Expressions of Interest for a $10,000 AGT Community Donation are open until April 30th.
What are AGT Community Donations?
AGT wants to contribute up to $10,000 to a project that benefits your local rural community.
Proudly homegrown, AGT has become the largest plant breeding company in Australia.
Our ability to reach this milestone - by delivering market-leading varieties in every mainland state - is due entirely to growers like you and communities like yours. With each of our breeding centres based in rural communities, we recognise that we all operate with the support of the communities in which we live and work.
The donation can be used to cover all or part of whatever you’re trying to achieve.
It could go toward anything from upgrading community facilities, supporting local youth programs, or improving equipment for volunteer groups. If your community needs the nominated project, we would like to help make it happen.
Who can apply for a community donation?
AGT Community Donations are available to any rural community where farmers have grown an AGT variety under our Variety Licence Agreement, accurately completed harvest declarations for the years 2021-2024 inclusive, and paid end point royalties on their harvest.
End point royalties are AGT’s only source of income and so are vital for our ongoing research and breeding of field crops specifically for Australian grain growers. These Community Donations are therefore our way of thanking - and giving back - to those who have done the right thing by AGT.
We have changed the AGT Community Donations application process.
In the past few years we have received applications for projects we would love to have funded, however many of the nominated growers didn’t meet the above criteria and so we had to decline the funding. We know how much effort goes into an application of this nature, so to avoid disappointment, we would like to help you make sure your application has every chance of succeeding before you commit your valuable time and resources.
In order to have your application for a $10,000 AGT Community Donation considered, please follow the steps below:
Step 1 - Nominate a grower:
- Accepted the latest AGT Variety Licence Agreement online
- Submitted Harvest Declarations for each season they have grown AGT varieties
- Paid EPRs on harvested grain
Find a local grower who supports the project, and who has been growing AGT crop varieties for at least 4 years and in doing so has;
Let them know that AGT will be confirming the above information.
Step 2 - Complete the EOI form:
Register your interest in applying for an AGT Community Donations using the following form.
Step 3 - We will talk to the grower:
When we receive the EOI form, AGT will confirm if the grower has met the criteria from Step 1.
Step 4 - We will ask for your submission:
Once grower details are confirmed, we will invite you to submit an application with more details for an AGT Community Donation.
Terms and conditions
- AGT will provide up to $10,000 towards successful applications to the AGT Community Donations Program
- AGT intend to make several donations to a diverse range of projects
- Eligibility, assessment and approval process will be ongoing from 28 February until 31 May with donations awarded at any time during that period
- AGT selection panel will review and award donations, dependent on grower eligibility and the quality and timeliness of applications received
- AGT reserve the right to partially award a recipient their requested donation amount
If you'd like to find out more about the AGT Community Donation program, please contact the AGT Community Engagement Officer, David Morgan, david.morgan@agtbreeding.com.au for more details.
