Deadline: 14-Nov-22
The Australian Government is inviting applications from Indigenous businesses, Indigenous organisations or other organisations supporting Indigenous business, to apply for a grant under Round 2 of the Biosecurity Business Grants program.
The Biosecurity Business Grants program is running over 3 years from 2020–21 to 2022–23 and delivered through the Indigenous Rangers Biosecurity Program.
The purpose of the grant program is to provide funding to support Indigenous business opportunities relating to biosecurity activities in northern Australia.
Funding Information
- The total grant funding available for Round 2 is up to $1.299 million GST exclusive. Round 2 will be offered in the 2022–23 financial year. There is no maximum grant amount but grants cannot exceed the amount of available funds.
- Earliest start date of grant activity–Around 13 April 2023
Eligible Activities
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Biosecurity activities are controls or actions that minimise the risk of exotic pests, weeds and diseases entering Australia to protect their $80 billion agriculture export industries, their unique environment, cultural and heritage values, their tourism industries and their way of life including biosecurity:
- Surveillance/monitoring
- Preparedness
- Risk management
- Capability building.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants, who applied in Round 1, may also apply in Round 2.
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To be eligible applicants must be a legal entity and have full legal capacity to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth.
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Applicants must be one of the following:
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An Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person or an Indigenous organization another legal entity (such as a not for profit organisation, registered charity or publicly funded research organisation) working with Indigenous people to deliver economic/business opportunities to Indigenous people, demonstrated by providing evidence of:
- Past experience working with Indigenous people
- Consultation with and support from relevant Indigenous organisations or communities.
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An Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person or an Indigenous organization another legal entity (such as a not for profit organisation, registered charity or publicly funded research organisation) working with Indigenous people to deliver economic/business opportunities to Indigenous people, demonstrated by providing evidence of:
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An ‘Indigenous organisation’ includes:
- A Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
- An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander local government body another legal entity with greater than 51% Indigenous controlling membership or ownership.
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Applicants must be one of the following:
- You must attach to your application detailed evidence of your eligibility in accordance with the requirements of this section.
- Applications from consortia are eligible, as long as you have a lead applicant who is solely accountable to the Commonwealth for the delivery of grant activities and who is an eligible entity. Eligible organisations can form a consortium with ineligible organisations. The selection panel may suggest that as part of the approval or more organisations form a consortia.
For more information, visit Australian Government.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=e33d5f49-ed4f-4198-844a-23d99758a981&keyword=GO5781