Rebates & grants

The state government can offer support in a range of ways to help your business shrink its impact.

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  The Sustainability Fund

  Funding support for projects across schools, businesses, local government and community groups.

• Renewable Energy Water Pumping (REWP) rebates

  Rebates are available for water pumping systems that reduce the use of diesel-powered pumps.

• Renewable Remote Power Generation Program (RRPGP)

  How to get support installing renewable energy generation systems if you're in an area away from the main grid.

• Resource recovery funding

  Sustainability Victoria offers two grant programs for resource recovery within the Municipal Sector and the Commercial and Industrial and Construction and Demolition Sectors.

• Resource recovery funding - Commercial and Industrial Recyclable Packaging Project

  The project will support investment for new collection services for recyclable packaging to small to medium sized businesses.

• Resource recovery funding - Regional Towards Zero Waste Support Program

  The Regional TZW Support Program 2008-11 will provide funding to projects that reduce waste and increase the recovery of waste from the municipal and household sectors in regional and rural Victoria.

• Resource recovery funding - TZW Commercial and Industrial Resource Recovery Infrastructure Grants Program

  The TZW C&I Resource Recovery Infrastructure grants program contributes to achieving the Victorian Government's TZW Strategy target to recover 75% of waste by 2014.

• ResourceSmart Business Partnerships

  Support is available to peak industry or regional membership organisations proposing to assist member businesses from carbon and resource intensive industries to reduce their footprint in Victoria.

• Zero Emission Neighbourhoods

  Zero Emission Neighbourhoods (ZEN) is a new Victorian Government initiative to shape the sustainable future of new residential developments.