Extension and Adoption of Drought Resilience Farming Practices Grants Program

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is inviting tenders for its Extension and Adoption of Drought Resilience Farming Practices Grants Program for project between $100,000 and $3 million of  up to 24 months duration. Successful projects must be carried out between June 2023 and June 2025.

The objective of the program is to fund activities that support adoption of proven and existing Australian and/or internationally generated research and development (R&D) practices and technology that:

• reduce the impacts of drought on agricultural productivity and/or enable a quicker recovery of farmers and their lands from drought
• have potential to be adopted at a large scale (either across multiple farms, a farming system, landscapes, regions or industries)
• can demonstrate public benefits.

• Applications accepted via grant connect until 9th January 2023, 9:00 pm
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
• More information