Deadline: 30-Jun-23
If you’re a medium business or a not-for-profit organisation in the Northern Rivers and you’ve experienced direct damage as a result of storms and floods in February and March 2022, you may be eligible for the Northern Rivers medium size business grant.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant amount available is $200,000.
- Funds of up to $25,000 will be provided to eligible, approved applicants based on quotes or estimates submitted in your application. You do not need to provide evidence of payment at this stage.
- If you submit another application, bringing your total claim to more than $25,000, you will need to provide evidence of payment for all funds, including the first $25,000 you claimed.
- To receive funds of between $25,000 to $200,000, you will need to submit evidence of payment of the relevant costs at the time of application.
- If your initial grant application is for an amount less than $200,000, you can submit further applications if you require additional funds to complete eligible clean-up and reinstatement activities.
Eligibility Criteria
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You must be a medium business owner or a not-for-profit organisation in an eligible LGA and:
- have suffered direct damage – 'direct damage' means a direct and material impact of flooding on business assets or equipment
- be responsible for meeting the costs you are claiming
- intend to re-establish your medium business or not-for-profit organisation within the same area
- have employed a minimum of 21 and less than 200 full-time equivalent employees as at 22 February 2022.
- If you are a medium business, you must:
- have held an ABN (which you currently hold) as at 22 February 2022
- be structured as a company, joint venture, partnership or trust.
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If you are a not-for-profit organisation, your principal objective must not be the generation of profit, and you must be:
- registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) or an equivalent state regulatory body and have held that registration as at 22 February 2022, or
- registered as an incorporated association or cooperative with Fair Trading NSW and were registered on or before 22 February 2022, or
- deemed to be a not-for-profit organisation, in accordance with the current Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) on or before 22 February 2022.
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To be eligible, you must be a medium business or a not-for-profit organisation located in one of the following local government areas (LGAs):
- Ballina
- Byron
- Clarence Valley
- Kyogle
- Lismore
- Richmond Valley
- Tweed Shire.
For more information, visit NSW Government.
For more information, visit https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-northern-rivers-medium-size-business-grant
