Funding for VIC farmers to improve drought management and preparedness

Farm Drought Support Grants VIC

This program provides farm businesses with funding to help them improve their drought management and preparedness.

What do you get?

Funding of between $5,000 and $10,000 depending on where the primary production business is located.

Who is this for?

Victorian primary production businesses.

Overview

Funding is available to assist farmers to implement on-farm infrastructure improvements and undertake essential business activities to improve drought management and preparedness.

The grant covers activities like constructing a new or upgrading existing:

• Stock Containment Areas (SCA)
• reticulated water systems
• irrigation system upgrades
• grain and fodder storage
• internal re-fencing to better match property layout
• feed system upgrades
• pasture/crop restoration
• water carting for livestock and essential business activities.

A grant of up to $5,000 (excluding GST) per eligible primary production business is available statewide.

Primary production businesses located in eligible LGAs in south-west Victoria are eligible for a grant of up to $10,000 (excluding GST). Primary producers in the south-west that have already received a grant can apply for the difference between what they have already been granted, up to the maximum grant amount of $10,000 (excluding GST).