Deadline: 23-Feb-23
The Australian Government is inviting organisations in an open process to apply to deliver services under the National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program – Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant Round from June 2023 to June 2025.
A national approach to traceability reform, with government and industry co-designing an efficient, streamlined, and internationally recognised traceability system, is central to the growth of Australia’s agricultural sector. In support of this approach, this program is designed to align with the objectives under the draft National Agricultural Traceability Strategy 2023 to 2033 that was co-designed by industry and the department and was opened for consultation on 19 October 2022.
Demonstrating the sector’s sustainability credentials is becoming increasingly important for Australia’s agricultural production and export. An agriculture credential can be viewed as a provable product claim that provides assurance regarding the presence of characteristics or attributes that cannot be easily observed.
Data is a key component to any credential which helps provide the evidence and assurance that is expected from consumers in key export markets and trading partners. Verifying the agriculture sector’s sustainability credentials through consistent data standards and reporting is critical for their ongoing future market access and economic growth.
This grant program is designed to support the agriculture sector verify its sustainability credentials through consistent collection, measurement and reporting of data.
Objectives
- The objectives of this grant opportunity include the following:
- Identify and test approaches to address known data gaps across the agriculture sector to support reporting against sustainability frameworks and emerging international requirements and standards.
- Identify the core cross-commodity data points and indicators required to verify the agriculture sector’s sustainability credentials and quantify the potential economic benefits.
- Facilitate information sharing and ongoing engagement across supply chains to promote transparency in response to changing consumer and market demand.
Funding Information
- The minimum grant amount is $50,000 GST exclusive.
- The maximum grant amount is $500,000 GST exclusive.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, you must:
- Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Be registered for the purposes of GST
- Be a permanent resident of Australia
- Have an account with an Australian financial institution.
- You must also be one of the eligible entity types of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and a:
- Peak industry body
- Research organisation, or
- Lead organisation of a consortia.
For more information, visit National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program.