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Enhancing Australia's Biosecurity System - Priority Pest and Disease Planning and Response (PPDPR) Surveillance Implementation: This initiative aims to strengthen Australia's ability to prevent, prepare, detect and respond to emergency and emerging priority pests and diseases by reducing the likelihood of a pest or disease entering or establishing in Australia and by mitigating the impact of those pests and diseases. (...)

Queensland State Government: Natural Resources Investment Program: Farm Water Futures Component:
The Farm Water Futures Program (FWF) is a three-year program being delivered within the Queensland Government's Natural Resource Investment Program 2018-2022 (NRIP). It is the successor measure of the now ceased Queensland Rural Water Use Efficiency – Irrigation Futures program 2013-18, notified in Australia's previous Domestic Support notifications.

While NRIP is a four-year program, the Queensland Government is providing FWF funding over 3 years (2018-2021) to enable Queensland's key irrigator groups to access advice and support on addressing the challenge of water efficiency. The program supports:
- Partnerships with industry and its member organisations to deliver water efficiency support and design advice to farmers
- On-ground adoption of rural water use efficient activities, while working towards a self-sufficient funding model over the three year period.

Drought Communities Programme Extension (DCP Extension):
The DCP Extension provides funding of AUD 301 million to eligible councils for drought-affected regions of Australia. The program supports local community infrastructure and other drought relief projects for communities impacted by drought. (...)
Eligible projects aim to provide employment for people whose work opportunities have been impacted by drought; stimulate local community spending; use local resources, businesses and suppliers; and provide long lasting benefit to communities and the agricultural industries on which they depend. Funding is not limited to the agricultural sector with benefits to the wider rural community

Drought Community Support Initiative (DCSI) Round 2:
The DCSI Round 2 is providing short-term assistance to eligible farmers, farm workers and farm suppliers/contractors living or working in an eligible Drought Communities Programme (DCP) Extension Local Government Area (LGA) facing financial hardship as a result of the drought. (...)

Significant Disease Investigation (SDI) program:
The Victorian Significant Disease Investigation (SDI) Program aims to boost Victoria's capacity for the early detection of such diseases in livestock and wildlife by increasing the participation of vets and assisting with the cost of investigating significant diseases. (...)

Pest Animal, Invasive Plants and Disease Control:
The Government of the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate is responsible for building resilience in the landscape and environment to preserve the ACT's heritage and achieve improved conservation outcomes. The Directorate is responsible for developing, administering and overseeing the implementation of biosecurity, agricultural, environmental and conservation legislation, plans, strategies and policies to support industry and the environment.
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Tasmanian Irrigation - Tranche 3 Irrigation Scheme Development Feasibility Studies:
Feasibility studies to identify viable projects with a view to developing a third tranche of public irrigation infrastructure projects for construction under a public/private capital funding model to address water resource sustainability in Tasmania. The scheme and associated studies are managed by Tasmanian Irrigation Pty Limited, a State-owned Company responsible for development and operation of a suite of irrigation schemes in Tasmania. Tranche 2 was notified in Australia's Domestic Support notification for FY 2017-18.

Australian Government: Red Meat Research and Development: Research and development to improve the productivity and market performance of the meat and livestock industry and further the sustainable use and management of natural resources.

Australian Government: Rural Industries Research and Development: Research and development for the rural sector focussing on new and emerging plant and animal industries and generic programs such as agribusiness, extension, rural education and climate change.

New South Wales: Development of technologies and practices which increase the efficiency and sustainability of food and fibre production.