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The Assistance Grants – Access to Industry Priority Uses of Agvet Chemicals Program, Round Three will run over 2017 – 2018. The program was announced as part of the Improved Access to Agvet Chemicals Initiative (the Initiative).

Access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals is important to Australian agricultural and livestock industries, the community and the environment. Agvet chemicals sold in Australia must be authorised, by registration or permit, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). The APVMA must also approve the specific uses of every product, based on its assessment of information provided by applicants. 

The costs of generating this information for emerging or speciality livestock and crop industries, or new pest species, will often exceed the potential returns for registrants. Larger industries may also face a similar problem when managing uncommon or emerging pests and diseases. These chemical access issues are often referred to collectively as the ‘minor use problem’.

The aim of the Initiative is to increase the number of new agvet chemical products and legal uses of existing agvet chemicals available in the Australian market.  The objective of the grants program is to assist with generating of sufficient data to support applications to the APVMA seeking approval for needed agvet chemical uses identified by the most recent collaborative forum on access priorities.

The grants program will assist industry to gain or maintain access to the identified priority uses of agvet chemicals. This will help provide short-term relief to producers while longer-term sustainable solutions to access are developed and implemented through the broader reform program mentioned above.

The following 15 Australian incorporated Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) are eligible to apply for funding under this grant program:

• Australian Egg Corporation Limited
• Australian Grape and Wine Authority
• Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited
• Australian Meat Processor Corporation Limited
• Australian Pork Limited
• Australian Wool Innovation Limited
• Cotton Research and Development Corporation
• Dairy Australia Limited
• Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
• Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited
• Grains Research and Development Corporation
• Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
• Meat and Livestock Australia Limited
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation 
• Sugar Research Australia Limited.

Note:  You are not eligible to apply for this grant program if you are an organisation that does not constitute an agricultural RDC.

Stakeholders are encouraged to contact their relevant RDC should they wish to be involved or support the RDC in preparing a grant application.

Some organisations may apply as a consortium to deliver grant activities. If you are submitting a grant application on behalf of a consortium, a member organisation or a newly created organisation must be appointed as the ‘lead organisation’.

The expected start date for the granting activities is 15/04/2018 and the expected end date is 30/06/2023. You must spend the grant funding by the end date of your grant agreement.

$1,780,000.00

From $0.00 to $100,000.00

Applicants must complete and submit an online application. Please refer to Section 8.4 of the Guidelines for the link to the application form.

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources will not provide application forms or accept applications for this grant opportunity by fax or mail.

Applications and supporting documentation must be received by the department by 2:00pm (AEST) on 15 December 2017.

If you have any technical difficulties please contact the Department by the below details.