Carbon Farming Initiative - Outreach and Extension funding
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Date:
19 Dec 2012 - 5:00pm
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is seeking applications for project funding under the $64 million Extension and Outreach Program, as part of the Australian Government’s Carbon Farming Futures Program.
Grants will support a range of activities to deliver information to farmers, land managers and their key advisors to assist them to reduce land sector greenhouse gas emissions and to participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative.
Applications are sought from businesses or private organisations, such as agri-businesses or a farm advisor/consulting companies, farming groups or industry associations, natural resource management organisations, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisations and research, development and extension organisations. Applicants must have a current Australian Business Number.
Applications can be submitted at any time until April 2016. To be included in the first assessment, applications need to be received by the department by 5:00 PM ADST on Wednesday, 19 December 2012.
More information
The department will host a free web-based information session on the Extension and Outreach Program at 11:00 AM ADST on Wednesday, 14 November 2012.
For further information, including application forms and grant guidelines, visit www.daff.gov.au/extensionandoutreach, email EandO@daff.gov.au or phone 1800 283 940.
