Queensland Biosecurity Boost Grants Program

Funding of $210,000 was allocated in the first round of the Queensland Biosecurity Grants Program.

Peacetime exercises grants are offered through a negotiated funding arrangement by invitation only and are designed to strengthen Queensland's readiness and response capabilities.

Category	Organisation	Project name	Status
Education	Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities	Building biosecurity capacity on the Torres Strait Islands	In delivery
Education	James Cook University	Weed ID workshops for rangers and land managers	Complete
Education	Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association	Development of biosecurity competency training unit for Cert IV	Complete
Education	University of Queensland	Youth in Action: Strengthening biosecurity awareness and resilience	Complete
Education	Plant Health Australia	Youth biosecurity e-learning course	Complete
Education	Scenic Rim Regional Council	Biosecurity awareness workshops within Scenic Rim Region	Complete
Innovation	Plant Health Australia	Youth biosecurity hub	Complete
Innovation	Genics	Enhancing biosecurity through bio-aerosol sampling	Complete
Innovation	James Cook University	Emerging technologies as a tool to monitor for invasive pathogens	Complete
Peacetime exercises	Local Government Association of Queensland	Peacetime biosecurity response	Complete
Peacetime exercises	Australian Mango Industry Association	Biosecurity planning workshop for the Queensland mango industry	Complete
Peacetime exercises	Canegrowers	Building response capabilities in the Queensland sugarcane industry	Complete

Funding of $285,000 was allocated in round 2 of the program including:

• Education – 8 grants of $15,000 each
• Innovation – 3 grants of $30,000 each
• Peacetime exercises – 3 grants of $25,000 each.

Peacetime exercises grants are offered through a negotiated funding arrangement by invitation only and are designed to strengthen Queensland's readiness and response capabilities.

Category	Organisation	Project name	Status
Education	Australian Banana Growers’ Council	Awareness to action: banana grower biosecurity videos	In delivery
Education	Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities	Strengthening biosecurity awareness and practice in Queensland’s remote Indigenous communities	In delivery
Education	Capricorn Pest Management Group	Priority weeds of Central Queensland video education project (Biosecurity education project)	In delivery
Education	Berries Australia Limited	Queensland berry industry biosecurity roadshow – improve biosecurity for management of soil-borne diseases	In delivery
Education	Capricorn Conservation Council	Youth-led biosecurity education for schools and communities across Central Queensland	In delivery
Education	Central Queensland Landscape Alliance	Embedding practical biosecurity education into CQLA grazing workshops	In delivery
Education	Australian Mango Industry Association	Mango orchard biosecurity plan – information and implementation workshops – Queensland	In delivery
Education	James Cook University	Enhancing biosecurity efforts in the Torres Strait: Science for Caring for Country	In delivery
Innovation	Griffith University	Establishing recombinant chemosensory targets and blocking assays for red imported fire ants	In delivery
Innovation	Burnett Mary Regional Group	Right tool, right time: Improving phytophthora detection for smarter biosecurity in Queensland	In delivery
Innovation	The University of Queensland	Native bee virus watch: Early warning pathway for post-varroa virus spillover	In delivery
Peacetime exercises	Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions Queensland	Increasing understanding of the role of Queensland’s regional NRM organisation in an H5 avian influenza response	In delivery
Peacetime exercises	Cotton Australia	Common threads – biosecurity simulation for an incursion of boll weevil	In delivery
Peacetime exercises	Australian Lot Feeders Association	Large-scale depopulation for intensive industries during an EAD response	In delivery