Deadline: 17-Oct-22
Agriculture Victoria is accepting applications for its Horticultural Netting Grants for Victorian Horticulturalists.
Grants are available for eligible horticulture enterprises operating in Victoria. The Program will provide for up to 50 per cent of eligible costs to purchase and commercially install new horticultural netting (fixed and demountable), to a maximum of $150,000.
The purpose of the expanded Horticultural Netting Program (the Program) is to provide funding to eligible horticultural enterprises (excluding wine grapes) for the purchase and installation of new netting over established production areas (a ‘project’).
The number and value of individual grants allocated by the Program will depend upon overall demand. If the Program is oversubscribed, funding will be allocated to successful applicants on a pro-rata basis (a proportion of the amount applied for).
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for a rebate for 50% of the eligible costs of their project, capped at $150,000.
Eligibility Criteria
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Eligible applicants must:
- Operate a primary production business (as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997)
- Be property owners, share farmers or lease holders for the land parcel proposed for the project
- Operate a commercial horticultural enterprise in Victoria, excluding wine grape production
- Operate as a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company
- Hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) with primary place of business in Victoria
- Earn more than 50 per cent of their gross income from their primary production business under normal seasonal circumstances
- Have complied with the terms and conditions of any previous Victorian Government funding, grant or concessional loan they have received.
- Businesses that have received a grant under the initial horticultural netting program for the apple and pear industry may apply for a grant under this program. However, the application must be for a new project on a different area under production.
- Funding is limited to one grant per business with an Australian Business Number (ABN) registered with the Australian Tax Office as a primary production business in Victoria. Netting projects may be installed over mixed crops operated by one business, but only one grant will be available.
For more information, visit Agriculture Victoria.
For more information, visit https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/support-and-resources/funds-grants-programs/horticultural-netting-grants-program?utm_source=agriculture-vic-gov-au&utm_medium=vanity-url-301ssredirect&utm_content=netting&utm_campaign=agriculture
