2019 ACACA Grant Opportunity to Enhance Cooperation between Australia and China in Agriculture

Deadline: 30 April 2019

The Australian Government, under the Australia–China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) 2019 grant opportunity, is inviting applicants to:

Undertake a Project in Australia and/or China, or
Undertake a Trade Mission to China.

The 2019 ACACA grant opportunity is a treaty-level agreement between the Australian and Chinese governments. The program operates under this agreement.

The beneficiaries of the ACACA program are Australian agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries, organisations, businesses and individuals (and their respective industry or sector) who are seeking to enhance cooperation between Australia and China in agriculture.

Objectives

The objectives of the ACACA program are:

Promote bilateral cooperation in agriculture, fisheries and forestry between Australia and China;
Develop the trading relationship between Australia and China;
Exchange scientific information to enhance cooperation and develop linkages between Australia and China.

Priorities

The agreed funding priorities this grant opportunity (funding round) are:

eCommerce innovation
Sustainable agricultural technology
Sanitary and phytosanitary training
Agricultural products processing
Commodity production research
Science and technology cooperation
Post-harvest storage and waste

Funding Information

The ACACA program is an ongoing program. The 2019 grant opportunity has a total value of $100,000 (GST Inclusive) available.

Funding Duration

Proposed activities (projects and/or trade missions) should be self-contained, not last longer than 12 months and preferably commence and conclude in the calendar year that funding has been granted.

Streams

The 2019 grant opportunity provides funding for two streams of activities, which are:

Stream 1 Projects—funding to undertake a project in Australia and/or China
Stream 2 Trade missions—funding to cover travel costs for trade missions to China

Note: Applicants may apply for funding for one or both streams. All applications are assessed using an open competitive, merit-based process.

Outcomes

The intended outcome of the program is to fund projects and trade missions that:

Support the ACACA program objectives;
Align with one or more of the ACACA agreed funding priorities;
Provide flow-on benefits for the applicant, project and trade mission participants and the applicant’s broader industry or sector in both Australia and China.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible applicants must be one of the following entity types: