The $150 million in concessional finance within the Forestry Growth Fund will support the wood product manufacturing sector to modernise, advance processing capabilities, and increase the value of outputs, including in relation to wood products used for housing construction. This includes developing competitive timber manufacturing capability in mass timber, engineered wood, and high-value secondary processing and component manufacture.
The Forestry Growth Fund has a lower benchmark rate of return to enable the NRFC to invest in earlier-stage proposals, first-of-a-kind projects, or those with large upfront capital requirements and longer repayment periods compared to investments made under the NRFC’s General Fund.
To register interest and apply for the Forestry Growth Fund
The Forestry Growth Fund is now open for applications. Please fill out our webform to tell us about your business and/or project and how the Forestry Growth Fund might support you.
We will then arrange for one of our investment professionals to discuss your eligibility under the fund and assist you with lodging a proposal for investment.