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Apply for a $10,000 Small Business Northern Flood Grant (Australia)

Deadline: 30-Sep-22

If your small business or not-for-profit organisation in northern NSW was impacted by storms and floods in February and March 2022, you may be eligible for a one-off $10,000 small business northern flood grant.

Your small business or not-for-profit organisation must be physically located and operating in one of the following highly impacted Northern Rivers local government areas (LGAs) to be eligible:

  • Ballina
  • Byron
  • Clarence Valley
  • Lismore
  • Kyogle
  • Richmond Valley
  • Tweed Shire

Funding Information

  • Eligible small businesses will receive a one-off grant of $10,000.
  • Only one application can be submitted for a single ABN.
  • Only one application is permitted where there are multiple businesses under a single ABN.

How funding may be used

  • This grant is to help pay for your business’ operating costs during your immediate recovery period. Covered costs could include, but are not limited to:

    • salaries and wages
    • utilities and rent
    • government fees and charges (including local government rates)
    • financial, legal or other services
    • marketing or communications
    • perishable goods
    • other business costs.

Eligibility Criteria

  • You must be a small business owner or a not-for-profit organisation physically located and operating in an eligible Northern Rivers LGA and:

    • have an active ABN, registered on or before 1 January 2021
    • if you are charity, be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
    • have derived at least $75,000 in GST turnover in the financial year ended 30 June 2021 or 30 June 2020
    • had an aggregated annual turnover of between $75,000 and $10 million (inclusive) for the financial year ended 30 June 2021 or 30 June 2020
    • experienced a decline in turnover of 40% or more due to the impacts of flooding during the entire month of March 2022 compared to the entire month of March 2021 or March 2020, and
    • intend to continue operating or re-establish operations within the highly impacted Northern Rivers LGAs.
  • You may also be eligible if:

    • your business operates in an eligible LGA but your ABN is registered at an address outside these areas
    • your new business was not operating on 1 January 2021
    • you are a sole trader impacted by sickness, injury or leave.
    • If you're a business with no employees and you fulfill the criteria, you are eligible to apply if you can show that you derive more than 50% of your total income from the small business. If you have more than one non-employing business, you can claim a grant for only one of the businesses.
  • Your business is not eligible for this grant if:

    • your business' decline in turnover is for reasons other than flooding, such as seasonal variations, closing for holidays, or renovations
    • you derive more than 50% of your earnings from passive income, such as rents, interest, or dividends
    • you're a government agency, local government, bank, university, or similar entity.

For more information, visit NSW Government.

For more information, visit https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-small-business-northern-flood-grant