These are grants that provide financial assistance to growers with water initiatives, labour schemes, export incentives, financial assistance & community outreach.
Available Opportinuties
Pastoral Water Grant Scheme
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The Pastoral Water Grants Scheme (PWGS) provides grants of up to $20 000 for commercial pastoralists looking to develop alternative watering points to reduce grazing intensity around existing overgrazed and degraded water supplies.
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Farm Water Supply Planning Scheme
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The Farm Water Supply Planning Scheme (FWSPS) encourages commercial farmers in dryland agricultural areas to participate in a comprehensive farm water audit process. This audit process provides farmers with recognised water conservation and management principles and a robust framework on which to base water resource management decisions. Commercial farmers in dryland agricultural areas of Western Australia (less than 600mm annual rainfall) operating either traditional broad acre or non-broad acre farming businesses can apply.
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Farm Water Rebate Scheme
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The Farm Water Rebate Scheme (FWRS) builds on the FWSPS by offering rebates for on-farm water supply improvement works. The scheme encourages commercial farmers in dryland agricultural areas of the state to implement on farm water supply improvements (which are identified during the planning process) that address areas of water deficiency. The scheme also aims to encourage farmers to better manage existing water supplies and reduce water wastage.
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Community Water Supply Program
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The CWSP objective is to assist broad-acre farming communities to establish or improve non-potable water supplies to enable the community to develop reliable off farm water supplies for community use such as irrigation of town scapes and local emergency water supplies. It encourages local government communities to plan for and install community water supplies for emergency livestock use to cover dry periods when on farm supplies fail.
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Short-term allowance for people affected by a major disaster
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Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) is a short term payment that is available to assist individuals whose income has been directly impacted by a declared major or widespread disaster. A declared major or widespread disaster can be a natural or man-made disaster that occurs either in Australia or offshore. An allowance paid for a maximum of 13 weeks is available to eligible individuals, including employees, sole traders and primary producers.
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Seasonal workers for employers in the agriculture and accommodation sector
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Organisations, including labour hire entities, contractors, growers and trusts, can apply to become an approved employer in the agriculture industry and in identified locations in the accommodation industry. Contractors must have been in operation for at least 5 years and have a record of compliance with immigration and workplace relations requirements to be eligible to apply to become an approved employer. Approved employers can access seasonal workers from participating countries, including: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
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Regional Agriculture, Tourism & Hospitality Workers Travel and Accommodation Support Scheme
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The Regional Agriculture, Tourism and Hospitality Workers Travel and Accommodation Support Scheme (Scheme) will provide new opportunities for Western Australian job seekers and Working Holiday Maker visa holders (WHM), encourage regional work and travel, and help people access jobs in the regions.
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Bonds for small to medium export businesses
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Small to medium exporting businesses can apply for 3 different grants over 8 years (not necessarily consecutively) for eligible promotional activities. Grants are available in 3 stages: Ready to export, expanding , and expanding & strategic shift
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Expport Market Development Grant (EMDG)
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EMDG is a federal government incentive program that encourages Australian businesses to start exporting, or to expand their export programs. Businesses that successfully apply for EMDG will receive cash rebates on their international marketing costs.
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Funding for businesses undertaking renewable energy projects
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The Advancing Renewables Program provides businesses with funding or finance to develop renewable energy technologies.
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Loans for small to medium businesses to export goods or services
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Export Finance Australia loans are available to help small and medium sized businesses secure the finance required to meet specific export contracts or purchase orders when traditional lenders are unable to help.
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Accelerated depreciation of new business assets
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Businesses are eligible for the backing business investment – accelerated depreciation deduction if they have an aggregated turnover of less than $500 million in the year they are claiming the deduction. The deduction is available in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 income years.
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Funding for business development in the Collie region of WA
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The Collie Futures Industry Development Fund supports new and existing businesses in the Collie region of WA to develop new or expand existing industries. Successful projects will be those able to demonstrate a significant and sustainable impact on the local economy by increasing productivity and creating jobs.
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Regional Funding
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The Department provides a range of services to regional WA including a number of funding opportunities to ensure sport and recreation is as accessible and vibrant in the regions as it is in the metropolitan area.
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Regional Events Scheme
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Tourism WA’s Regional Events Scheme (RES), which is jointly funded by Royalties for Regions, is an annual funding round for smaller, developing regional events across the State.
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Building Better Regions Fund
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The $1.38 billion Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) supports the Australian Government’s commitment to create jobs, drive economic growth and build stronger regional communities into the future.The fund invests in projects located in, or benefiting eligible areas outside the major capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Canberra.
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