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Critical Producer Grant — NSW

$10K – $100K available

Department of Regional NSW

The Critical Producer Grant is a NSW recovery funding program for primary producers and primary production enterprises in targeted industries affected by the February and March 2022 severe weather and flooding events. It supports medium- to longer-term rebuilding and recovery to help businesses remain viable, support jobs, improve resilience and enable future production.

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Funding

$10K – $100K

Closed

30 Sept 2023

Duration

to 2024-05-31 for activity completion or invoice claims

Location

New South Wales

Who Can Apply

• Must be a primary producer or primary production enterprise • Must be impacted by the February and March 2022 NSW Severe Weather and Flooding events • Must be operating in a Local Government Area declared for the February and March 2022 flooding events • Agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture applicants are eligible if approved for the full $75,000 Special Disaster Grant • Forestry support is available for private native forestry leaseholders and timber plantation owners • Targeted industries include agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry sectors listed in the program guidelines

Available to primary producers and primary production enterprises in targeted industries that were impacted by and operating in Local Government Areas declared under the February and March 2022 NSW Severe Weather and Flooding events. Eligible applicants include approved recipients of the full $75,000 Special Disaster Grant in the agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture sectors, and forestry support is available for private native forestry leaseholders and timber plantation owners. Targeted industries include agriculture (dairy, extensive livestock, intensive livestock, apiculture and broadacre cropping), aquaculture (oysters, mussels and fisheries), horticulture (turf, vegetables, berries, cut flowers and plant nurseries, perennial tree crops) and forestry.

What's Funded

Recovery and rebuild activities for eligible flood-impacted primary production businesses, including sector-specific recovery works such as flood repair, roads and plantation repair, and other activities set out in industry guidelines.

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Expected Outcomes

Applicants are expected to rebuild and recover from the 2022 flood events, restore production capability, support job security, improve future resilience and enable ongoing primary production.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

companypartnershipsole_tradertrustother

Stage

established

Funding Purposes

communityemploymentsustainabilitycapital_expenditureother

Keywords

flood recoveryprimary producersagriculturehorticultureaquacultureforestrydisaster recoveryregional New South Wales

Official Grant Page

Department of Regional NSW

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Critical Producer Grant?

The Critical Producer Grant is a business grant offered by Department of Regional NSW in Australia, providing $10K – $100K in funding. The Critical Producer Grant is a NSW recovery funding program for primary producers and primary production enterprises in targeted industries affected by the February and March 2022 severe weather and flooding events. It supports medium- to longer-term rebuilding and recovery to help businesses remain viable, support jobs, improve resilience and enable future production.

How much funding does the Critical Producer Grant provide?

The Critical Producer Grant provides $10K – $100K in funding. The typical project duration is to 2024-05-31 for activity completion or invoice claims.

Who is eligible for the Critical Producer Grant?

Must be a primary producer or primary production enterprise
Must be impacted by the February and March 2022 NSW Severe Weather and Flooding events
Must be operating in a Local Government Area declared for the February and March 2022 flooding events
Agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture applicants are eligible if approved for the full $75,000 Special Disaster Grant
Forestry support is available for private native forestry leaseholders and timber plantation owners
Targeted industries include agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry sectors listed in the program guidelines

When does the Critical Producer Grant close?

Applications closed on 30 Sept 2023.

What activities are funded?

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