What is the National Landcare Program?
The National Landcare Program – Environment Small Grants funds projects that improve the quality of the local environment. It achieves this by supporting groups that undertake eligible natural resource management activities.
What is community program funding?
My Community Project was the first community initiative funded by the NSW Generations Fund. It provided NSW residents with an opportunity to propose and vote for new projects in their local area. The Government is reviewing options for future programs to be supported by the NSW Generations Fund.
What is smart farming technology?
Smart Farming represents the application of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into agriculture, leading to what can be called a Third Green Revolution.
Is Landcare a government Organisation?
The National Landcare Program is a key part of the Australian Government’s commitment to natural resource management, and is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
What is meant by management of natural resources?
Natural Resource Management (NRM) refers to the sustainable utilization of major natural resources, such as land, water, air, minerals, forests, fisheries, and wild flora and fauna. Together, these resources provide the ecosystem services that provide better quality to human life.
What types of grants can I apply for?
Community building partnership. The NSW Community Building Partnership program awards grants for community infrastructure projects.
How are grants awarded?
A grant (or cooperative agreement) for which the federal awarding agency generally may select the recipient from among all eligible recipients, may decide to make or not make an award based on the programmatic, technical, or scientific content of an application, and can decide the amount of funding to be awarded.
Is there a future in farming?
Future agriculture will use sophisticated technologies such as robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, and GPS technology. These advanced devices and precision agriculture and robotic systems will allow farms to be more profitable, efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly.
Is Smart Farming needed?
Smart farming is growing in importance due to the combination of the expanding global population, the increasing demand for higher crop yield, the need to use natural resources efficiently, the rising use and sophistication of information and communication technology and the increasing need for climate-smart …
Are there any grants for agriculture in Australia?
The government has allocated over a billion dollars in the form of agriculture grants and assistance provisions to overcome the issues crippling our agriculture and primary production sector. These grants are open for applications and can be obtained by any Australian businesses operating within this sector.
What can I do with smart farms small grants?
Smart Farms Small Grants is an open, competitive, grant opportunity to support projects to increase farming, forestry and fishing communities’ awareness, knowledge, skills and capacity to adopt best practice sustainable agriculture.
What are the purpose of Australia Post community grants?
In 2020, we awarded grants to 79 community organisations to support projects that help improve connection and mental health and wellbeing in their community. The 2021 Australia Post Community Grants is accepting applications for community‑led, local projects that connect individuals and communities to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Who is the Minister for agriculture in Australia?
Farmers, fishers and foresters can now apply for Australian Government funding of up to $100,000 to support their natural resource management efforts. Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud said applications for Round 4 of Smart Farms Small Grants were now open.
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