Supply Chain Support Program – Australia

Deadline: 20-Jan-23

The NSW Government is offering $22 million to rebuild, repair and enhance processing businesses within the primary industry supply chains that were impacted by the February and March 2022 floods.

The $22 million Supply Chain Support Program (the Program) is part of the $150 million Primary Industry Support Package that is co-funded by the Australian and NSW governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). This Package is designed to support recovery, rebuilding and resilience efforts for primary producers and industries which have been significantly impacted by floods.

Objectives

The aim of the Supply Chain Support Program is to support the recovery of first receivers that process primary produce in identified Primary Industries impacted by the February/March 2022 severe weather and floods by:

• assisting in the business recovery of processors that have been directly and indirectly impacted
• retaining key skills and jobs within the supply chain
• upgrading and enhancing the supply chain, where applicable, to reduce the impacts of further natural disasters and build sector resilience for future events
• providing support which has a medium to longer term impact.

Funding Information

• Up to $2 million per application will be made available per project.
• Funding for individual applications will be capped at the following rates:
  • Directly Impacted Applicants: up to $2 million per application. Example projects could include replacement of impacted assets. Minimum application is $500,000.
  • Indirectly Impacted Applicants: up to $250,000 per application. Example projects could include freight subsidies to transport produce from out of normal supply areas, or diversification to business. Minimum application is $100,000.

Eligible Projects

Projects must:

• have a primary focus on the retention and creation of jobs
• build industry sustainability, support/increase supply-chain efficiencies
• involve product diversification (whilst continuing to support supply chains in eligible industries and LGAs) or other activities that will support sustainable jobs including sector-wide professionalisation or business development with a focus on productivity, sustainability and growth
• be sustainable without continued government investment
• align with existing NSW Government policies and strategies
• have a minimum co-contribution of 50% of the total project cost. Co-contributions can include direct cash and in-kind contributions to the project.
• be able to commence within 12 months from announcement.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must:
  • be in the supply or value chain of the aquaculture (including fisheries), horticulture (blueberries, macadamias, pecans, vegetables, tea tree), or agriculture (beef, dairy, soybeans, sugarcane, intensive livestock) industries
  • operate and be located in one of the 62 LGAs impacted by AGRN 1012 or represent members that have been impacted
  • have experienced direct or indirect impacts as a result of AGRN 1012
  • be the first receiver AND processor of primary produce
  • have demonstrated skills and capacity to deliver the project
  • have been registered, as per the relevant criteria, and operational for 12 months or more prior to the commencement of AGRN 1012 on 22 February 2022
  • have or be willing to purchase at least $20 million in Public Liability Insurance.
• Businesses Applicant must:
  • be an industry business enterprise or in the close supply or value chain of the eligible industries
  • have an ABN, ACN, AIN or another identifier
  • be a legally registered, incorporated entity
  • be registered for GST
  • have been financially viable prior to AGRN 1012, and continue to be financially viable.
• Co-operatives Applicants must:
  • be a registered co-operative with NSW Fair Trading Registry and Accreditation under the Co-operatives National Law (NSW)
  • be operational with at least five active members.

Ineligible

• Australian Government or NSW Government agencies
• organisations that are not registered co-operatives, unincorporated or do not have an ABN, AIN or other identifier
• primary producers and farm gate sellers
• transport and logistic providers
• businesses that are insolvent

For more information, visit NSW Government.