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Clean Coastal Catchments Horticulture Grants Program — NSW
$10K – $35K available
Local Land Services
Grant funding for intensive horticultural landholders in North Coast priority catchments to undertake on-farm activities that reduce sediment and nutrient inputs to coastal catchments. The program supports improved water quality, marine habitat protection, and more sustainable and productive horticultural systems in coastal New South Wales.
Funding
$10K – $35K
Closed
15 May 2024
Duration
within the 2024/2025 financial year
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be a commercial blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, or vegetable/edible herb grower operating under an ABN.
• Works must be carried out within Coffs Harbour, Nambucca, Clarence and Bellinger LGAs.
• Works must be in a coastal draining catchment.
• Works must be completed on land already in use for horticultural production.
• Works must be carried out on private land or managed (perpetual lease) Crown land.
• Applicant must enter a contracted agreement with Local Land Services, undertake before and after monitoring, and complete a final report if funded.
• A landholder can submit only 1 application per business.
• Applicants must not have received prior funding for the proposed works from another funding source.
• Funding requested should align with standardised costings unless supported by quote and justification.
• Applicants must provide an in-kind contribution equal to or greater than the total amount of funds requested.
• Applicant must commit to providing 5 years of site maintenance after project completion.
• Funded works must be carried out and completed within the 2024/2025 financial year.
• Applicants must hold or commit to obtaining public liability insurance of at least $10 million before executing a funding deed.
• Proposed works must be consistent with program objectives and comprise eligible activities.
• Proposed activities must comply with local, New South Wales and Australian government regulations and legislation.
• Applicants must have paid all outstanding North Coast Local Land Services financial obligations before receiving a funding agreement.
Applicants must be commercial blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, or vegetable/edible herb growers located in the Clarence, Coffs Harbour, Bellinger and Nambucca LGAs, operating under an ABN. Works must be within those LGAs, in a coastal draining catchment, on land already used for horticultural production, and on private land or managed perpetual lease Crown land. Applicants must submit only one application per business, not have received prior funding for the proposed works, provide in-kind contributions at least equal to the grant requested, commit to 5 years of site maintenance, complete works within the 2024/2025 financial year, hold or commit to obtaining at least $10 million public liability insurance before executing a funding deed, comply with relevant laws and regulations, and have paid outstanding North Coast Local Land Services financial obligations before receiving a funding agreement.
What's Funded
Eligible activities include irrigation and fertigation retrofits or upgrades to existing production areas that reduce water use, wastewater capture and treatment or recycling systems, nutrient detention ponds, artificial wetlands, filter ponds, riparian and perimeter revegetation or vegetated buffer zones, erosion control works such as diversion and contour banks, and modified fertiliser use to reduce nutrient loss and runoff.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Projects are expected to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff to coastal catchments, improve water quality and marine estate outcomes, support long-term economic and environmental sustainability of intensive horticulture, and deliver required monitoring, reporting, and ongoing site maintenance.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
companysole_traderpartnershiptrustother
Stage
established
Funding Purposes
sustainabilitycapital_expenditureexportother
Keywords
horticulturecoastal catchmentswater qualitynutrient runoffsediment reductionmarine estateirrigation upgradesfertigation
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Clean Coastal Catchments Horticulture Grants Program?
The Clean Coastal Catchments Horticulture Grants Program is a business grant offered by Local Land Services in Australia, providing $10K – $35K in funding. Grant funding for intensive horticultural landholders in North Coast priority catchments to undertake on-farm activities that reduce sediment and nutrient inputs to coastal catchments. The program supports improved water quality, marine habitat protection, and more sustainable and productive horticultural systems in coastal New South Wales.
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How much funding does the Clean Coastal Catchments Horticulture Grants Program provide?
The Clean Coastal Catchments Horticulture Grants Program provides $10K – $35K in funding. The typical project duration is within the 2024/2025 financial year.
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Who is eligible for the Clean Coastal Catchments Horticulture Grants Program?
- Applicant must be a commercial blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, or vegetable/edible herb grower operating under an ABN.
- Works must be carried out within Coffs Harbour, Nambucca, Clarence and Bellinger LGAs.
- Works must be in a coastal draining catchment.
- Works must be completed on land already in use for horticultural production.
- Works must be carried out on private land or managed (perpetual lease) Crown land.
- Applicant must enter a contracted agreement with Local Land Services, undertake before and after monitoring, and complete a final report if funded.
- A landholder can submit only 1 application per business.
- Applicants must not have received prior funding for the proposed works from another funding source.
- Funding requested should align with standardised costings unless supported by quote and justification.
- Applicants must provide an in-kind contribution equal to or greater than the total amount of funds requested.
- Applicant must commit to providing 5 years of site maintenance after project completion.
- Funded works must be carried out and completed within the 2024/2025 financial year.
- Applicants must hold or commit to obtaining public liability insurance of at least $10 million before executing a funding deed.
- Proposed works must be consistent with program objectives and comprise eligible activities.
- Proposed activities must comply with local, New South Wales and Australian government regulations and legislation.
- Applicants must have paid all outstanding North Coast Local Land Services financial obligations before receiving a funding agreement.
4
When does the Clean Coastal Catchments Horticulture Grants Program close?
Applications closed on 15 May 2024.
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What activities are funded?
Eligible activities include irrigation and fertigation retrofits or upgrades to existing production areas that reduce water use, wastewater capture and treatment or recycling systems, nutrient detention ponds, artificial wetlands, filter ponds, riparian and perimeter revegetation or vegetated buffer zones, erosion control works such as diversion and contour banks, and modified fertiliser use to reduce nutrient loss and runoff.
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