Victorian Plantations Support Program
Organisation
Agriculture Victoria
Description
The VPSP provides supplementary funding (up to $1,000 per hectare) to select applications that have been approved to develop plantations in Victoria under Round 3 – Batch 5 onwards of the Commonwealth Government’s Support Plantation Establishment (SPE) program.
By incentivising a greater uptake of the SPE Program, the VPSP will help expand and diversify Victoria’s plantation estates to meet local timber needs.
Round 1 of the VPSP will make $2 million available to eligible applicants.
How to apply
Once a project has been approved under Round 3 – Batch 5 or 6 of the SPE program, applicants may submit a VPSP program application.
Applications are to be submitted online using the Grants Online portal.
To apply, go to Grant Online and click on ‘Start New Application’.
The following documents will be required as part of the application process:
- Outcome Letter from the Commonwealth Government confirming approval under the SPE program to undertake a project
- A copy of the SPE plantation management plan and indicative budget submitted as part of the approved SPE program application
- A completed DEECA budget demonstrating how VPSP grant funding and other financial contributions provided by the grantee will be spent on eligible VPSP activities
- Any other supporting documents
Applicants are encouraged to notify DEECA of their intention to apply for the VPSP. This is not a formal requirement of the application process but may provide for a more expedient assessment of applications when they are received. Notifications can be sent to plantationforestry@deeca.vic.gov.au
Applications close
27/02/2026