A GOVERNMENT initiative called the ‘Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program’ will open round two for funding applications at the end of this month.
Applications for support under this second round of funding open on January 28 and close on February 17.
Grants from $10,000 to $70,000 will be available for eligible show societies and field day organisations to help provide the confidence and resilience they need to go ahead and plan their events in 2022 and beyond.
$21M has been allocated for round two in total. The program is divided into two separate grant opportunities, $7.9M for agricultural shows and field days and a further $13.1M for capital city royal shows.
Applicants will be able to claim for eligible expenditure incurred for events cancelled in the period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Agricultural shows and field days generate over $1B in sales for small businesses every year,” Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud said.
“For some communities and charities, agricultural shows or field days are the financial boost they need to get them through the entire year.”
Further information will be available on January 28, from the Community Grants Hub website, communitygrants.gov.au.
