Agriculture Grants & Funding

SA Algal Bloom Assistance Grant

CSIRO Kick-Start R&D Voucher

TAS On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate

QLD Reef Water Quality Program Grazing

Apply via QRIDA or your regional NRM group. Program delivered through multiple regional pathways.

NSW Rural Landholder Grant

Export Finance Australia Small Business Export Loan

Agricultural exporters who cannot access sufficient commercial bank financing. Unsecured. Approximately 13% per annum. For larger amounts ($350K+), secured facilities available.

RIC AgriStarter Loan

First-time farmers purchasing or taking over a farm, or those implementing a formal succession arrangement. Must have a minimum of 3 years relevant farming experience. Supports farm purchase and working capital.

TAS Horticulture Netting Infrastructure Program

Tasmanian horticulture producers installing protective netting to reduce crop losses from birds, hail, and weather. Must contribute 50% of project costs. Applications open until funds exhausted.

NSW Living Carbon Grants Program

NSW landholders and farmers establishing native plantings or vegetation management projects that generate ACCUs. Multiple LGA-based rounds. Helps cover establishment costs before carbon revenue begins.

Hort Innovation Frontiers Strategic Partnership

QLD QRIDA First Start Loan

GRDC Grain Adopt Regional Extension

NSW Special Disaster Relief Grant

TAS Carbon Farming Advice Rebate Pilot

QLD Carbon Farming Advice Rebate

NT Territory Infrastructure Loans (NAIF)

Northern Territory infrastructure-led development projects including agriculture. Administered via NAIF partnership. 10-year facility.

VIC Primary Producer Bushfire Recovery Grant 2026

QRIDA Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant WQ Surface Trough

Queensland primary producers in activated western QLD LGAs affected by the Western Queensland Surface Trough and associated rainfall and flooding (March-May 2025).

NSW Drought Ready and Resilient Fund

GRDC Research Scholarships