Grant Opportunities

National Landcare Program: Smart Farms Small Grants (Australia)

National Landcare Program: Smart Farms Small Grants (Australia)


Deadline: 12-Oct-21

The Australian Government is seeking applications for National Landcare Program: Smart Farms Small Grants to support soil extension activities that contribute to achieving the program outcomes.

Eligible extension activities will be delivered to farmers, land managers and the wider network of farm advisers.

They will promote management practices that leads to better soil health including promoting the National Soil Monitoring and Incentives Pilot Program, soil testing and interpretation of results, and lead to improved sustainable soil management practices through the development and promotion of communication products, education awareness and training sessions, and on-ground trials and demonstrations.

The objective of this round of Smart Farms Small Grants is to deliver outcomes under the National Soil Strategy that are consistent with the National Landcare Program. This includes supporting farmers and Land managers to participate and benefit from the National Soil Monitoring and Incentives Pilot Program.

Extension activities will take action to improve soil health with evidence based interventions.

Funding Information

For this grant opportunity (Soil Extension Activities), $13 million (GST exclusive) is available over 2 financial years (2021–22 $6.5 million, 2022–23 $6.5 million).
The minimum grant per set of activities you can apply for is $100,000 over 2 years ($50,000 per year). The maximum grant per set of activities you can apply for is $250,000 over 2 years ($125,000 per year). All activities/grants are over 2 years and can be for any amount between $100,000 and $250,000 over 2 years.
Outcomes

Increased adoption of best practice sustainable agriculture
Smart Farms Small Grants – Soil Extension Activities will:
promote the benefits of increased frequency and comprehensiveness of soil sampling and testing to inform soil management decisions
support land managers and farmers to participate in soil testing and interpretation of the results
demonstrate land management practices to improve efficiency, production and soil health
support land managers and farmers to contribute soils data to relevant national databases
Achieving this outcome will:
increase the number of land managers and farmers undertaking soil sampling and testing
establish baselines for current soil physical, chemical and biological status to provide a basis for farmers to make strategic decisions and identify future management practices, ameliorants and nutrient requirements to correct possible imbalances
improve land management practices to protect or improve Australia’s soil health
contribute to delivering sustainable, productive and profitable farm businesses
improve government programs and services, increase the accuracy of future trend forecasting, and provide information to inform agricultural and natural resource management research and development.
Increase the capacity of land managers to adopt best practice sustainable agriculture
Smart Farms Small Grants – Soil Extension Activities will:
improve land managers and farmers soil testing knowledge and skills (capacity building)
increase the capacity of land managers and farmers to interpret soil testing results
improve land managers and farmers capacity to undertake land management actions to improve soil health
improve land managers and farmers understanding of the value of soil data as an important part of land management decision making
improve collaboration and communication between soil scientists, extension officers, advisers, natural resource management and farming systems groups, land managers and farmers.
Achieving this outcome will:
improve the ability of land managers and farmers to interpret and appropriately act on soil test results
improve decision making on natural resource management as part of whole of farm management which leads to improved condition of natural resources, increased production avoidance of potential losses, and/or improve whole of farm profitability
promote soil management informed by the latest research
assist farmers and their advisers to monitor long term soil health trends
feed into the National Soils Monitoring program to improve the capacity of the Commonwealth to monitor soil condition and contribute to international efforts to improve soil sustainability.
Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for a grant:

You must be an organisation capable of entering into a legally binding and enforceable agreement with the Commonwealth.
You must have relevant background and experience in agriculture and/or natural resource management (specific experience relating to soils and their management is essential), and be one of the following entity types:
Commonwealth Company
Company
Cooperative
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Corporate State or Territory Entity
Incorporated Association
Indigenous Corporation
Local Government
Non-corporate State or Territory Entity
Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
Sole Trader
Statutory Entity
If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type.
For more information, visit https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/grants/smart-farms-small-grants

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