Timber Innovation Grants VIC

This program provides grants for native timber industry businesses to explore, invest and implement opportunities to support their transition away from native timber harvesting.
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This grant is currently closed to applications

What do you get?

Grants of up to $1 million.

Who is this for?

Victorian native timber industry businesses.

Overview

Funding is available to support businesses directly impacted by the Victorian Forestry Plan to:

  • explore, investigate, and implement business transition opportunities
  • undertake capital investment in business transition projects
  • diversify and reorientate core business activities to support alternative employment opportunities
  • develop and implement downstream manufacturing opportunities using alternative fibre
  • invest in new opportunities to process or manufacture using plantation timber feedstock and/or alternative fibre.

Check if you can apply

Applicants must:

  • have an Australian business number (ABN)
  • conduct business operations in Victoria
  • meet all industrial relations obligations as an employer in accordance with the National Employment Standards (NES).

You must also have or had one of the following:

  • a current VicForests Timber Supply Agreement
  • a Forest Produce Licence issued by VicForests
  • a current VicForests Agreement for your Timber harvest and/or haulage business.

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