Queensland: Equipment purchase grants for agriculture, food and fishing exporters and supply chain partners (Up to $7,500)

Equipment purchase grants of up to $7,500 (excluding GST) are available to support new equipment purchases up to a maximum cost of $10,000 (excluding GST). Applicants must contribute 25% of the total cost of the new equipment. The Market diversification and resilience grants (MDRG) program will provide the remaining 75% of total costs. For example, if the total equipment cost is $10,000 (excluding GST), the applicant will pay $2,500 and the MDRG program will pay $7,500 (excluding GST).Examples of eligible equipment purchases include, but are not limited to:freezersrefrigeratorsvacuum packaging machinesstorage equipmentfilleting machines.

Important dates Applications for equipment purchase grants will be assessed on an ongoing basis from Thursday 12 March. Successful applicants will be notified as soon as possible.Eligibility criteria To be eligible for funding, your organisation must, at the time of submitting your application, be one of the following: a Queensland-based agriculture, food or fishing exporter a Queensland-based critical supply chain partner (e.g. fishing business, producer, grower, grower collective, wholesaler) to a Queensland-based agriculture, food or fishing exporter a not-for profit industry organisation working with Queensland-based agriculture, food and fishing exporters. Your organisation must also be: a small to medium sized business employing less than 200 full time equivalent employees registered and operating in Queensland, have an ABN and be registered for GST trading viably for at least the past 2 years. Note: Applicants can only apply for 1 grant under the MDRG program.Applying for the grants Submit your completed application, including all supporting documents, to: Post: MDRG Program Team Department of Agriculture and Fisheries GPO Box 46 BRISBANE QLD 4001 Email: [email protected] Fax: (07) 3239 3454 Contact the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries on 13 25 23 for more information.