Supporting Agricultural Showmen and Women Program - Showground Rental Relief

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting the Victorian Showmen’s Guild (VSG) via a restricted one off ad hoc process to apply for the Showground Rental Relief Grant under the Supporting Agricultural Showmen and Women Program. The grant will require VSG to administer funding to eligible agricultural show societies for showground rental expenses. The purpose of the grant is to support the resilience and sustainability of travelling show businesses and the agricultural shows they service.  This program contributes to the achievement of Program 3.10: Agricultural Resources, Outcome 3. Details are set out in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2021-22 (Agriculture, Water and the Environment Portfolio), Budget 2021-22 – Budget Paper No. 2 plus additional funding announced on 12 October 2021 by the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia. The objective of the grant activity is to: deliver support to travelling showmen and women by contributing to the operational costs of travelling show businesses for attendance at agricultural show events. The intended outcome of the grant activity is to: provide funding for the rental expenses incurred by travelling show businesses at an eligible agricultural show in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 financial years. This grant will be administered by the Community Grants Hub on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. The grant is to be undertaken in accordance with the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines 2017 (CGRGs).