The Small Grants Round is part of the National Landcare Programme and complements the delivery of the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper by supporting the resilience, competitiveness and productivity of Australian agricultural and fishing industries.

Originally the total funds available to the Small Grants Round was $2.2 million (GST inclusive) as stated in the program guidelines, with funding to be allocated and paid to successful grantees in the 2015–16 financial year.

An additional $1.606 million (GST inclusive) was allocated for projects during the assessment phase, as the program was significantly over subscribed.

The total $3.8 million (GST inclusive) was granted to 103 projects in June 2015. Grantees included farming systems’ groups, community groups and individuals from across Australia.

The objectives of this Small Grants Round are:

• to increase the capacity and knowledge of famers and fishers to productively and sustainably manage Australia’s natural resources
• the adoption of appropriate management practices that will increase the production or improve product quality while maintaining or enhancing the natural resource base.

Successful projects

Find out about the 103 successful projects.

Sustainable Agriculture Small Grants 2015-16 - Successful projects (PDF - 340.42 KB)
Sustainable Agriculture Small Grants 2015-16 - Successful projects (DOCX - 298.71 KB)

Background

Applications for the Small Grants Round were open from 5 November until 2pm (AEDT) Monday 7 December 2015.

There was a high-level of community interest in this grants programme, with 640 eligible applications received during the application period.

As outlined in the Programme Guidelines, applications were assessed by the relevant state-based assessment panels, before progressing to the national moderation panel for further consideration.

Applications for the Small Grants Round are now closed, however, the guidelines remain available for reference purposes. 

Programme guidelines

The National Landcare Programme Sustainable Agriculture Small Grants Round 2015-16 Guidelines set out the eligibility and assessment criteria, the application and assessment process and other important information.

Contact us

This programme is administered by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. If you have any questions about it, you can contact the Programme Secretariat at landcare@agriculture.gov.au.