Business Food Waste Partnership Grant - Round 3

The Business Food Waste Partnership grants program is providing $7 million to educate and upskill businesses and institutions to avoid, reduce and source separate food waste.  

The Food Waste Partnership Grants provide funding for projects that:

• raise awareness of FOGO business mandates requirement
• support businesses that meet the FOGO mandate threshold to source separate food waste. Note in Round 3  priority will be given  to projects that support businesses that meet the threshold to source separate food waste from 1 July 2026
• provide food businesses with knowledge and skills in food waste reduction and source separation
• provide tools and training to source separate and reduce food waste.

 Eligible applicants must: 

1. be an organisation with an Australian Business Number (ABN)
2. be operational in NSW
3. demonstrate experience in project delivery with the target audience
4. be an owner of an active network and/or have ongoing engagement with the target audience
5. demonstrate the project is a new activity that can be incorporated into, or build on, existing activities, programs or other initiatives
6. provide evidence, such as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), detailing the clearly defined roles and responsibilities for each party involved in the delivery of a joint project
7. demonstrate shared values or organisational goals aligned with the NSW organics waste and emissions targets
8. deliver education and communication that aligns with the EPA position statement on what can be recycled through Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) or Food Organics (FO) bins
9. be submitted using SmartyGrants by 4pm 21 October 2025.