Forestry Industry Supply Chain Support Program - Planning and Transition Grants

Make sure you read the program guidelines or visit Establishing the Great Koala National Park website for more information.

Forestry Industry Supply Chain Support Program - Planning and Transition Grants aims to provide targeted financial support to eligible businesses.
Eligible applicants may only apply for a maximum of $275,000 (GST exclusive) which can include the following:

• A maximum of $25,000 (GST exclusive) for a Business Planning grant to assist with the costs of business planning support,

and/or

• A maximum of $250,000 (GST exclusive) for a Transition grant to assist with:

Transitioning the business by diversifying the business structure or downscaling current business operations, and supported by a business plan; or

Closing down, in which case a letter signed by a professional financial advisor will suffice to support the application.

Application Number is your Case Number for future reference and claims.

Before completing this application form, you should have read the program guidelines. Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• submission of this application does not guarantee funding will be granted, and the Department expressly reserves its right to accept or reject this application at its discretion;
• it must bear the costs of preparing and submitting this application and the Department does not accept any liability for such costs, whether or not this application is ultimately accepted or rejected; and
• it has read the Funding Guidelines for the Program and has fully informed itself of the relevant program requirements.

By submitting this application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• the Department will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked ‘Confidential’ is treated as confidential, however, such documents will remain subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act); and
• in some circumstances the Department may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the GIPA Act or otherwise as required or permitted by law.

To be eligible for the Forestry Industry Supply Chain Support Program - Planning and Transition Grants, you must meet the eligibility requirements set out in the program guidelines and summarised below:

• You are an impacted business that has previously applied for and received approval for a grant under the Forestry Industry Supply Chain Grant Program or
• You are an impacted business that can demonstrate and provide evidence of a greater than 25% reduction in business revenue or a greater than 25% increase in operating costs associated with business dealings with a sawmill or a harvest or haulage contractor as a result of the moratorium on harvesting in the GKNP.
• You operate as a sole trader, partnership, trust or company in Australia.
• You have an active Australian Business Number (ABN).
• You are registered with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

Please refer to the program guidelines for detailed eligibility criteria.