"We'll Help You Obtain The Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse Grant"
Round 1 - closed 30 June 2009- Round 2 - closes 10 February 2010
Dear Friend,
If you would like to take advantage of this generous grant... but don't want to be jumping through hoops and filling out mountains of paperwork then you need to speak to an expert in government grants.
Interested? These are the Next Steps...
To start, please give our MD a call directly on 0413791140 or download our Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse Flyer.
To Your Success,
Ross Turetsky MBA, BCom, BInfosys
Managing Director, Grant Solutions
Program Overview
As part of the Water for the Future framework, the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan will provide investment of $1 billion for desalination, water recycling and stormwater harvesting projects to assist major towns and cities in securing their long term water supply.
The Government has now decided to enhance the scope of the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan by providing greater incentives for urban stormwater harvesting projects in order to reduce the demand on potable water supplies.
Program Objetives
The objective of the special call is to support stormwater harvesting and reuse projects in both large and small cities and towns that contribute to:
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Improving the security of water supplies in Australia, without adding to greenhouse gas emissions
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Reducing the demand on potable water supplies
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Helping to reduce the impact of urban runoff on water quality in receiving waters
Funding available
Subject to suitable proposals, the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan will provide a minimum of $200 million for stormwater harvesting and reuse projects.
Project funding is available for 50 per cent of eligible capital costs. The minimum project size is $4 million (eligible for funding of $2 million). While there is no maximum project size, funding is capped at $20 million (GST exclusive) per project. Funding is available for project work to be completed by 30 June 2013. The call for proposals occurred in March 2009.
Eligible Applicants
State, territory and local government, public water utilities and private companies are eligible to apply.
Common uses of harvested stormwater include the irrigation of parks, ovals and golf courses and other municipal and commercial purposes. Projects will need to source 100 per cent of their energy needs from renewable sources or fully offset the carbon impact of the project's operations.
Provision of funding to state/territory entities will be subject to achievement of water reform milestones to be detailed in bilateral agreements between the Australian Government and the relevant state or territory government.
Funding Rounds
Round 1: 30 June 2009 - Round 2: 10 February 2010
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