Government Grants for Green Building
Areas outside the greater metropolitan area or country areas are classed as regional. These areas are often characterised by small population towns or the significant areas of agricultural activities.
Grants for Green Building Include:
Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
Reimbursement of up to $150k based on 50% of your export marketing costs, provided you are the principle in the transaction and promoting Australian products or services. First time claims can include eligible expenses for the last 2 financial years.
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New Industries Development Program (NIDP)
Competitive grants of up to $110k are available to agribusinesses developing or commercialising new products services and technologies.
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Advanced Specialist Training Posts in Rural Areas
This program aims to support recruitment and retention of rural medical specialists
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry grants and assistance
Current grants and assistance packages are available under the following programs Agriculture and rural Australia, Forestry, Caring for Our Country and Natural resources.
AgStart
The objective of AgStart is to contribute to the development of profitable and sustainable rural industries by facilitating greater awareness of, and providing access to, potential entry points and career opportunities in agriculture for young people aged 18-35.
Aquatic Habitat Rehabilitation Grants Program
NSW DPI has funds available for fish habitat rehabilitation and other fish-related projects. The Recreational Fishing Trust grants program is funded through the fees collected from recreational fishing.
Area Assistance Scheme
The Area Assistance Scheme provides grants to local councils and non-government organisations for projects that improve community well being and how communities function.
Assistance for isolated children scheme
The Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme offers financial support to families in remote locations who have children that are unable to attend school on a daily basis because of geographic isolation.
Australia’s Farming Future – Climate Change and Adjustment Program
Assistance for primary producers to manage the impacts of climate change is available through a number of programs. The Climate Change Adjustment Program is part of Australia’s Farming Future and will assist primary producers adapt and adjust to the impacts of climate change.
Australia’s Farming Future – Climate Change Research Program
The Climate Change Research Program provides funding for research projects and on-farm demonstration pilots that address the following:
- Reducing greenhouse pollution
- Better soil management and
- Adaptation will include research into new adaptation technologies and new techniques.
Australia-China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA)
The ACACA program funds delegation visits with an agricultural focus which promotes agricultural cooperation between Australia and China.
Better Regions
The Better Regions Program provide important community infrastructure which will significantly enhances the liveability of regions and regional towns.
Building the Country Package
The Building the Country Package aims to help retain jobs outside of Sydney, supporting people who live and work in country areas.
Business drought assistance
The NSW Government's Business Drought Assistance Program provides a range of measures to help established regional non-farm businesses to survive the drought.
Carbon sink forests
Businesses are able to claim a deduction for expenditure that you incur for the establishment of trees in a carbon sink forest under subdivision 40-J of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997).
Caring for Ageing in Rural Australia
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal works on behalf of the J.O and J.R Wicking Trust to fund worthwhile projects that support ageing in rural and regional Australia.
Catchment Protection and Improvement Grants
Catchment Protection and Improvement Grants assist community groups to:
- Protect and improve water quality through riparian and environmental restoration
- Educate catchment communities about protecting catchments and water quality.
Central Coast Water Savings Fund
The Central Coast Water Savings Fund was established to encourage investment in water savings on the Central Coast.
Community Development Grants Program
The aim of the program is to encourage the participation of people from culturally diverse communities in all aspects of life in New South Wales
Community Grants Program
Community Grants Programs work with community organisations to maximise opportunities for people with specific needs through education, training and employment. Information is available on Aboriginal Community Programs.
Country athletes scheme
This scheme is designed to assist talented young athletes from country areas of NSW to gain access to training, coaching and competitions similar to those enjoyed by athletes from the city.
Country coaches and officials scheme
The scheme is designed to assist coaches and officials from country areas of NSW access opportunities to participate in educational courses that assist them gain or maintain required accreditation.
Country Support
'Country Support' is an innovative assistance program to provide household, customers with long-term account payment solutions, not just short-term fixes. The program provides a lifeline to customers struggling to pay their energy accounts due to drought, unemployment, illness, family changes or other circumstances.
Country Women’s Association - emergency aid grants
Individual grants of up to $2000 per household are available to drought affected families in rural areas. This includes farmers, farming dependent contractors, service providers and local rural businesses. The grants are available to help meet essential household expenses and other basic necessities.
Dairy Research
Key research themes and capabilities of the Animal Production Unit are FutureDairy, Development of stock feed technologies, CT scanning technologies and Improved nutritional and environmental management.
