Supply Chain Support Grant - Storms & Floods Feb & March 2021 - Horticulture

To provide funding to help primary producers impacted by storms and floods in February and March 2021 to rebuild and recover in the medium to longer-term with the aim of supporting job security, future resilience and enabling future production.

Eligible horticulture industries and maximum grant amounts are:

• Turf  - $75,000
• Berries - $30,000
• Cut Flowers - $30,000
• Plant Nurseries - $30,000
• Vegetables - $30,000

The grant can be used to:

• replacing or repairing damaged, non-insured or under-insured infrastructure including irrigation systems, pumps, poles, trellises, netting, greenhouses, internal fencing and internal access paths/tracks.
• replacing physical assets to return infrastructure to its previous standard, or to a standard that does not jeopardise future resilience.
• clearing storm and flood damaged including but not limited to removal of silt, gravel, damaged goods and other debris.
• hiring or leasing equipment or materials, including machinery fuel, to rectify damage to property, infrastructure, equipment or inventory.
• undertaking remedial earthworks and erosion management works due to storm and flood erosion.
• replacing plant stock for crop rebuilding and standard replanting activity costs (no more than one replanting cycle).
• pest management supplies/service for flood affected pasture fields to maintain the health of plant stock and crops.
• accessing technical, environmental and business advice.

A 50:50 co-contribution is required for all applications. Applicants must demonstrate their contribution (financial, in-kind, or otherwise) towards the proposed recovery actions. Works undertaken and costs already incurred by businesses for their recovery and re-establishment (and not already claimed or paid under another State or Australian government program or insurance prior to receiving SCSG funding) may be applied retrospectively as eligible co-contribution only.

All 12 Local Government Areas in the Northern Inland are Eligible.