COVID-19 Business Support Grants for Lockdown-Impacted Businesses

Deadline: 22-Aug-21

The Queensland Government has announced the applications for the COVID-19 Business Support Grants for Lockdown-Impacted Businesses to support for non-employing sole traders and expands on support for eligible small and medium businesses, and large tourism and hospitality businesses.

Funding Information

Your business may be eligible for financial support through the 2021 COVID-19 Business Support Grants. $5,000 grants will be available to eligible small and medium businesses and not for profit organisations, and large tourism and hospitality businesses and not for profit organisations across Queensland affected by the August 2021 COVID-19 lockdowns.
These payments include an additional:
- $5,000 one-off, top up to small businesses with payroll of less than $1.3 million (bringing total grant available to $10,000)
- $10,000 one-off, top-up grant to medium sized businesses with payroll of greater than $1.3 million and up to $10 million (bringing total grant available to $15,000)
- $25,000 one-off, top-up grant to large sized tourism and hospitality businesses with payroll of greater than $10 million (bringing total grant to $30,000).

Eligibility Criteria

Small and medium businesses and not for profit organisations
- To be eligible, you:
  - must employ staff (employees must be on your payroll and does not include any business owners)
  - have a Queensland headquarters
  - must have an annual turnover of more than $75,000
  - must have an annual payroll of not more than $10 million
  - must show or declare a reduction in turnover of 30% or more for a 1-week period that includes at least 1 full day of the:
    - South East Queensland lockdown commencing 31 July 2021
    - the Cairns and Yarrabah lockdown commencing 8 August 2021
    - or
    - any other lockdown in Queensland in August 2021.
  - demonstrate that your business or not for profit organisation was directly or indirectly impacted by the South East Queensland and/or Cairns and Yarrabah lockdown events.
Large tourism and hospitality businesses and not for profit organisations
- To be eligible, you:
  - must employ staff (employees must be on your payroll and does not include any business owners)
  - have a Queensland headquarters
  - must operate in the tourism and hospitality sector
  - must have an annual turnover of more than $75,000
  - must have an annual payroll of more than $10 million
  - must show or declare a reduction in turnover of 30% or more for a 1-week period that includes at least 1 full day of the:
    - South East Queensland lockdown commencing 31 July 2021
    - Cairns and Yarrabah lockdown commencing 8 August 2021
    - or
    - any other lockdown in Queensland in August 2021.
  - demonstrate that your business or not for profit organisation was directly or indirectly impacted by the South East Queensland and/or Cairns and Yarrabah lockdown events.