Drought Assistance
In addition to the existing drought assistance packages, Centrelink is now administering further measures that include a mix of payments and new rural grants.
Drought assistance for agriculture-dependent small business
Many small businesses that rely on farmers and their income may be eligible for EC income support and business support.
Drought Force
The Drought Force program helps both severely drought-affected farms with their workforce needs and unemployed rural workers with income support for drought related activity.
Exceptional Circumstances Drought Declared Incentive
Employers hiring an Australian Apprentice may be eligible for a range of Australian Government and State Government incentives and personal assistance.
Exceptional Circumstances Exit Grants
Farmers affected by the severe drought conditions can get help to leave farming through the Exceptional Circumstances Exit Grant. The Exit Grant, of up to $150,000 is a one-off, time limited payment to farmers considering their options outside of farming.
Exceptional Circumstances Exit Grants
Farmers affected by the severe drought conditions can get help to leave farming through the Exceptional Circumstances Exit Grant. The Exit Grant, of up to $150,000 is a one-off, time limited payment to farmers considering their options outside of farming.
Exceptional Circumstances Professional Advice and Planning Grant
The Exceptional Circumstances Professional Advice and Planning Grant provides eligible farm enterprises up to $5500 (GST inclusive) to access professional business and financial advice to develop written business plans incorporating drought and risk management strategies. This programme ends on 30 June 2009.
Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment
Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment (ECRP) commonly called ‘income support’, assists farm families in EC declared areas who are experiencing difficulties meeting basic living expenses.
Far West travel scheme
The Far West travel scheme offers financial assistance to not-for-profit sport and recreation organisations, and individuals, to help with the costs of travel to sports competitions and events.
Farm management deposits
The Farm Management Deposits scheme encourages individual farmers to set aside pre-tax income in good years for use in low-income years.
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)
Forest and Wood Products Australia directs investment into research and development projects that are vital to the expansion and innovation of forest and wood product-based industries.
Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) Projects
Horticulture Australia's (HAL) R&D Program
HAL invests around $80 million annually in projects in partnership with the horticultural sector.
Housing Communities Program
The Housing Communities Program (HCP) funds are offered primarily to employ staff to assist social housing communities in project locations across NSW affected by significant social, economic environmental and/or housing change.
Hunter Advantage Fund
The NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) provide a range of special services and programs to assist the regions of NSW meet the challenges that confront them. It also recruits new investment to regional areas of NSW.
Illawarra Advantage Fund
The NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) provides a range of special services and programs to assist the regions of NSW meet the challenges that confront them to build a stronger State by delivering services to regional enterprises, industries and communities.
Income support
In addition to the existing drought assistance packages, Centrelink is also providing direct assistance to irrigators, make it easier for farmers and small businesses to access assistance and help with social pressures facing families across rural and regional Australia.
International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ICIHRP)
The NHMRC invests in research which would contribute to improved health outcomes and a reduction in health inequalities for Indigenous people in each of the partner countries.
Irrigation Management Grant
The Australian Government is supporting irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin that have been affected by reduced water allocations.
John Flynn Placement Program
This scheme provides a long-term strategy to attract more rural doctors and improve the quality of health care in rural areas providing $500 per week for rural living costs.
Justice Awards
The Justice Awards are conducted by the Law and Justice Foundation to recognise those who have improved access to justice in NSW, particularly for socially and economically disadvantaged people.
Law and Justice Foundation Grants
The Law and Justice Foundation's grants program supports projects that meet the Foundation's objectives of improving access to justice, particularly for socially and economically disadvantaged people of NSW.
lead environmental community groups program
The Lead Environmental Community Groups (LECG) program aims to assist eligible lead environmental community organisations in NSW by contributing towards their administrative costs.
Living Away From Home Allowance
Living Away From Home Allowance (LAFHA) is an allowance that must be in the nature of compensation to the employee for additional expenses incurred as a consequence of an employee being required to live away from their principle place of residence in order to perform the duties of that employment.
No Interest Loan Scheme – NSW NILS Services
The NSW No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) is a community managed microcredit state-wide program providing fee- and interest-free loans of up to $1,200 to low income earners for the purchase of essential household or medical goods and services.
Pay-Roll Tax Incentive Scheme
The scheme provides a payroll tax rebate at the end of each financial year over a five year period, for businesses wanting to invest in areas of NSW with higher than the State average unemployment.
