Ground Cover Incentive Project - Confinement Feeding

These grants support landholders of targeted properties to improve and manage the health of our landscape and build a sustainable future

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Key information

Funded by Central Tablelands Local Land Services, these grants assist landholders:

ensuring that adequate ground cover is maintained during periods of drought and adverse seasonal conditions
training and financial assistance to land managers to construct farm infrastructure that will improve grazing management and ground cover outcomes
improvement of ground cover levels and reduce environmental degradation

Confinement feeding areas are carefully selected spaces set up to hold, feed and water livestock at hight stocking rates.

This program is administered by Local Land Services.

Owners of targeted properties that are:

at least 200 hectares
mixed farming enterprises must have a minimum area of 200 hectares of permanent pasture.

You cannot apply if:

you are not the owner of the land
your property is located outside of the Central Tablelands Local Land Services region
you have overdue or non-compliant contracts with Local Land Services
you have outstanding debt, including rates, owing to Local Land Services
you do not meet the project standards and eligibility criteria.

drought lots or stock containment areas
space to keep livestock at high stock rates where they have access to water and feed
ground cover management plan

You cannot apply for funding for:

To be considered for funding, all proposed projects must meet the relevant project standards listed on page 3 of the factsheet

Submit an online application by completed the form available on our website:

www.lls.nsw.gov.au/regions/central-tablelands/financial-assistance

Review the fact sheet and project standards.

To be eligible for this incentive funding:

any Central Tablelands Local Land Services or previous Catchment Management Authority agreements must be complete
payment of any Local Land Services rates must be up to date
public liability insurance to the value of $10 million dollars is required
appropriate training must be completed run by Central Tablelands Local Land Services or completed online
be required to sign a 10-year management agreement
your property must be at least 200 hectares.

For full details see the project stands and eligibility criteria.

You must meet all standards as set out in the project standards and eligibility criteria.

Landholders applying for funding who meet the eligibility criteria will be placed into ballot to be shortlisted to receive funding.

Applications for this grant have closed.

Successful applications will be decided by: Team Leader Agricultural Extension

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications.

A Central Tablelands Local Lands Services officer will undertake a property visit to verify shortlisted applicants prior to approval.

All applications received will be collated and assessed against the project standards.
Landholders who meet the eligibility criteria will be placed into a ballot to be shortlisted.
Priority will be given to landholders who have previously completed training.