Request For Tender – Kidstart: Optimising Kid Weaning Success

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and the Goat Industry Research, Development and Adoption Committee (GIRDAC) are calling for full applications from prospective service providers to identify key pre-weaning and weaning interventions implemented on-farm across managed goat businesses.

Further information

The successful project will be funded via the levy, hybrid (combined goat levy and MLA Donor Company) or MLA Donor Company funding streams. For projects to be funded, they must be recommended for funding by GIRDAC prior to progressing through the MLA governance process. Find more information on the goat levy funding system here.

For further details, please see the project Terms of Reference.

Application link/contact

Use the full application template to submit proposals electronically to MLA at: projectcall@mla.com.au. For further information on the application template please refer to the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines.

Deadline

Full proposals must be received by MLA before 11.59pm (AEDT) Friday 28 November 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.

More information

For any questions regarding this tender, please contact:

Melanie Smith

Program Manager – Sheep and Goat Productivity

msmith@mla.com.au

0499 649 072