House of Assembly: Tuesday, November 13, 2018

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Grant Programs

In reply to Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (25 September 2018). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water): I have been advised:

The following table provides the allocation of the Environment Protection Authority's grant program/funds for 2017-18 and across the forward estimates:

Grant program/fund name Purpose of grant program/fund 2017-18 Estimated result $000 2018-19 Budget $000 2019-20 Estimate $000 2020-21 Estimate $000 2021-22 Estimate $000
Caring For Our Country—Catchment to Coast focus for water quality improvement across urban Adelaide Building community capacity for water quality improvement in Adelaide coastal waters 552,000 0 0 0 0
Cooperative Research Centre Projects Contribution towards research to enhance Australia's industrial, commercial and economic growth through development of sustained user driver cooperative public private research centres. 100,000 0 0 0 0
Premium food and wine co-innovation clusters* Improve the long term growth and competitiveness of South Australian agriculture, food and wine industries by providing funding to support the establishment of innovation clusters to arrest the decline in agricultural productivity growth. 43,000 44,000* 45,000* 46,000* 47,000*
National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) SA's contribution towards the secretariat operational budget for the NEPC Service Corporation 19,000 19,000 20,000 20,000 20,000

# Please note: In Department of Treasury and Finance the term 'Estimated result' is Revised budget

* Advice received from PIRSA that this funding will not be available beginning from 2018-19. Budget adjustment to be made.


The following table details the Environment Protection Authority's commitment of grants in 2017-18 and 1 July 2018:

Grant program/fund name Beneficiary/Recipient Purpose Value$ Subject to grant agreement under TI I5
Caring For Our Country—Catchment to Coast focus for water quality improvement across urban Adelaide City of West Torrens Construction of Raingarden 500 1,500 Yes
Caring For Our Country—Catchment to Coast focus for water quality improvement across urban Adelaide Corporation of the City of Adelaide Construction of Raingarden 500 5,000 Yes
Caring For Our Country—Catchment to Coast focus for water quality improvement across urban Adelaide Corporation of the City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Construction of Raingardens 500 5,000 Yes
Caring For Our Country—Catchment to Coast focus for water quality improvement across urban Adelaide City of West Torrens Raingarden Interpretive Trail 8,250 Yes


The following table details the Environment Protection Authority's commitment of grants in 1 July 2018:

Grant program/fund name Beneficiary/Recipient Purpose Value$ Subject to grant agreement under TI I5
National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) Department of the Environment (Federal) SA's contribution towards the secretariat operational budget for the NEPC Service Corporation 19,000 Yes