Australia: Rural Landholder Grant

Deadline: 30-Apr-23

The Rural Finance is pleased to announce the applications for Rural Landholder Grant to provide up to $25,000 for eligible primary producers that have a smaller-scale Primary Production Enterprise and do not qualify for the Primary Producer Recovery Grant. The grant supports clean-up and recovery costs.

This grant covers activities like the removal and disposal of debris and injured or dead livestock, replacing or repairing essential equipment, fixing and replacing fencing, buying fodder, water and water storage, salvaging damaged crops, grain or feed, and hiring or purchasing materials to clean up a property or equipment.

Funding Information

• The Rural Landholder Grant has a two tired payment structure:
  • Tier 1: An initial up-front amount of up to $5,000 is available to applicants on the provision of evidence of direct damage and an outline of expected recovery costs. Tax invoices and/or receipts are not required to be supplied as part of the application. However, applicants must keep evidence of payment to verify expenditure of funding.
  • Tier 2: A subsequent amount of up to $20,000 can be accessed on the provision of evidence of payment (tax invoices and official receipts).

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for the Rural Landholder Grants, the applicant must:
  • Be a rural landholder
  • Be normally charged rates under the Local Government Act 1989 and hold property of at least 10 hectares (24.7 acres) in size.
  • Note: Rural Finance will assess your application on a case-by-case basis if you do not meet these requirements e.g. lease arrangements.
  • Have a Primary Production Enterprise that is undertaken for commercial purposes and:
  • Devote part of their labour to the Primary Production Enterprise;
  • Not receive the majority of income from Primary Production;
  • Earn at least $20,000 per annum from the Primary Production Enterprise;
  • Earn no more than $180,000 per annum from off-farm income, including each individual, director or shareholder involved in the Primary Production Enterprise. That is, if there are three people involved in the Primary Production Enterprise, they can each earn up to $180,000 per annum from income that is not derived from the applying Primary Production Enterprise. The applicant will need to submit one or multiple selfdeclaration(s), confirming that each individual involved, does not earn more than $180,000 per annum from off-farm income;
  • Hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) and have held that ABN at the time of the disaster;
  • Have been engaged in carrying on the Primary Production Enterprise when affected by 2022 Victorian Flood Events;
  • Intend to re-establish the Primary Production Enterprise in the same community, region or sector as the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster;
  • Have a Primary Production Enterprise that is located in the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster and have suffered direct damage as a result of the eligible disaster;
  • Be primarily responsible for meeting the costs claimed in the applications.

For more information, visit Rural Landholder Grant.