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Forestry Industry - Support Plantation Establishment Round 4

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The Australian Government, through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, is seeking organizations for the Forestry Industry Support Plantation Establishment Program Round 4. This demand-driven initiative aims to expand the Australian plantation forest estate to support regional employment, innovation, and the production of high-value wood products for construction. Key goals include increasing future forest resources for processing and harvesting while contributing to international carbon emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The program is divided into two assessment batches with specific deadlines and start dates. Batch 1 closed on December 16, 2026, with activities beginning in May 2027, while Batch 2 closes on June 30, 2027, with activities starting in November 2027. Eligible applicants include private industry, First Nations businesses, farm foresters, and state or territory forestry bodies. A critical requirement is that no trees may have been planted as part of the project activities prior to the application submission, and no activities undertaken before the batch start date can be included as grant-funded or co-contribution activities.

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Australian government grants for plantation forest expansion to support employment and carbon reduction.

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Australian Government → Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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115310 - Support Activities for Forestry

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AgencyAustralian Government → Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Assessment and notification of outcomes will be divided into 2 batches. The table below identifies the cut-off dates for the 2 batches: Batch 1 - closes 4:00 pm AEDT on 16 December 2026 - ID 2026-6698 - Open Batch 2 - closes 4:00 pm AEST on 30 June 2027 - ID 2026-7196 - Closed. The Australian Government is inviting organisations via a Demand Driven (eligibility based) process to deliver services under the Forestry Industry - Support Plantation Establishment Program. Round 4 of the program will contribute to the Forestry Growth Fund, helping to grow Australia’s forestry industry by supporting regional jobs and rural communities, innovation, sustainable fibre supply, and domestic capacity to product high-value wood products for housing and construction. The objectives of the program are to: 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 forestry bodies to expand the Australian plantation forest estate contribute to meeting Australia’s carbon emission reduction targets, including under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Kyoto Protocol to the Climate Change Convention. At the time of submitting your application, you must not have planted the trees as part of your project activities. You also can not include any activities that have or will be undertaken prior to the earliest activity start date for the relevant batch you are applying to as part of your grant funded or co-contribution activities. The earliest activity start dates for each batch are: Batch 1: May 2027 Batch 2: November 2027.

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