Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) has announced its Rural Agricultural Development (sheep and goats) Grants Scheme – Round 2 to support economic development in relevant rural areas, strengthen primary production involving sheep and goats and support growth within Queensland’s sheep and goat meat supply, processing and value chains.
Funding Information
- Grants are available up to $200,000 as a co-contribution to be matched by applicants.
- An amount of $1.9 million has been made available to fund grants under Round Two of the Scheme.
- Grants are subject to the availability of funding and applying for a grant is no guarantee funding will be approved.
Activities
Grant funding may be used for an eligible activity, including, but not limited to:
- Developing a new market for a product derived from sheep and goats; or
- Expanding the capabilities of businesses within the supply chain for production, processing, manufacturing or selling products derived from sheep or goats; or
- Providing specialised training or equipment to an eligible primary production enterprise.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following entities or combination of entities are eligible to be considered for a grant under the Scheme:
- A medium sized business;
- An association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981;
- A cooperative registered under the Cooperatives Act 1997;
- An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cwlth);
- A primary producer;
- An entity established to represent either:
- Primary producers; or
- Primary production enterprises;
- A university in Queensland;
- A tertiary education institution, or another institution or organisation that provides vocational training in Queensland; or
- A local government.
- To be eligible applicants must also:
- Be able to provide an equal cash contribution to match at least the grant requested;
- Have adequate experience or qualifications and have reasonable prospects of successfully carrying out the activity;
- Demonstrate the activity has sound prospects and commercial viability in the long term;
- Have not received funding under the scheme for a substantially similar activity;
- Have not received other government funding for the activity; and
- Demonstrate the activity will provide a significant economic benefit to the stated rural area.
For more information, visit QRIDA.
