​​The Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board are pleased to announce Round 2 of the High Priority Infrastructure (HPI) Grants Program.

The HPI Grants Program supports projects which improve the capability, capacity, and availability​ of facilities, equipment, and systems.

HPI Round 2 supports applicants that currently operate a landfill and/or resource recovery facility in Tasmania that receives more than 1000 tonnes of materials per year.​

 GUIDELINES - Round 2 - High Priority Infrastructure Grants (PDF 875Kb)​

Objectives of the grant funding

• Diversion of materials from landfill

• Promoting the Tasmanian circular economy

• Improvement in avoidance, reduction, reuse, repair, recycling, and recovery of priority materials in accordance with the Waste Hierarchy 

Available funds

Total funding for HPI Round 2 is $2,000,000, excluding GST.

Grant funding available for individual projects is from $50,000 to $500,000, excluding GST.

Project activities which utilise grant funding must be completed by 30 June 2027

Priority materials

• Construction and demolition products and materials
  

• Plastics products and packaging

• Agricultural, aquacultural and industrial plastics

• Organics

• Tyres

• Textiles, and

• Oil and chemical solvents
  

Key dates​

Applications open: 9am, 14 March 2025

Applications close: 5pm, ​24 April 2025

Applications must be completed and submitted at:

https://nre.smartygrants.com.au/HighPriorityInfrastructureGrantsRound2

Not eligible for Round 2?

Details about the scope and release of HPI Round 3 will be announced soon.

Enquiries

HPI Round 2 Contact - James Ross
Email: Waste.initiatives@nre.tas.gov.au