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The FDF: Long Term Trials of Drought Resilient Farming Practices Round 2 supports large, collaborative, long-term trials into innovative farming technologies and approaches that build drought and climate resilience.
The Program supports large, collaborative, long-term trials into innovative farming technologies and approaches that build drought and climate resilience through:
- Increasing farmer capacity and uptake of innovations on farms to prepare for and quickly recover from drought and climate impacts
- Enabling farmers to experiment with innovative technologies
- Strengthen stakeholder networks for knowledge sharing and translating trial outputs.
The Program particularly supports trials in the following agricultural industries:
- Cereal and other broadacre crops
- Horticulture crops
- Livestock
The total funding pool is $40.3 million. Grants of $3 million to $8 million are available and cover up to 100% of project costs.
Note: applicants are encouraged to make a cash or in-kind contribution to the project.
Projects must be delivered by a consortium of at least 2 entities. The lead applicant must have an ABN and be one of the following entities:
- Companies
- Cooperatives
- Corporate Commonwealth entities
- Corporate/non-corporate State/Territory entities
- Incorporated associations
- Indigenous Corporations
- Local governments
- Non-corporate State/Territory Statutory Authorities
- Statutory Entities.
Note: consortia much include partnerships with farmers or farmer-owned research organisations.
Applications close on 19 November 2024.
Edward Day
Edward Day, based in Perth, is a Senior Manager in RSM’s Government Grants team.
Edward, a seasoned specialist in Government Grants, supports clients in preparing grant applications across various Federal and State Government programs. He offers personalised advice, devises Government funding strategies, and prepares applications for competitive grant programs.
