Sustainable Farming in the South West
2013-2018
Application Form – Round 1
Closing Date for applications is 20th November 2013
(Please refer to the ‘Sustainable Farming in the South West Funding Guidelines
– Round 1’ for further information about the project and to use as a guide for
completing this application form)
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APPLICATION FORM – ROUND 1
Closing date for Round One applications is 5pm Wednesday, 20th November 2013
Organisation/Business Name:
Legal Entity Name (if different to above):
Title:
Miss
Ms
Mrs
Primary Contact Name:
Email:
Mobile Number:
Fax:
Mr
Other:
Phone Number:
Organisation status:
Incorporated body
Statutory body
Corporate body
Sole Trader
Partnership
Contractor
Individual
Other please
specify:
Preferred contact method:
Phone
Mobile
Email
No preference
ABN:
GST registered?
Yes
No
Do you have current workers compensation insurance?
Yes
No
Do you have current public liability
insurance?
Yes
No
Physical Address:
Physical Address City/Town:
State:
Postcode:
Mailing Address (if different to
above):
Mailing Address City/Town:
State:
Postcode:
Organisation/Company Website (if applicable):
1. Project Title:
2. Which funding priorities is your project addressing? Please tick all that apply
Maintaining groundcover levels above regional groundcover targets to reduce soil and nutrient loss,
through wind and water erosion, and improve air and water quality
Managing soil acidification to improve productivity and avoid future loss of productive land through
subsoil acidification
Managing nutrient addition to soils to improve productivity, reduce losses into waterways and slow
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rates of soil acidification
Improving soil health through better soil biology, better nutrient matching and management of soil
structure where it can be demonstrated that this will lead to increased productivity, provision of
ecosystem services and reduced nutrient loss
3. Please give a brief outline/overview of your Sustainable Farming project in 100 words or
less:
4. What are the projects’ main aims and objectives, and how do these address the funding
priorities identified above?
5. What are the planned on-ground activities required to set up the demonstration or trial?
Please include an approximate timeline for undertaking these activities (note all projects
MUST be completed by the 31st December 2017).
6. What are the planned monitoring methods for the demonstration or trial? Please indicate
type, timing and frequency of monitoring.
7. How many farming businesses will be directly involved in the demonstration or trial?
8. How you will extend and share knowledge within your local farming community? Outline the
type and number of extension activities related to this project (e.g. workshops, field days,
paddock walks, case studies, you-tube videos, media articles and signage).
9. Why are the outcomes of this project important to your local farming community?
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10. Please indicate where the participating farmer/s sit on the adoption cycle (Nicholson et al.
2003) for the management practice you want to trial or demonstrate? Provide a brief
explanation where necessary.
11. Please provide a broad indication of the budget for your project. A list of budget items will
be needed to assess this application; however a detailed cost breakdown will be finalised at a
later stage if your project is successful.
Please remember:

All figures in the below budget should be quoted excluding GST.

The maximum amount of funding that can be applied for is $40,000 ex. GST.

Funding recipients are expected to make a significant contribution to the costs of the project via inkind and/or financial contribution, depending on the level of private benefit that may be derived from
the project activities. As a general rule, the contribution should be equal to the funding requested.

A maximum of 10% of project funds can be allocated to MERI activities, including GIS mapping,
photo monitoring, farmer surveys, and reporting to SWCC as required. This does not include the cost
of detailed trial site monitoring & data collection (i.e. soil sampling) or data analysis.

A maximum of 10% of project funds can be allocated to administration costs, for example project
development & coordination, stakeholder liaison, phone & internet, photocopying. This does not
include the cost of delivering extension activities.

To calculate the maximum funding amount allowable for administration and MERI, total all other
SWCC funding requested for project activities (i.e. on-ground and extension), then calculate 20% of
this figure.

Where an application is submitted by an individual or group which does not have the capacity to
coordinate and report on that project successfully, a SWCC staff member or locally based Project
Support Officer (PSO) will be nominated. PSO’s will be responsible for assisting in project
development and coordination, MERI, reporting, record keeping and general communications. In such
instances the funding for administration & MERI will be separate to the project funding, and should
not be included in the budget below.
Please contact SWCC if you have any questions regarding the above points.
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BUDGET:
SWCC funding
requested
Planned Activity
In-kind
contribution
Approximate
completion date of
planned activity
On-ground work
Monitoring &
evaluation of the
project site (i.e.
soil & water
sampling)
Extension,
capacity building
and community
engagement
Project
administration
and MERI costs
(maximum 20%)
TOTAL
$
$
Estimated Project
Completion Date:
12. Site map: Please attach a project site map that shows the location of proposed on-
ground works.
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13. Have you received assistance to develop this application? If so, by Whom?
14. Do you have any other comments not covered by this application form that you would like
us to consider in assessing your application?
I hereby confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct to
the best of my knowledge and that I have the authority to submit this form as a representative
of the applicant organisation.
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT:
DATE:
Please submit all applications to SWCC by 5pm 20th November 2013:
Email: swcc@agric.wa.gov.au
Post: The South West Catchments Council, P.O. Box 5066 Bunbury DC, W.A. 6230
Fax: (08)9780 6198
Thank you for your application. We will send an email confirming our receipt of your
application, and all Round One applications will be notified in writing of the outcome
of their application by Friday 6th December 2013.
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