Grants are available to the following groups:

• Agriculture bureaus
• Farming system groups
• Agricultural industry groups
• Field day committees
• Landcare and local action planning groups
• Consultant-facilitated farmer groups
• Local councils
• Individuals
• Farming corporates
• Non-government and not for profit organisations working to improve agriculture and native vegetation management
• Schools
• Universities
• Agribusinesses

Groups must be pre-existing and can be formal or informal. State and federal government agencies are ineligible to apply. All outstanding reports from previous funding rounds must be completed to be eligible, unless your group has received an exemption.

What if my group is not incorporated?

If your group is not incorporated, then you will be required to find a sponsor to endorse your application before submission. Sponsorship must be provided from a legal entity that is prepared to take on responsibility for the legal and financial accountability of the project. Examples of sponsor organisations include local government and incorporated organisations.

The sponsor will receive the funding on your behalf and will be required to provide a final acquittal of project funds.

For information about how to identify sponsoring organisations for an unincorporated group, please contact the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board’s Sustainable Agriculture Officer, Denham Ewens, on 0419 093 665 or Denham.ewens@sa.gov.au.

How many projects can be applied for or sponsored?

Each group can only apply for a single project. Sponsoring organisations can sponsor multiple projects.

Yes. Your application should clearly outline the nature of the partnership and the respective functions each group will undertake as part of the proposed project. One of the groups should be clearly identified as the lead group for correspondence, reporting and overall responsibility for the project, and the application should be submitted by the lead group.

The total funding pool anticipated to be available is $270,000 (GST exclusive). Applicants can apply for up to $50,000 (GST exclusive).

Applications are broken into 3 categories based on project value:

$1,000 - $4,000

$4,001 - $10,000

$10,001 - $50,000

Please use the appropriate application for your project’s value.

A GST component cannot be paid to groups who are not registered for GST. If your group is not registered for GST, the payments will be for the amount requested in the group’s application which should be GST exclusive.

How does an Australian Business Number (ABN) affect our application?

Having an ABN means that your group will not be subject to 46.5% withholding tax on the funds provided.

If your group does not have an ABN, and your grant application is successful, you will need to complete and return a ‘Statement of Supplier’ form with your grant agreement.

Without the ‘Statement of Supplier’ form, 46.5% of the payment is required to be deducted and passed on to the Australian Tax Office (ATO) under the ‘No ABN withholding’ arrangements.

We have forgotten our group’s ABN / GST status. How do we find it?

An applicant can have an ABN without registering for GST. However, to register for GST a group must have an ABN. You can search for your ABN/GST status online at abr.business.gov.au

Applications must clearly outline what your project will do, the outcomes it will deliver, and how it aligns with the Climate Smart Agriculture Grant Program outcomes.

1. The agriculture sector is adopting practices to reduce emissions and build resilience to climate challenges.
2. The agriculture sector is supported to harness carbon and biodiversity incentives and implement industry sustainability frameworks.
3. Farmers are supported to drive agricultural growth, while adopting sustainable agricultural practices that protect and conserve natural resources.

Your application should give details about the activities being undertaken such as:

• engaging a keynote or guest speaker/s to present to the group at a local venue or property
• organising a field day for the group and hiring a bus to enable group to travel together
• hosting or attending a workshop or webinar
• hosting or attending a forum or information session.

Projects must demonstrate the following:

• they are relevant to agricultural or horticultural farming groups, and/or
• they are conducted within the region shown on the attached map, and/or
• they will support or build skills and knowledge of local producers, and/or
• they will facilitate improved management of natural resources.
• show how outcomes will support or build skills and knowledge of local producers

Preference will be given to projects that:

• focus on agricultural land management and facilitate improved management of natural resources
• demonstrate primary producer engagement and participation
• can be realistically completed within the project timeframes and within budget
• offer good value for money.

All projects must meet the project criteria detailed above to be considered for funding support. Cash or in-kind co-contributions to the project are mandatory for applications over $10,000 and encouraged for all applications. Written approval is required from the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board or delegate prior to any project changes or amendments.

The priority for this round is agricultural training, skills and knowledge building activities, trials, demonstration sites, and farming community event activities that address the following land management/farming issues:

• reducing emissions and building resilience to climate change
• taking up carbon and biodiversity incentives and implementing industry sustainability frameworks
• improving agricultural growth, while adopting sustainable natural resource management practices that protect and preserve natural capital and biodiversity.

Groups can apply for funding for workshops, field days, webinars, or other events which focus on the land management/farming issues listed above.

Projects which develop information resources for farmers, such as factsheets, videos and podcasts will also be considered. These need to focus on the land management/farming issues listed above.

Some examples of eligible activities include:

Example 1 Hosting a guest speaker to discuss containment feeding options to reduce livestock traffic on paddocks over summer (increasing resilience to climate change).

Example 2 Hosting a bus tour to visit horticulture X to see first-hand the practical use of manures to increase productivity and soil organic carbon (carbon opportunities and adopting sustainable management practices).

Example 3 Hosting an event to support the farming community during difficult seasonal conditions (increasing resilience to climate change).

Example 4 Establishing a trial site to demonstrate new practices/technology to reduce the impact of extreme weather events (adopting sustainable management practices).

Applications open 13 June 2025 and must be submitted by 5pm ACST on Friday 11 July 2025.

Applications are submitted online using SmartyGrants.

When will successful projects commence?

It is anticipated that successful projects will commence on 1 September 2025 after agreements have been signed and received.

Applications will be assessed and ranked by a technical assessment panel to ensure submissions meet the criteria.

Successful project applicants will be notified and receive a funding agreement. This will set out the terms and conditions under which the project will operate. This funding agreement must be signed by the applicant and a Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board representative for the project to proceed.

Projects up to the value of $10,000 will be required to complete a simple final report at the end of the project that shows how the funds were spent in a basic budget outline, as well as a simple participant evaluation survey completed by participants on the day.

Projects over $10,001 will be required to submit a more detailed project report on the template provided, as well as any data captured from the project (including trial data) and participant evaluation surveys.

Projects under $10,000 must be completed, all funding acquitted, and project reports submitted by Monday 26 May 2026. Projects over $10,000 may be run over multiple years but must be concluded by 26^th May 2028. Due to external project funding requirements, there are no opportunities for project extensions past this time.

Projects over $10,001 will be required to submit a more detailed project report on the template provided, as well as any data captured from the project (including trial data) and participant evaluation surveys.