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Call for EOIs: Victorian Carbon Farming Program in Australia

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Deadline: 12-May-23

The Victorian Government is seeking Expression of Interest (EOIs) for the Victorian Carbon Farming Program (VCFP) to provide an opportunity for private landholders to reduce emissions and build resilience to a changing climate.

The VCFP aims to increase opportunities for Victorian landowners to generate revenue through carbon sequestration by activating properties that are currently only marginally economically viable within the context of the ERF, and in doing so, help to develop and improve Victoria’s carbon farming industry over time.

This program will support private landholders to:

The program will run as a pilot for the first 18 months in the North Central Catchment Management Authority Region. Lessons and outcomes from the pilot will contribute to future funding rounds across the state.

Objective

The objectives of the VCFP are to:

Funding Information

Registered Project Advisors will be able to apply for:

Outcomes

The VCFP Pilot is designed to deliver outcomes that:

Eligibility Criteria

Responses to this EOI are invited from businesses that can provide the following:

VCFP Project Requirements

If a Registered Project Advisor seeks and is successful in obtaining a grant to undertake a VCFP Project, the Registered Project Advisor will be required to comply with the requirements of the deed of grant which includes obligations to:

EOI Response

The Department is seeking EOIs from suitably qualified business entities to be included on a Register of Project Advisors to deliver Outreach Activities, and/or to undertake VCFP Projects in the Pilot Area under the VCFP Pilot (the Register). Responses to the EOI are sought from established businesses who can demonstrate experience and capacity in one or more of the following areas:

Respondents to this EOI who are included by the Department on the Register as a Project Advisor may be invited to apply for:

For more information, visit Victorian Government.

 

 

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