Grants and funding
Improving Land Management Grants
Improving Land Management Grants aim to help businesses drive agricultural growth while adopting sustainable natural resource management practices that protect and enhance soil and native vegetation.
If you have a plan for a management practice for your agricultural business that may not be widely used in the SA Arid Lands region, grants are now available for up to $10,000 to assist you to increase agricultural growth which includes adopting sustainable management practices, conserving and enhancing native vegetation and soil, or trialing sustainable agriculture practices not widely adopted in the SAAL region.
Reading the grant guidelines is recommended before applying. The guidelines and the application link are available here.
Applications close at 4pm on 10 December 2025. Projects must be completed by 31 May 2026.
These grants are available through the Building Pastoral Sustainability project, which is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust, under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
Native Vegetation Grants
SA Arid Lands region landowners can apply for a share of $5.1million in State Government grants to help restore and enhance native vegetation on their properties.
Incentive Grants encourage landholders to establish new Heritage Agreements to protect native vegetation on their land.
Heritage Agreements are conservation areas on private land that help contribute to restoring or protecting native vegetation and biodiversity.
These grants will help fund short-term projects (1-5 years) and are available to all SA landholders.
Applications can be submitted any time up to 30 June 2026, however, landholders are encouraged to apply early.
More information is available from the Native Vegetation Council website: https://bit.ly/4fYEfMl
Planning On-Property Projects
Four properties have been selected for planning on-ground works as part of the Planning On-Property Projects first round participants.
Owners and managers from Partacoona, Wallerberdina, Angorichina and Webbco will join an online meeting with rangeland management experts, be visited on-property by Contour Environment and Agricultural Consulting in November and receive a copy of activity plan and mapping to support property management and implementation of on-ground works later this year.
Applications will open for next year’s intake later in this financial year.
FRRR Grants
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) is a not-for-profit organisation that provides funding to regional communities.
FRRR has a range of grants targeted at regional communities that support a variety of initiatives. These grants can be used to improve and build infrastructure, to fund community gardens, fund events and almost anything to do with wellbeing.