Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The Northern Territory Government of Australia is offering grants for Visitation Reliant Small Business Support Program to support small businesses operating in a range of tourism and hospitality related sectors that have been impacted due to restrictions on travel put in place by interstate governments and the subsequent drop in visitation to the Northern Territory.
The Program is available for a number of sectors of the tourism and hospitality market that have been impacted.
Funding Information
- Under the co-funded scheme, eligible employing businesses will receive a $3,000 payment, while non-employing businesses, including sole traders will receive a $1,000 payment. Eligible businesses must have an annual turnover of more than $75,000 and less than $10 million, and will need to prove a significant reduction in turnover (minimum of 30% drop) as a result of travel restrictions during the period July 2021, compared to the same period in 2019.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to participate in the program a business must meet the definition of an eligible business.
- Eligible Sector/s include, but are not necessarily limited to:
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- Wholesale and retail trade
- Provision of accommodation and/or food services
- Transport, postal, warehousing and/ or storage of stock in trade
- Education and training
- Provision of arts and/ or recreational services
- An Eligible Recipient:
- is a Territory Enterprise that operates solely in one or more Eligible Sector/s; and
- held a valid Australian Business Number (ABN) and was registered for Goods and Services Tax (GST) as at 1 July 2019; and
- is actively trading with an annual Turnover of more than $75,000 and less than $10 million; and
- has had to temporarily cease or significantly reduce trading (ie. suffers a drop of 30% or more in turnover from 1-31 July 2021 as compared to the same period in 2019) as a direct result of the downturn in visitor numbers to the Northern Territory (whether because of government imposed restrictions or not); and
- does not have an outstanding debt due and payable to Tourism NT or the Northern Territory Government.
For more information, visit https://businessrecovery.nt.gov.au/businesses/visitation-reliant-small-business-support-program