Rural Financial Counselling Service (2027-32) Grant Program

The Rural Financial Counselling Service Program (the Program) provides free and independent financial counselling to eligible farmers, fishers, foresters and small-related enterprises who are experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship. The Program is delivered across 12 pre-defined services regions covering the whole of Australia.

The objective of the program is to:

• Support structural adjustment through transitioning clients out of immediate financial crisis or concerns, assessing business viability to make informed decisions about the future of the business and improving financial wellbeing and resilience through building clients’ financial knowledge and skills, and by referring clients to other professional services.

The intended outcome of the program is:

• To build financially capable agricultural, fishing and forestry sectors that are profitable, financially self-reliant and better prepared to deal with risks.

$104 million (GST exclusive) is available over 5 years for the provision of services across the 12 service regions. One grantee will be selected per service region. Applicants may apply to deliver services in more than one service region.

Grant Opportunity Guidelines and other supporting documents will be published when the grant opportunity is open for applications.

Program details may change with the published Grant Opportunity.