Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6045

The Australian Government has announced a total of $17.5 million over 3 years from 2023-24 to 2025-26 to support Australian farmers and land managers to reduce emissions and sequester carbon to contribute to Australia’s climate change commitments.

The program has two aspects, a procurement process to develop a training package on behalf of Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and a grant program to deliver the training package.

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to deliver training and advice to empower Australian farmers and land managers, including First Nations peoples, to participate in carbon markets and integrate low emission technologies and practices into their farming operations and land management practices.

Successful applicants will receive training developed by DCCEEW (via a train-the-trainer model), information and tools under the program to support their extension activities.

The objectives of the program are:

• support farmers and land managers to make decisions to reduce emissions
• build capacity of trusted advisers to deliver independent advice
• facilitate access to clear, consistent and culturally appropriate information on carbon farming and low-emissions technologies and practices.

The intended outcomes of the program are:

• farmers and land managers make informed decisions to lower emissions
• increased knowledge of greenhouse gas emission management amongst farmers and land managers
• trusted advisers have the information resources, knowledge and skills to continue to provide advice beyond the life of this grant opportunity.

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

• an entity, incorporated in Australia
• a state, territory or local government body
• an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) or other state and territory legislation
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust.

We can only accept applications where:

• you and your project partners provide the 'Financial Interests and Related Carbon Service Provider Entities Declaration form’
• you include all the mandatory attachments.

You can’t apply if you are:

• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme
• an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
• an individual
• a partnership
• an unincorporated association
• a trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust)
• a corporate Commonwealth entity
• a non-corporate Commonwealth entity
• a carbon service provider
• any organisation not included in section 4.1 of the guidelines.

Joint applications

Joint applications are acceptable, provided you have a lead organisation who is the main driver of the project and is eligible to apply.

Only the lead organisation can submit the application form and enter into the grant agreement with the Commonwealth. The application should identify all members of the proposed group and include a letter of support from each of the project partners.

Check the grant opportunity guidelines for more information on eligibility.

The minimum project period is 24 months. You must complete your project by 31 March 2026.

$17,500,000.00

From $1,000,000.00 to $17,500,000.00

This opportunity opens for applications on 13 June 2023.

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

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