Methane Emissions Reduction in Livestock – Stage 3: Validation and Demonstration Round 2
Tender ID: 548192
Tender Details
Tender Description
The purpose of this grant opportunity is to validate and demonstrate technologies to deliver methane-reducing livestock feed supplements to grazing animals and other solutions to reduce methane emissions from grazing livestock (beef and dairy cattle, and sheep) at large scale.
Applicants will need to demonstrate how their proposed solutions will be safe and effective in reducing enteric emissions in an operational environment. Please refer to the grant opportunity guidelines for full details.
The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:
- fast-track the development and commercial readiness to deliver methane-reducing solutions to grazing animals at large-scale
- validate and demonstrate the impacts, effectiveness and safety of methane-reducing solutions under Australian operational environments
- engage and collaborate with livestock producers to ensure methane-reducing solutions can be adopted in a cost-effective way within common grazing management operations
- leverage co-investment to develop, validate and demonstrate benefits of the methane-reducing solutions.
The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:
- cost-effective delivery of methane-reducing solutions to grazing animals ready for commercialization
- improved estimation of the emissions from grazing animals receiving methane-reducing solutions
- increased market interest in and acceptance of methane-reducing solution for grazing animals.
Eligibility:
You can apply if you:
have an Australian business number (ABN)
- and are one of the following entities:
- an entity, incorporated in Australia
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- a co-operative
- a publicly funded research organization (PFRO) as defined in section 14 of the grant opportunity guidelines
- an Australian state/territory Government agency or body.
You can’t apply if you are:
- an organization, or your project partner is an organization, included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme
- an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
- an individual
- an unincorporated association
- any organization not included in section 4.1 of the grant opportunity guidelines
- a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.
You can partner with one or more other organizations to deliver the project. But you must decide who the lead organization is.
The lead organization must meet the eligibility criteria and fill out the application form. You must identify all other members of the proposed group and include a letter of support from each of the project partners in line with section 7.2 of the guidelines.
If we give your group the grant, the lead organization:
- signs the grant agreement
- is responsible for making sure your group follows the rules in the grant agreement.
Find the full eligibility criteria in the grant opportunity guidelines.
Total Amount Available (AUD): $9,000,000.00
Estimated Grant Value (AUD): From $1,000,000.00 to $3,000,000.00
Instructions for Application Submission: Applications open 7 February 2024.
To apply, go to: https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/methane-emissions-reduction-in-livestock-stage-3-round-2
Other Instructions:
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Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
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