Funding for NSW organisations undertaking carbon abatement projects

This program provides funding to organisations in the primary industries or land sector to set up a new carbon abatement project.

Overview

This grant program aims to assist eligible organisations deliver carbon abatement projects which do one or more of the following:

• deliver abatement at scale
• deliver co-benefits alongside carbon abatement
• use innovative delivery to maximise benefits to land managers.

Projects must use Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) methods and could include:

• increasing soil carbon
• adopting new cattle management practices
• tree planting
• restoring tidal flow to wetlands.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible to apply, you must be one of the following:

• farmer or agribusiness
• Aboriginal landholder/manager including Traditional Owner groups, land councils or Registered Native Title Body Corporates
• not-for-profit organisation
• government entity
• community natural resource management/conservation organisation
• producer association
• approved research institution
• co-operative/mutual organisation.

Applicants must also:

• have a valid Australian business number and be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
• be the legal beneficial owner of the land and/or have the rights to carry out the project in agreement with the owner(s) of the land
• not be subject to any insolvency event.