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Australia
AustraliaForestry Growth Fund
The $150 million Forestry Growth Fund provides concessional finance to help Australia's wood product manufacturing sector modernise. It features a lower benchmark rate of return compared to the NRFC General Fund to support earlier-stage projects, first-of-a-kind technology, and projects with high upfront capital needs or longer repayment periods. The fund targets businesses in mass timber, engineered wood, and high-value secondary processing to boost timber output for housing construction.
Who can apply
Australian-based businesses operating in the wood product manufacturing sector that can demonstrate investment readiness, commercial viability, and alignment with the fund's value-add priorities for mass timber, engineered wood, and secondary processing.Perks & benefits
- Concessional finance with lower benchmark rate of return than standard NRFC General Fund
- Investment professional consultation to assess eligibility and assist with proposal development
- Support for earlier-stage, first-of-a-kind, and high-capital projects
- Flexible repayment profiles for longer-horizon investments
Key contacts
Sources
Links used by the AI to gather information about this grant.
- www.nrf.gov.au/what-we-do/investment-sub-funds/forestry-growth-fund ↗
- www.nrf.gov.au/ ↗
- www.nrf.gov.au/what-we-do/investment-guidance/guidelines-solely-or-mainly-austra… ↗
- www.nrf.gov.au/contact-us ↗
- www.nrf.gov.au/contact-us/your-proposal ↗
- www.nrf.gov.au/what-we-do/investment-guidance ↗
- www.nrf.gov.au/who-we-are/our-executive ↗
- www.nrf.gov.au/who-we-are ↗