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Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO5078

Innovative Agricultural Trials in Indian Ocean Territories

Contact Details

Phone:
13 28 46

Email Address: enquiries@industry.gov.au

Web Address: http://www.business.gov.au/iatiot

Grant Opportunity Documents

GO ID:

GO5078

Agency:

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Close Date & Time:

31-Mar-2022 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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Primary Category:

351002 - Regional Development

Secondary Category:

111003 - Farming

Publish Date:

18-Feb-2022

Location:

Administered Territories

Selection Process:

Open Competitive

Description:

This program will run over 2 years from 2021–22 to 2022–23 on Christmas Island (CI) and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI). It promotes economic diversification and growth by supporting agricultural or aquaculture trial demonstration sites designed to identify different produce that can be grown in the region and trial niche agricultural or aquaculture techniques. The program was announced as part of the Indian Ocean Territories Economic Diversification strategy.

The program aims to:

reduce food costs to the IOT community by reducing the need for costly imports
allow the IOT community to buy fresh local produce and support better health outcomes
undertake sound agricultural or aquaculture trials and produce results that are repeatable and adaptable
develop a niche agricultural or aquaculture industry in the IOT that would contribute to food security and greater self-sufficiency.

Eligibility:

To be eligible you must have an Australian business number (ABN) and be one of the following entities:

an entity incorporated in Australia
a company limited by guarantee
an incorporated association
an incorporated not for profit organisation
a non-distributive co-operative
an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
an Australian local government agency or body as defined in Section 14 (Glossary)
an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
a registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land council.

We can only accept applications where:

where the project activities are located on Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
where you provide evidence from your board (or chief executive officer or equivalent if there is no board) that the project is supported, and that you can complete the project and meet the costs of the project not covered by grant funding.

We cannot waive the eligibility criteria under any circumstances.

Total Amount Available (AUD):

$500,000.00

Estimated Grant Value (AUD):

From $50,000.00 to $150,000.00

Instructions for Application Submission:

To apply, go to: www.business.gov.au/IATIOT

Other Instructions:

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