Project Proposal for Sustainable Farming Grant

[Pages:10]Project Proposal for

Sustainable Farming Grant

Send applications to: Coordinator, Native Vegetation Assistance Package Department of Environment and Climate Change PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232 Ph: (02) 9995 6723 Fax: (02) 9995 6792

1. Applicant(s) details Applications must be in the name of the registered proprietor of the land on which the PVP applied or is to apply.

Full name(s) of owners:

Position (Director, Trustee, Partner, etc.):

Company/Trust/Trading name:

ABN: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Please nominate a contact person for your application.

Contact name: Phone: Mobile: Postal address:

Fax: Email:

Town:

Postcode:

Please provide details of the property for which this application applies.

Property name and address:

Property size (ha):

Lot and DP details:

Parish: LGA:

County: CMA:

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3. Farm business details (a) Briefly detail the nature of your current farm enterprise. For example: Where is your

farm located? What does your farm produce?

(b) Please provide details of the property including area, topography, soil and vegetation types, climatic conditions, and property improvements and developments.

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4. Details of Sustainable Farming Grant proposal Please indicate the type of activity or activities for which you would like to apply for a grant:

Diversification of enterprises

Value adding to existing enterprises

Development of alternative income

streams

Adoption of best practice conservation

farming

Restructuring of the farm business

Property developments / land purchase

(a) Please describe your proposed project(s) and what you hope to achieve. If possible, attach a map or sketch of the property and planned project works.

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(b) Please describe how the proposed project(s) will improve the long-term viability of your farm enterprise. (If you require more space, attach additional page(s) to your application.)

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(c) Please describe how the proposed project(s) is based on best practice methods for sustainable farm management, i.e. taking into consideration factors such as geographic location, features of the property and enterprise selection. (If you require more space, attach additional page(s) to your application.)

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(d) Please describe how you will ensure the proposed project will comply with relevant legislation and controls, including, but not limited to, Local Environmental Plans, the Occupation Health and Safety Act, and any environmental and industry-specific legislation.

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(e) Please provide evidence of prior experience, training, accreditations and competencies relevant to the proposed project (e.g. licences or qualifications to use necessary equipment and OH&S requirements).

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Please complete the following table, which provides details of the project costs, funding, date of commencement and completion. Note that grants of up to $120,000 are available and applicants must provide $1 of funding for every $2 of Sustainable Farming Grant funding.

Project/Activity

Cost per item ($)

No. of items

Applicant funding

Grant funding

Total cost ($)

Date commenced

Date completed

Total funding

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