The purpose of the Gnangara Horticulture Water Use Efficiency Grants Program is to assist primary producers with commercial horticulture businesses in the Gnangara groundwater allocation plan area to implement water use efficiency measures in their businesses.

The WA Government is providing funding for eligible commercial WA horticultural businesses for a suite of water use efficiency activities. This initiative will support horticultural groundwater users that are subject to the 10 per cent reduction to abstraction from 2028 under the Gnangara groundwater allocation plan.

This funding delivered through the Gnangara Horticulture Water Use Efficiency Grant Program includes:

1. grants to implement water use efficiency infrastructure
2. grants to implement soil amelioration activities

Funding:  Up to $100,000 to install technology or infrastructure to improve water systems to increase water use efficiency.

Closing date: Monday 30 June 2026, or until funds are fully committed.

Who is eligible to apply?

To be eligible to apply, you need to demonstrate you met all of the following criteria:

• own, share farm or lease property that you use for horticultural production in the eligible area and identified for a 10% groundwater abstraction reduction from 2028 under the Gnangara Groundwater Allocation Plan
• conduct the majority of your primary production business in WA
• operate as a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company
• hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) and are registered for GST
• be a commercial primary production business (as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997).

• Email: gnangaragrants@dpird.wa.gov.au