AgBiz Drought Loans
Agriculture funding, offered by Australian Government.
Ongoing intake
Applications are accepted continuously and the funder publishes no closing date. Ongoing programs do get paused or closed without notice, so this one is re-read nightly.
- Funding
- Up to $500k
- Loans of up to $500,000.
- Where
- Australia (Commonwealth)Commonwealth of Australia
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Who can apply
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Eligibility, in Australian Government's own words
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What AgBiz Drought Loans funds
AgBiz Drought Loans provide loans for small businesses located in a drought affected region that directly supply goods or services relating to primary production to farm businesses to help them manage through and recover from drought. Loans of up to $500,000 over a period of 10 years are available. The first 5 years will be interest only, followed by 5 years principal and interest.
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How to apply
Applications are made through
Australian Government
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About AgBiz Drought Loans
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When does AgBiz Drought Loans close?
Australian Government accepts applications on an ongoing basis and publishes no closing date. Ongoing rounds do get paused and closed without much notice, so this listing is re-read every night and the alert list is told the day it changes.
How much funding is available through AgBiz Drought Loans?
Australian Government publishes a funding amount of Up to $500k, noted as: Loans of up to $500,000.. Confirm it in the guidelines on the official page before you build a budget around it.
Who can apply for AgBiz Drought Loans?
Australian Government does not publish a structured list of eligible applicant types. The eligibility criteria Australian Government publishes in their own guidelines are the ones that count, and this record carries the link to them.
Is AgBiz Drought Loans still open?
It was open now when we last read Australian Government's own page, on 24 Oct 2026. Every source is re-read nightly and this page carries the date of the last read.
Who runs AgBiz Drought Loans, and does GrantWindow take a cut?
AgBiz Drought Loans is offered by Australian Government in Commonwealth of Australia. Applications are made through the funder, never through GrantWindow: we take no applications, charge no fee and act as no intermediary. Any site offering to apply on your behalf for a government grant is worth a very careful look.
Where this record came from
Sourced from business.gov.au, © Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Industry, Science and Resources), used under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
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- Last checked24 Oct 2026The day we last read this program on the funder's own page.
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