Deadline: 11-Jan-22
The Australian Government is inviting applicants/organisations via an open process under the Future Drought Fund: Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes Grants Program to trial and demonstrate how scaling of particular practices (or combinations of practices) to improve management of natural capital can build drought resilience.
Through this, the program aims to create and communicate an evidence base and case studies that contribute to scaling out the successful practices.
They are looking for projects that address all of the following:
- targeted at improving the drought resilience of agriculture
- involve trial and demonstration of practices to improve management of natural capital in ways that directly support drought resilience
- focused on achieving and measuring impacts at scale, particularly landscape scale
- provide case studies to support scaling out of successful practices through robust monitoring, measurement and communication of project impacts
- are valued between $500,000 and $1 million
- delivered over April 2022 to June 2024.
Focus Areas
- Projects must explicitly target improved drought resilience
- Projects must be focused on the management of natural capital
- Projects must focus on demonstrating impact at scale
- The program is focused on scaling relatively mature practices
Funding Information
- The Australian Government has announced a total of $23 million (GST exclusive) over 3 years for the Future Drought Fund: Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes Grants Program.
- The minimum grant amount is $500,000 (GST exclusive).
- The maximum grant amount is $1 million (GST exclusive).
Outcomes
The program will contribute to drought resilience by:
- increasing the number of land managers trialling and adopting drought resilient land management practices – both directly through project activities, and by providing case studies and evidence that can support the “scaling out” of effective practices.
- strengthening collaborative networks between farmers and other land managers in support of increased adoption of drought resilient land management practices.
- demonstrating the effectiveness of particular land management practices, and combinations of practices, in improving drought resilience.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible you must be an Australian-based organisation, capable of entering into a legally binding and enforceable agreement with the Commonwealth. This includes the following entity types:
- Indigenous Corporation, registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
- Company
- Corporate Commonwealth Entity
- Commonwealth Company
- Corporate State or Territory Entity
- Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
- Local Government
- Cooperative
- Incorporated Association
- Statutory Entity
- Partnership
- Trustee on behalf of a Trust
- Consortia are encouraged to apply. Each consortium must nominate a lead applicant who is solely accountable to the Commonwealth for the delivery of grant activities and is an eligible entity.
For more information, visit https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/grants/drought-resilient-soils-and-landscapes-grants-program
