Deadline: 17-Feb-22
The Australian Government is inviting organisations, in a demand driven process, to apply to receive support under the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Program. The purpose of the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days grant program is to provide operational support for agricultural show societies and organisers of agricultural field days that were forced to cancel their events scheduled between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The intended outcome of the program is to ensure the sustainability of the organisers of agricultural show societies, local agricultural shows and field days and the agricultural shows and field days they conduct.
Funding Information
- The Australian Government has announced a total of $21 million GST exclusive in 2021–22 to extend the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Round 1 program to 30 June 2022.
- This grant opportunity is designed to support operational costs for events that were scheduled to be held between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 but cancelled due to COVID-19.
- The total grant funding available has been split into 2 separate streams:
- The Commonwealth Grants Rules ( CCRS) – $13.1 million GST exclusive
- AgShows and Field Days ( AFD )– $7.9 million GST exclusive
The only grants available under these grant opportunity guideline.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:
- Indigenous Corporation
- Company
- Cooperative
- An Incorporated Association
- An Unincorporated Association (where the proposed activities are consistent with the purpose Of the program).
If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type as listed above.
Additional eligibility criteria
They can only accept applications from eligible entities that:
- Cancelled an agricultural show or field day that was scheduled to be held in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. An agricultural show or field day comprises a mixture of events, activities, displays, competitions and entertainment that together seek to showcase a broad range of the agriculture sector and animal husbandry, including its equipment, livestock, trade and innovation
- Are members of Agricultural Shows Australia or are a member of a state and territory agricultural show society that is a member of Agricultural Shows Australia
- are a member of the Association of Agricultural Field Days Australasia and/or run Australian agricultural field day events that markets principally to the rural sector with at least 70% of the total exhibit area being agricultural exhibitors, those that have products and services focused at the agricultural and horticultural sectors (the focus of these events must be on commercial agricultural enterprises, investment and innovation).
For more information, visit https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/grants/supporting-agricultural-shows-and-field-days-round-2