Deadline: 12-Jan-23
Proposals are now invited for Special Disaster Grants in Australia.
The objective of this assistance measure, made under agreement between the Commonwealth and State Government, is to support the recovery of primary producers impacted by declared natural disasters. The program provides a grant to primary producers to help pay for the costs of clean-up and reinstatement of primary production enterprises that have suffered direct damage as a result of the eligible disaster. Assistance is now being provided to 49 local government areas in NSW through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Funding Information
- The maximum grant available is $75,000 including an up-front payment of $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the grant, you must:
- be a primary producer;
- derive at least 50% of your gross income from the primary production enterprise;
- contribute a part of your labour to the primary production enterprise;
- hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) and have held that ABN at the time of the event;
- have a primary production enterprise located in the defined area for the event that has suffered direct damage as a result of the event; and
- have been engaged in carrying on the primary production enterprise when affected by the event and have lodged an application by the closing date as listed on the RAA website.
- intend to re-establish or continue the primary production enterprise.
- You may also be eligible for a grant if:
- your primary production enterprise is located outside the defined disaster area for the event
- but is carried on at least sometimes on a regular basis in the area; and
- plant or equipment of the primary production enterprise situated in the defined disaster area has been damaged or livestock has died as a result of the event.
- you derive at least 50 per cent of your total gross income from primary production including value-added products (eg wine) made directly from raw produce grown by you.
- your primary production enterprise is located outside the defined disaster area for the event
For more information, visit Australian Government.