Population Over 2000
The Community Economic Development Program (Population Over 2000) helps communities find a new direction based on their unique strengths.
Population Under 2000
The Community Economic Development Program (Population Under 2000) helps communities find a new direction based on their unique strengths.
Professional Advice and Planning Grant – Farmers
Professional Advice and Planning Grants of up to $5500 (GST inclusive) are available to assist drought affected farm businesses to access professional advice to assist their drought management and recovery processes.
Professional Excellence in Social Housing Awards
The Australasian Housing Institute Awards provide an opportunity to showcase social housing success stories.
Promoting Australian Produce Program
This program assists Australian food industries better market their products to domestic and international markets.
Regional Achievement and Community Awards
The Awards encourage, acknowledge and reward valuable contributions and outstanding achievements of individuals, networks and groups in regional and rural areas.
Regional Airports Development Scheme
The Department for Planning and Infrastructure's ensures aviation infrastructure and services at airports are developed and maintained to support business and tourism needs.
Regional Arts NSW Funding Programs
Regional Arts NSW administers four grants programs:
- The Regional Arts Fund (the 'RAF')
- The Quick Response Grants Program ('Quicks')
- PROP UPS Quick grants for performance initiatives and
- The Country Arts Support Program ('CASP')
Regional Business Development Scheme
The Regional Business Development Scheme offers financial and other assistance to businesses expanding in, or relocating to, regional NSW.
Regional Economic Transition Scheme
This Scheme provides assistance to regional communities and towns hit hard by economic shocks as a result of business closures, industry restructuring and global economic change.
Regional Events Live - Event Funding
A sponsorship program that provides in-kind promotions for Events and Activities in Regional NSW
Regional Food Producers Innovation and Productivity Program
The $35 million RFPIPP provides support to boost the productivity and competitiveness of Australia’s regional food and seafood industries through innovation and technology improvements.
Regional Partnerships Program
The RPP includes Better Regions, Regional Partnerships Program and Rural Medical Infrastructure Fund.
Regional sports facility program
Funds are available to enhance the range, availability and quality of sport and recreational facilities throughout NSW, that meet the needs of both talented and elite athletes and the general community.
Remote Aerodrome Safety Program
The Remote Aerodrome Safety Program (RASP) is a national program assists the upgrade of airstrips in remote and isolated communities to facilitate the provision of non-commercial essential community air services across the nation.
Rural and Regional Skills Shortage Incentive
Employers hiring an Australian Apprentice may be eligible for a range of Australian Government and State Government incentives and personal assistance.
Rural Education Program
The Rural Education Program seeks to ensure that quality education remains accessible to children in rural and remote communities regardless of climatic and economic conditions.
Rural Financial Counselling Service
The RFCS Program provides grants to state and regional organisations to provide free and impartial rural financial counselling to primary producers, fishers and small rural businesses who are suffering financial hardship and who have no alternative sources of impartial support.
Rural Health Support, Education and Training
Provides funding initiatives that provide health workers with appropriate support, education or training to improve the health status of rural and remote communities.
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Research Programs
RIRDC provides support for R&D projects that address the strategic priorities in 3 key areas - new rural industries, established rural industries, and national rural issues.
Rural Transaction Centres
The program aims to work in partnership with communities, government and the private sector to foster the development of self-reliant communities and regions, making services more easily accessible.
Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme
The Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme aims to help people living or working in the most remote parts of Australia purchase satellite mobile phones.
Small Grants for Small Rural Communities
A small grants program for small rural Australian communities will offer grants to benefit people in rural and remote communities.
Special conservation loan scheme
The Special Conservation Scheme assists farmers within NSW protect the State’s biological and physical resource base by completing certain conservation works on their property.
Strategic Regional Land Transport Program
Strategic Regional Program supports land transport projects that support growth of regional industry, respond to structural change or strengthen local social and economic opportunities.
Support Scheme for Rural Specialists
Provides funding for innovative approaches to support the continuing professional development (CPD) and peer support needs of specialists practising in rural and remote areas.
Tax relief for farmers
The Australian Taxation Office can help people affected by the drought.
The Farrer Memorial Trust
The Farrer Memorial Trust was established in 1911 to perpetuate the memory of William James Farrer and to encourage and inspire agricultural scientists for service rendered in the fields of research, education or administration
Training for Rural and Remote Procedural General Pracitioners Program
Provides assistance for procedural GPs in rural and remote areas to access relevant activities in order to assist them in maintaining or updating their skills.
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