AgriFutures Agritech Event Sponsorship Program

About AgriFutures Agritech Event Sponsorship Program

The AgriFutures Agritech Event Sponsorship Program is an initiative designed to support and enhance the Australian agrifood and innovation sector. With a focus on promoting Australian agritech and agricultural innovation, this program seeks to foster commercialisation opportunities, attract investment, and elevate the profile of Australian agritech enterprises. By connecting agritech developers, end users, investors, and research and development organisations, the program will help to build a world-class agritech ecosystem that drives adoption and propels the industry forward. The program will do this by:

• Providing opportunities to promote Australian agritech and agricultural innovation, and connect agritech developers with their end users and investors.
• Foster creation of commercialisation opportunities to help drive adoption of Australian agritech.
• Support extension of Australian agritech to attract domestic and international investment and interest.
• Raise the profile of Australian agritech enterprises.

Supported by the Australian Government’s Support Regional Trade Events measure, the AgriFutures Agritech Event Sponsorship Program serves as a catalyst for regional agricultural events that showcase horticulture, agricultural innovation, and trade opportunities.

• Round one: $275,000 to administer for events running between 30 September – 31 March 2024. Applications will open on Monday, 17 August 2023. This has been completed.
• Round two: $625,000 to administer for events running between 1 April 2024 and 31 October 2024. Applications will open in January 2024.
• Round three: $600,000 to administer for events running between 1 November 2024 and 30 June 2025. Applications will open Monday, 15 July.

AgriFutures Australia is the administrator of this grant process, grant payments and reporting only. Successful recipients will be connected with the Australian Government in order to deliver on the terms and conditions such as speaking opportunities etc.

By participating in the AgriFutures Agritech Event Sponsorship Program, event organisers, agritech developers, and research and development organisations can showcase their innovations, connect with stakeholders, and accelerate the adoption of Australian agritech solutions.

Current grant round:

In round three of the Agritech Events Sponsorship, $600,000 will be administered in the following grant categories:

• $400,000 will be administered to event organisers in regional* Australia that are hosting agricultural events with an agritech and/or agricultural innovation focus. Grant applicants can nominate for a $25,000 or $50,000 grant.
• $100,000 will be administered to agritech developers to host functions to showcase their innovations and technology to end users and/or investors. There will be four grants available of $25,000 each.
• $100,000 will be administered to research and development organisations to host functions to showcase their innovations and technology to end users and/or investors.

Definitions

*Regional Australia: Refers to everything beyond the major capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra – from remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to inland and coastal towns and bustling regional hubs. Agritech developers and research and development organisations may be eligible to run events in a metro area if they can demonstrate the event represents value for money in delivering against the priorities of the program.

*An event and/or function refers to a planned gathering or occasion that focuses on agritech and/or agricultural innovation. It involves activities such as conferences, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, trade shows, field demonstrations, or similar initiatives that aim to promote and showcase advancements, research, technologies, or practices in the agritech industry. The event should provide opportunities for agritech developers, end users, investors, researchers, and other stakeholders to connect, collaborate, and exchange knowledge, fostering the growth and commercialisation of Australian agritech solutions. Events and/or functions need to have a minimum of 50 participants to qualify.

Contact

For any questions, please contact:

Dallas Pearce
Manager, evoke^AG.