Organics Infrastructure: Stream 1 – Organics Processing Infrastructure

Program streams

The Organics Infrastructure (Large and Small) Grants Program had 5 streams:

1. Organics Processing Infrastructure (this stream)
2. Business Organics Recycling
3. Food Donation
4. Product Quality
5. Transfer Stations.

The Home Composting stream is no longer offered.

The Organics Infrastructure (Large and Small) Grants Program is delivered through a partnership between the NSW Environmental Trust and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as part of the Waste Less, Recycle More initiative.

Purpose

The Organics Processing Infrastructure stream aimed at improving processing capacity for source separated food and garden organics collected from households and commercial and industrial businesses across New South Wales to divert waste that would previously have gone to landfill.

Funding available

Grants of between $25,000 and $2 million were available to:

• build or expand processing infrastructure for source separated organics, including source separated food, garden or combined food and garden organics from households and businesses
• upgrade existing alternative waste treatment (AWT) facilities to process source separated food, garden or combined food and garden organics from households and businesses.

Grants covered up to 50% of detailed design costs and capital costs for equipment.

Who can apply?

The following organisations were eligible to apply:

• operators of the 5 existing NSW alternative waste treatment facilities
• NSW local councils
• groups of NSW councils
• businesses.

When can applications be made?

This program is now closed.

Business case advisory service

In round 9 2021, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) provided a free Business Case Advisory service (BCAS) to support eligible applicants to prepare their grant applications. This service was provided by an independent contractor. Under the business case advisory service, the EPA provided up to 16 hours of support to eligible prospective applicants.

Guidelines and application forms

This program is now closed. The forms and guidelines below are for information only.

• Guidelines for applicants (PDF 1.0MB)
• Application form (PDF 750MB)
• Application budget (XLS 184KB)
• Project plan form (DOCX 61KB)
• Financial Analysis (XLS 179KB)
• Implementation Plan (DOC 136KB)
• Project plan guide (PDF 164KB)
• Business Case Advisory Service Application Form (DOC 71KB)

Reporting obligations

If you are successful in obtaining funding for your project, you will need to provide regular reports on your progress.

Project measures table

A project measures table will be provided to you with your grant agreement. The project measures table will assist with setting the project baseline, creating targets and recording progress and achievements.

An updated project measures table will need to be submitted by each grantee with each progress report.

Progress reports and final report

You are required to submit milestone (progress) reports at agreed intervals to outline what your project has achieved and next steps.

Milestone reports are submitted to the Environmental Trust, who will check to ensure that expenditure is as per the agreed budget and that agreed milestone deliverables have been met. The reports will also be reviewed by technical experts who may provide feedback or advice. Once reviewed and accepted the associated payment will be processed.

A final report will be required upon completion of the project and once reviewed and approved the final payment will be made.

Please use milestone report form (DOCX 75KB) and final report form (DOCX 75KB) for these reports.

Financial reports

You must submit a statement of expenditure with each milestone report. A certified financial report will be required as part of the final report.

Other documents

You may be required to submit other documents or evidence as listed in your grant agreement.

Where to send reports

Please email reports and other documents to [email protected] (50MB limit).

Acknowledgement requirement (if an Australian and NSW governments funded project)

You are required to acknowledge the funding you have received from the Australian and NSW governments in all publications and materials related to your project. Please use the wording below.

This project is funded by the Australian Government's Food Waste for Healthy Soils Fund and the NSW Government's Waste Less, Recycle More initiative.

You also need to use the appropriate dual Australian and NSW government logos which have been provided below. For high resolution logos please contact the Environmental Trust at [email protected]

The logos are not to be altered in any way.

Acknowledgement requirement (if a NSW Government only funded project)

You are required to acknowledge the funding you have received from the Trust in all publications and materials related to your project. Please use the wording below:

This project is supported by the Environmental Trust as part of the NSW Environment Protection Authority's Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.

You also need to use the NSW Government logo. See Funding acknowledgement and logos for details.

Grants awarded

• In 2021 (round 9) a total of $12,300,843 was allocated to 12 projects.
• In 2020 (round 8) a total of $1,000,000 was allocated to 1 project.
• In 2019 (round 7) a total of $6,847,875 was allocated to 7 projects.
• In 2018 (round 6) a total of $7,041,851 was allocated to 4 projects.
• In 2017 (round 5) a total of $2,704,912 was allocated to 4 projects.
• In 2016 (round 4) a total of $1,780,500 was allocated to 5 projects.
• In 2015 (round 3) a total of $11,582,309 was allocated to 10 projects.
• In 2014 (round 2) a total of $7,182,850 was allocated to 7 projects.
• In 2013 (round 1) a total of $13,17,637 was allocated to 8 projects.

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