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APPLICATION FOR RESEARCH FUNDING 2021

Applicants must read the SAGIT Project Funding Guidelines 2021 prior to completing this form. These guidelines can be downloaded from www.sagit.com.au

Proposals must be submitted by email to admin@sagit.com.au as a Microsoft Word document in the format shown by COB on Friday, 5th February 2021. Late proposals will not be accepted.

PROJECT TITLE

(10 words maximum)

PROJECT DURATION

SAGIT funds projects for a maximum of three years, subject to annual review. Any further funding will be based on a review of the project based on the Final Report

Requested project start date

Requested project end date

SAGIT Funding Request

2021/22

$

2022/23

$

2023/24

$

Total Funding Amount

$

PROJECT SUPERVISOR CONTACT DETAILS

The project supervisor is the person responsible for the overall project

Title:

First Name:

Surname:

Organisation:

Mailing address:

Telephone:

Facsimile:

Mobile:

Email:

ADMINISTRATION CONTACT DETAILS

The Administration Contact is the person responsible for all administrative matters relating to the project

Title:

First Name:

Surname:

Organisation:

Mailing address:

Telephone:

Facsimile:

Mobile:

Email:

PREVIOUS PROJECT(S)

If this application is on a similar theme to a previous SAGIT project, please provide Code, title and investment details of previous projects

Project Code

Title

SAGIT Investment

SUB-CONTRACTING

Will you be sub-contracting any part of this project?

Yes/No

If the answer to the above is “Yes”, who is the sub-contractor?

Name:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Provide clear description of the following:

Project Objectives

A concise statement of the aims of the project in outcome terms should be provided. Particular note should be made of the criteria under Section 1.3 of the Funding Guidelines

Work being done by other organizations on the research topic

Indicate what work, if any, has been already undertaken or is currently being undertaken on your project topic. List project titles and funding organizations for currently funded projects.

Industry Significance (Not to exceed one page)

A description of the likely benefits to the South Australian grains industry that will arise from the project, preferably in quantitative terms.

Research Proposal (Not to exceed three pages)

Typically, the Research Proposal should include a background to the research endeavor and briefly outline the proposed activities and methodologies to be used in achieving the Project Objectives. Applicants should indicate any abnormal risks and how they will be managed.

Other Funding

Are you currently receiving funding from GRDC or other organizations or do you intend to approach any of these organizations for funding? Provide details (project codes or status of applications).

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI)

The Research Proposal must provide at least 2 (but no more than 4) KPI’s per year. Each KPI must be measurable and is a significant achievement against which SAGIT will assess the progress of the project

Year

KPI

Date to be completed

COMMUNICATION OF RESULTS

A concise statement describing the proposed path to market strategy for communicating the results of the project to the grains industry. This should include, were appropriate, the likely barriers to adoption of the results and how the outcomes will be measured in terms of practice change by the target audience. Note that SAGIT may directly extend information from Progress or Final reports to growers.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Please complete this section if the project is IP sensitive. See Section 8 of Funding Guidelines for more information on SAGIT IP policy.

Is the project IP sensitive?

Yes |_|

No |_|

Ownership status of IP of material to be used in this project

|_| Wholly owned by the applicant organization

|_| Other. Please specify..................................................................................................

|_| Approval by interested parties given for use of IP (Please attach evidence)

Has this project already generated IP of value?

|_| Yes

|_| No

If yes, please provide a brief description:

Are you bringing background IP to this project? |_| Yes |_| No

If yes, please provide a brief description:

Is this project likely to generate IP, which has the potential to be commercialized?

|_| Yes

|_| No

If yes, please provide a brief description:

Have there been any negotiations with regard to commercialization of this IP?

|_| Yes

|_| No

If yes, please provide a brief description:

BUDGET

Develop a budget table and itemize the salary, operating and capital components of your proposal per year. Please include a brief description of the main items required within each category. For salaries, give the title of the position and the level. Travel and capital items will be purchased in accordance with the applicant’s employing agency’s rules

Do not include GST in your estimate of costs of the project. Applicants who are registered for GST will need to pay 10% of the grant amount as GST to the Australian Tax Office. Applicants whose annual turnover (including the amount of this grant, if they qualify to receive it) exceeds $50,000 are required to be registered for GST

Budget Item and Description

2021/

2022

2022/

2023

2023/

2024

TOTAL

SAGIT CONTRIBUTION

Salaries

Salary on-costs (super, work cover etc)

Organisational Overheads apportioned to the project (IT, rent, etc)

Project Operating (contractors, lab/glass house costs, fertiliser etc)

provide details below for items over $2,000

Capital equipment directly required by the project

Travel (mileage, airfares, accommodation etc)

TOTAL SAGIT CONTRIBUTION

HOST ORGANISATION CASH CONTRIBUTION *

Salaries

Operating

Capital

Travel

Subtotal - Host Organisation Cash Contribution

HOST ORGANISATION IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION *

Salaries

Operating (if > $2K provide details below)

Capital

Travel

Subtotal - Host Organisation In-Kind Contribution

TOTAL HOST ORGANISATION CONTRIBUTION (CASH & IN-KIND)

NET HOST ORGANISATION CONTRIBUTION

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

Other Funding Bodies (e.g. GRDC and any other funding body)**

Other Third Parties

TOTAL OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

TOTAL NON-SAGIT CONTRIBUTIONS

TOTAL VALUE OF APPLICATION

** Indicate whether funding has been granted or is awaiting decision

* Please detail how Cash and In-kind contributions have been calculated

AUTHORISATION

Name:

Position:

Signature:

Date:

Submit proposal via email to admin@sagit.com.au as a Microsoft Word document in the format shown by COB on Friday, 5th February 2021.