Funding for sheep producers and supply chain businesses in WA

Overview

There are 2 funding streams:

• Stream 1: funding between $50,000 and $2 million for capital investments for on-farm finishing activities
• Stream 2: funding between $50,000 and $5 million to enhance processing supply chain capacity, efficiency and productivity.

Eligible activities could include:

• lairage, ramps, cold stores and wastewater upgrades
• improved heavy vehicle access and associated driver facilities
• developing and upgrading feedlots
• installation of technological advancements, such as objective carcass measurement (OCM) technology in processing plants including upgrades to software systems and training for supply chain participants to understand applying OCM feedback
• on-farm finishing infrastructure.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be operating or intending to operate in WA's sheep supply chain 
• be a private sector business (including incorporated trustees), a public company, grower cooperative, conglomerate, formal/informal partnership or similar organisation
• hold an Australian business number (ABN) and be registered for goods and services tax (GST) in Australia
• have been in operation for a minimum of 2 years (or similar established track record or demonstrated record of industry operation)
• be financially viable
• intend to locate their project in regional and/or metropolitan WA.