The Off-farm Efficiency Grants Program provides owners or operators of water delivery infrastructure in the Murray-Darling Basin up to $150 million in funding to help achieve a sustainable future for the Murray-Darling Basin, its people, industries and the environment.
The Off-farm Efficiency Grants Program will run over three years from 2021-22 to 2023-24. The program is part of the Australian Government’s $1.5 billion package to achieve a sustainable future for the Murray–Darling Basin, its people, industries and the environment.
The objectives of the program are to:
better prepare water delivery networks, irrigators and communities for the future
provide economic stimulus to support regional communities
achieve neutral to positive socio-economic outcomes which are supported by the community
reduce water losses to increase the volume of available water for the environment, irrigation networks, irrigators and communities
enhance the environmental outcomes that can be achieved by the Murray–Darling Basin Plan 2012
Your project must be delivered in a catchment within the Murray–Darling Basin as defined by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority
Closes: 27 May 2022 05:00 PM AEST