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Climate Change Innovation Grants - Victoria
$3.8 million in competitive grants funding for innovative climate change mitigation and adaptation projects across Victoria, with a focus on regional areas. Successful projects will receive $50,000-$300,000 in funding.
Projects could include:
- on farm water/solar/pump tech innovations
- weather station warning networks, soil moisture probes - to warn against local climate thresholds, avoid nitrogen when soils watelogged (nitrous oxide benefits etc)
- innovations that reduce soil erosion/soil carbon losses or grow it
- innovative use of agri-waste to provide local heat/energy solutions
- livestock data systems that reduce turnoff times
- maybe fund deployment/pilot of some equipment or tech that complements existing projects
or any project with an adaptation component, or emissions reduction focus - or both!