Current grants and assistance
Current grants and assistance packages are available under the following programs:
Information about grants can also be found on Grantslink
Agriculture and rural Australia
Drought assistance
The Australian Government is lending practical support to drought affected farmers and rural communities through income support, interest rate relief, and free personal and financial counselling. More information...
- Exceptional Circumstances Exit Grants
- Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment
- Murray-Darling Basin Small Block Irrigators Exit Grant Package
- Irrigation Management Grant
- Professional Advice and Planning Grant
- Rural Financial Counselling Service
- Country Women’s Association - emergency aid grants
Food programs
The department has finalised three new Australian Government grant programs, totalling $40 million, to help boost the productivity, profitability and global competiveness of Australian food businesses. More information...
- Regional Food Producers Innovation and Productivity Program
- Promoting Australian Produce
- Promoting Australian Produce (Major Events)
Climate change
Australia's Farming Future Climate Change and Adjustment Program
The Climate Change Adjustment Program is part of Australia’s Farming Future and will assist primary producers adapt and adjust to the impacts of climate change. More information...
FarmReady
The Australian Government's FarmReady program aims to boost training opportunities for primary producers and Indigenous land managers, and enable industry, farming groups and natural resource management groups develop strategies to adapt and respond to the impacts of climate change. Two types of support are available:
Community Networks and Capacity Building
For people living and working in rural, regional and remote Australia the changing climate provides challenges but also offers opportunities. Community Networks and Capacity Building (CNCB), a component of Australia’s Farming Future, aims to build the leadership and representative capacity of target groups to strengthen community resilience and the productivity of primary industries.
Wheat Programs
As part of its transitional assistance package of up to $9.37 million, the government is providing up to $600,000 over three years for the Wheat Export Technical Market Support Grants Program. The program gives exporters of wheat, either in both bulk or bags and containers the opportunity to access up to $60,000 across all rounds of the program to establish technical market support arrangement for new customers.
Natural resource management
Caring for Our Country
Caring for our Country is the Government's natural resource management initiative. It integrates delivery of the Commonwealth's previous natural resource management programs, the Natural Heritage Trust, the National Landcare Program, the Environmental Stewardship Program and the Working on Country Indigenous land and environmental program. In its initial five years, Caring for our Country provides around $2 billion in funding for natural resource management.
Caring for our Country also incorporates the delivery of a range of other natural resource management funding elements including Community Coastcare, World Heritage, regional investments and relevant 2007 election commitments.
Caring for our Country focuses on achieving strategic results in six national priorities:
- the National Reserve System
- biodiversity and natural icons
- coastal environments and critical aquatic habitats
- sustainable farm practices
- natural resource management in northern and remote Australia, and
- community skills, knowledge and engagement.
The Australian Government calls for investment proposals for projects through annual Caring for our Country business plans.
Natural resources funding programs
There are a number of natural resource funding programs offered by the Australian Government. More information...
Pest animal management
The Australian Government is supporting research and extension projects which develop and promote improved approaches to the management and monitoring of agricultural pest animals.