The aim is to demonstrate how environmental practices can enhance agricultural production, conservation, community wellbeing, supply chain stability, and market access.

Landcare Agriculture Biodiversity in Action Grant funding is available to help groups across Australia improve their understanding and management of natural assets on-farm by testing, implementing and evaluating practical initiatives that can restore biodiversity and/or increase biodiversity values.

The groups should engage advisors/coordinators with suitable expertise to assist delivery of their projects. Projects may relate to any form of food or fibre production, including cropping, grazing, dairy, horticulture, mixed farming, farm forestry, fishing and aquaculture.

Projects can be delivered over 2-years or 3-years and can commence from July 2025. A minimum of 10 projects will be funded.

• 2-year projects should be to a maximum of $40,000 (ex-GST)
• 3-year projects should be to a maximum of $75,000 (ex-GST)

Projects must include on - ground activities o rtrials to improve farm biodiversity management.

• Establishing a demonstration and monitoring site for best practice management of on-farm biodiversity that aligns biodiversity initiatives with productivity and profitability.
• Delivering training and support in biodiversity understanding and measurement that increases awareness, knowledge, skills, confidence and adoption of proven biodiversity management strategies.
• Delivering training to support the capacity of Australian producers to demonstrate the sustainability of their operations in response to market demands.
• Delivering training to Australian producers to calculate the emissions profile of agricultural enterprises and implement mitigation strategies that reduce supply chain emissions.
• Support supply chain collaborations that will lead to improved market access and increased adoption of best practice sustainable agriculture.

Eligible organisations must:

• be an incorporated association if a community volunteer group, network or organisation;
• have an Australian Business Number (ABN);
• have an account with an Australian financial institution; and
• hold a Certificate of Currency for appropriate insurance, including public liability and personal accident (volunteer) insurance.

Eligible organisations include:

• Agriculture industry associations and bodies
• Farming systems groups
• Landcare and other community groups
• Traditional Owners and First Nations organisations
• Aquaculture and commercial fisheries organisations
• Farm and agroforestry organisations
• Non-government organisations interested in sustainable natural resource management
• Regional natural resource management organisations
• Agribusinesses and other businesses involved in food and fibre supply chains with an interest in sustainable natural resource management
• Technology/emerging technology groups

• Email: grants@landcareaustralia.com.au