The Northern Territory (NT) Recycling Modernisation Fund supports infrastructure projects that recover or recycle waste material subject to export bans.

Who can apply

You can apply if you:

• are a for-profit or not-for-profit organisation with or without a registered business name, such as:
• a sole trader, partnership, local governing body or Aboriginal organisation
• hold a valid Australian business number and have been operating under that number for at least one year
• agree to carry out an eligible project with any grant funding provided to you or your organisation
• can financially commit and have authority to co-fund at least 50% of the total eligible project costs
• have a history of compliance with all legislative requirements and are fully compliant from the date of your application.

If you’re made up of 2 or more organisations, one must be the lead applicant.

Successful applicants of round 1 can apply for round 2 if funding is not for the same project or activity.

What you can apply for

Funding will be given to projects that recover, recycle or reuse:

• plastics*
• paper and cardboard*
• glass
• tyres

*Round 2 priority waste streams.

Your project must also:

• operate in the NT
• increase the capacity for domestic sorting, processing, recycling or remanufacturing of materials
• deliver new or improved resource recovery, recycling and remanufacturing infrastructure
• demonstrate a long-term return (at least 5 years) on investment to the NT
• be completed and operational by 30 June 2024.