Grant Round 3 - Producers, owners and other industry

Applications for the Sheep & Goat eID Support Scheme Round 3 are now open.

The Grant Scheme will provide rebates on eID scanning equipment for:

sheep and goat producers
agricultural show societies
school farms
organisations that run sheep or goat livestock events
not-for-profit organisations
local government
veterinarians

This will help producers, businesses and organisations meet new requirements for scanning of electronic tags, and uploading of data to the National Livestock Identification (NLIS) database. The new requirements will start from 1 January 2025.

Round 3 Grant Guidelines (PDF 272Kb)

Eligible Applicants	Eligible items and reimbursements
Sheep and goat owners	Reimbursements are capped at $5,000 per PIC* (gst ex). A reimbursement of 75% is available on any of, or combination of, the following items: Handheld Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) Readers RFID Panel Readers (fixed or mobile) Panel Antennas (fixed or mobile) eID Readers eID Compatible Scale Readers Associated eID Software and Subscriptions until 30 June 2025
School Farms	Reimbursements are capped at $5,000 per PIC* (gst ex). A reimbursement of 100% is available on any of, or combination of, the following items: Handheld Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) Readers RFID Panel Readers (fixed or mobile) Panel Antennas (fixed or mobile) eID Readers eID Compatible Scale Associated eID Software and Subscriptions until 30 June 2025
Organisations that run livestock events for sheep or goats, local government and veterinarians that treat sheep or goats	75% of the cost of one handheld RFID reader up to a maximum of $2,000 (gst ex)
Agricultural show societies and non-for-profit organisations	100% of the cost of one handheld RFID reader up to a maximum of $2,000 (gst ex)