Funding for QLD small businesses impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Seth, 7 to 10 January 2022
Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants – Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth (Small Business) QLDLast Updated: 14 February 2022
Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants – Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth (Small Business) QLD
This program provides funding to small businesses impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Seth, 7 to 10 January 2022.
Closing date: 29 Jul 2022
What you get?
Funding of up to $50,000.
Who is this for?
Queensland small businesses affected by ex-tropical cyclone Seth, 7 to 10 January 2022.
Overview
Eligible clean-up, reinstatement activities and emergency measures include:
- equipment and materials to undertake clean-up
- additional labour costs (above and beyond normal wage expenditure, i.e. day-to-day staffing)
- disposing of damaged goods and stock, including associated costs
- repairs to buildings (other than housing)
- reconditioning/repairing essential plant and equipment
- purchase or hire/lease costs for equipment essential to the immediate resumption of the business
- payment for tradespeople to conduct safety inspections
- essential repairs to premises and internal fittings that is not covered by insurance.
The maximum grant amount is $50,000 and is available through 2 applications:
- An initial amount of up to $10,000 is available to support an initial claim. Evidence of the direct damage such as photographs, quotations, tax invoices and official receipts is required.
- A subsequent amount of up to $40,000 is available to support subsequent claims for which full evidence of payment is required.
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible, you must:
- be a small business owner
- hold an Australian business number (ABN) and have held that ABN at the time of the disaster
- own a small business located in:
- Bundaberg Regional Council
- Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Gympie Regional Council
- North Burnett Regional Council
- South Burnett Regional Council
- have been engaged in carrying on the small business when affected by the natural disaster
- intend to re-establish the small business in the same area.
How do you apply?
Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants – Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth (Small Business).