"How To Get The On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Grant"
Dear Farm Irrigator,
Once in a while an opportunity comes along that is just too good to miss...
the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program is such an opportunity.
During the next 3 rounds of the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program, the federal government is making a LOT of money ($300 Million to be exactly) available to farm irrigators in order to improve the water efficiency.
Unfortunately, these grants are very competitive, meaning that the chances of getting this money is relatively low (there are always more applicants than there is funding available).
Before you even consider starting an application, do yourself a favour and answer the
following 4 questions:
- When was the last time you successfully applied for a competitive government grant?
- Do you have time to read through 100+ pages of guidelines and supporting material?
- Do you want to
spend hours on the phone being "transferred" between departments?
- Do you even know where to start?
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Interested? These are the Next Steps...
To start, please give our MD a call directly on 0413791140.
Round 1 closed Nov 17, 2009... (Round 2 will open shortly)
To Your Farm Irrigation Success,
Ross Turetsky MBA, BCom, BInfoSys
Managing Director, Grant Solutions
The Australian Government is committed to improving the efficiency and productivity of On-Farm Irrigation water use and management to secure a long-term sustainable future for irrigation regions and return water to the environment.
As part of the $5.8 billion Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program under Water for the Future, the Australian Government is providing $300 million for the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program (the Program).
The Program aims to assist irrigators in the Lachlan and southern.connected system of the Murray-Darling Basin to modernise their on-farm irrigation infrastructure and return water to the environment.
The southern-connected system includes the New South Wales Murray, Victorian Murray, South Australia Murray, Murrumbidgee, Kiewa, Ovens, Goulburn, Campaspe, Loddon, Avoca, and the lower Darling (south of Menindee Lakes) river catchments.
How much funding is available?
The Australian Government has committed $300 million which will be awarded through three competitive rounds over four years commencing 2009-10.
Who can apply?
Program funding will be provided to organisations that have direct links with irrigators and will act as program delivery partners. Program delivery partners will use the funding provided by the Program to fund individual irrigator sub-projects.
A program delivery partner must:
- Have direct and demonstrable links to irrigators;
- Be a legal entity and registered with the Australian Tax Office; and
- Be able to enter into a contract with the government and negotiate and enter into contracts with irrigators for individual projects.
Who cannot apply?
Individual irrigators, state governments and local government bodies cannot apply directly for funding. Individual irrigator sub-projects are funded via Delivery Partners.
Individual irrigators are advised to contact an organisation who is an eligible delivery partner if they would like to propose an irrigation infrastructure project on their farm. To find out more about being a delivery partner refer to the Program Guidelines available on the program website.
What types of activities are eligible to be a project?
- Installing new or upgrading existing irrigation infrastructure or technology
- Improving irrigated area layout or design for the purpose of improving on-farm irrigation efficiency
- Ancillary equipment necessary for new or upgraded irrigation systems to function (e.g. computer equipment)
- Capital costs of new/upgraded irrigation equipment as well as the cost of installation.
What types of activities are not eligible to be a project?
- Research and development projects
- Upgrading existing or installing new irrigation systems for urban or industrial land uses
- Application of different management approaches such as crop rotation or use of new plant types
- Projects converting irrigated land to dryland agriculture
- On-going labour and maintenance costs of operating new or existing infrastructure or closing down infrastructure
- Projects that have been completed or have already commenced
- Projects that establish irrigation on farms not previously irrigated or new irrigation districts
- Planning activities and costs associated with development of on-farm water efficiency plans.
More Information
Funding for on-farm irrigation infrastructure improvements is available through several federal and state programs. This program is available in the Lachlan and southern connected system of the Murray-Darling Basin only.
Irrigators outside this region who are interested in applying for funding are advised to seek further information on a program available in their area.
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