Support Plantation Establishment Grant 2023-24

Round 1 Now Open for Applications

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Australia-wide

Grant Objectives:

• increase future plantation forest resources available for processing, as well as for plantation forest management, harvesting and haulage employment
• support private industry, First Nations businesses, farm foresters and state and territory government forestry bodies to expand the Australian plantation forest estate
• contribute to meeting Australia’s carbon emission reduction targets.

Intended outcomes:

• increase domestic timber supply, particularly construction and manufacturing timber resources, to contribute to the demands of the Australian market
• support private industry, First Nations businesses, farm foresters and state and territory government forestry bodies to reduce their carbon footprint by storing it in plantation trees and to contribute to Australia’s carbon emission reduction targets
• support the retention and/or creation of regional jobs and support for regional communities.

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