Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO5078
Innovative Agricultural Trials in Indian Ocean Territories
This program will run over 2 years from 2021–22 to 2022–23 on Christmas Island (CI) and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI). It promotes economic diversification and growth by supporting agricultural or aquaculture trial demonstration sites designed to identify different produce that can be grown in the region and trial niche agricultural or aquaculture techniques. The program was announced as part of the Indian Ocean Territories Economic Diversification strategy.
The program aims to:
- reduce food costs to the IOT community by reducing the need for costly imports
- allow the IOT community to buy fresh local produce and support better health outcomes
- undertake sound agricultural or aquaculture trials and produce results that are repeatable and adaptable
- develop a niche agricultural or aquaculture industry in the IOT that would contribute to food security and greater self-sufficiency.
To be eligible you must have an Australian business number (ABN) and be one of the following entities:
- an entity incorporated in Australia
- a company limited by guarantee
- an incorporated association
- an incorporated not for profit organisation
- a non-distributive co-operative
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- an Australian local government agency or body as defined in Section 14 (Glossary)
- an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
- a registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land council.
We can only accept applications where:
- where the project activities are located on Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- where you provide evidence from your board (or chief executive officer or equivalent if there is no board) that the project is supported, and that you can complete the project and meet the costs of the project not covered by grant funding.
We cannot waive the eligibility criteria under any circumstances.
$500,000.00
From $50,000.00 to $150,000.00
To apply, go to: www.business.gov.au/IATIOT
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