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- 20 Ag businesses receive $3.7 million in Round 6 of Rural Economic Development (RED) Grants.
- 118 good, secure jobs created for Queenslanders as a direct result of Round 6 grants.
- Expressions of Interest for Round 7 are now open.
- Projects like RED Grants under threat from David Crisafulli and the LNP's cuts.
Twenty Queensland agribusinesses have benefitted from the latest round of the Miles Government's popular Rural Economic Development (RED) Grants, with Expressions of Interest for the next round now open.
The successful Round 6 applicants have received a total of $3.7 million, creating 118 good, secure jobs that will support communities right across rural and regional Queensland.
Each RED Grant recipient received up to $200,000 to complete a diverse range of shovel-ready projects such as the construction of greenhouses, glasshouses, fruit packing facilities and seafood processing areas.
Successful Miles Government programs such as RED Grants are under threat from David Crisafulli and the LNP's cuts agenda, which have targeted agriculture before.
When last in government the LNP cut more than 600 jobs from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
The RED Grants program has provided a total of $20 million in funding over six years, supporting 100 successful regional agribusiness projects worth more than $65.4 million.
It's estimated the program has created more than 3,000 new direct and indirect jobs.
Expressions of interest for Round 7 of RED Grants is now open with applications closing on 22 November 2024.
Round 7 will include a focus on supporting Indigenous-owned agribusinesses and projects that support low-emissions agriculture.
