{"slug":"queensland-land-restoration-fund","name":"Land Restoration Fund","provider":{"name":"Queensland Government","type":"state"},"organization":null,"country":"AU","region":"QLD","locality":null,"scope":"regional","audience":["landowner","farmer"],"kind":"cost_share","benefit":"Commercial contracts that pay for carbon farming projects (reforestation, vegetation and soil restoration) that also deliver environmental and community co-benefits; support for pre-application and set-up costs","summary":"The Queensland Government's Land Restoration Fund pays farmers, landholders and land managers for carbon farming projects that store carbon and deliver co-benefits such as habitat for threatened species, healthier wetlands and reef catchments, and regional jobs. Projects are selected through competitive investment rounds and contracted through the LRF Trust. Three rounds have run (2020, 2021, 2023) with 25 projects contracted in total.","eligibility":"Farmers, landholders and land managers in Queensland running eligible carbon farming projects with co-benefits; the fund also supports traditional land management practices. Detailed criteria are published with each investment round.","how_to_apply":"Apply during an investment round. Round 3 opened 13 April 2023 and closed 13 October 2023; no round is currently open. Subscribe to LRF email updates on the fund page to be told of the next round.","url":"https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/climate/climate-change/land-restoration-fund","source_url":"https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/climate/climate-change/land-restoration-fund/funded-projects/investment-rounds-report","season":null,"program_status":"closed","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"No investment round open as of the state's report updated 9 October 2026 (data to end of Q1 2026-27). Payments are per Australian Carbon Credit Unit with co-benefit premiums; this is a commercial contract, not a simple grant.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.743Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/queensland-land-restoration-fund","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/queensland-land-restoration-fund.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}