding of up to $50,000.
Who is this for?
Queensland primary producers.
Overview
Co-funding is available to help primary producers offset the cost of new permanent capital infrastructure that improves drought resilience.
Examples of new capital infrastructure include but are not limited to:
- pipes, water tanks and water troughs
- dam construction and/or expansion
- drilling new bores
- water conservation infrastructure and equipment, including more efficient irrigation
- water pumps and power supply used to run water pumps
- storage, mixing and feeding out equipment for grain, fodder, molasses and other supplements
- grain storage and equipment that improves the ability of the business to manage drought
- reasonable freight components to purchase and install equipment or infrastructure
- consumables, including fuel for own machinery used in relation to the drought preparedness project
- contractor costs to install infrastructure.
The amount of the grant is 25% of the cost of purchasing new permanent capital infrastructure, up to a maximum of $50,000.
Check if you can apply
To be eligible, applicants must:
- demonstrate that at least one person in the primary production business meets the definition of a primary producer
- be able to contribute the required co-funding amount
- present a Farm Business Resilience Plan.
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