Australia: Recycling Victoria Business Support Fund – Stream 1: Identification Grants

Deadline: 12-Mar-21

The CEBIC is seeking applications for its Recycling Victoria Business Support Fund Stream 1: Identification Grants Program.

The Fund will primarily target waste prevention, reuse, remanufacture and upcycling. Innovative recycling approaches will also be supported, where they develop new recycling markets in Victoria.

Objectives

The project should meet these objectives:

Increase awareness of circular economy opportunities and benefits to Victorian businesses.
Identify opportunities for businesses to adapt and apply circular economy approaches in Victoria, where the implementation of the solution could:
- increase access to circular economy products and services for businesses and consumers.
- increase materials efficiency within individual businesses and across supply chains.
- reduce materials intensity of a product, service or business model.
- increase the duration of product and material lifecycles and value.
- establish new circular economy-based services, products, models, and markets.
- create new local jobs and increased circular economy-based skills in the workforce.
- reduce materials to landfills and other waste destinations.
- reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.
- Increase processing markets and capacity.

Focus Areas

The project should focus on at least one of these areas:

Feasibility studies to apply or adapt circular economy business opportunities and approaches to business or supply chains.
Materials efficiency and flow assessments (e.g. to identify waste reduction or prevention opportunities) in businesses or across supply chains.
Business case development to support the implementation of a circular economy business opportunity or approach.
Access to business advisory and support services to support the development of circular economy business opportunities and approaches.
Pilot projects and trials of circular economy business opportunities and approaches.

Funding Information

Grant amount per project: $75,000 to $200,000.
Co-contribution is required.

Eligible Applicants

An application can be made by one organization or a group of organizations.
For a group application (known as ‘collaborative partnership’), the main organization responsible for delivering the project is the lead applicant, and the others are the project partners.
Applying as an individual: To be an individual applicant, you must be from one of the following:
- Business;
- Charity;
- other not-for-profit organizations;
- industry group and association.
Applying as a collaborative partnership: To be a lead applicant, you must be from one of the following:
- Business;
- Charity;
- other not-for-profit organizations;
- industry group and association;
- consultant (assisting other organizations).
To be a project partner, you must be from one of the following:
- Business;
- Charity;
- other not-for-profit organizations;
- industry group and association.
You must also:
- co-contribute $2:$1 (SV: Applicant) as a minimum;
- have a current Australian Business Number;
- provide evidence of a collaborative partnership;
- agree to comply with the Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions and Terms of Participation in Grant Programs;
- have been operating for at least two years. If not, you can provide a company guarantee from an entity (either related entity or project partner) operating for more than two years and will need to apply for a grant of $75,000 only.