Funding for primary producers impacted by the 2022-23 River Murray floods
River Murray Flood Primary Producer Recovery GrantLast Updated: 17 January 2023
River Murray Flood Primary Producer Recovery Grant
This program provides funding to flood impacted River Murray primary producers to help with relief and recovery costs.
Application detail:
The grant will be available up to a date to be determined by the Commonwealth and relevant State Governments, having regard to flood water levels.
What do you get?
Funding of up to $75,000.
Who is this for?
Primary producers impacted by the 2022-23 River Murray floods.
Overview
Funding is available to help pay for the costs of the relief, clean-up and reinstatement of primary production enterprises that have been directly impacted by the 2022-23 River Murray floods.
The maximum grant amount available is $75,000, split into 2 payments:
- An initial up-front payment of $25,000. To support this claim, evidence of direct damage is required.
- A subsequent amount of up to $50,000. To support this claim, full evidence of payment is required.
Check if you can apply
To be eligible, applicants must:
- be a primary producer
- devote part of their labour to the primary production enterprise
- derive at least 50% of their gross income from primary production in an average year, or from value adding products made directly from raw produce grown by the applicant
- hold an Australian business number (ABN) and have held that ABN at the time of the disaster
- have a primary production enterprise that is located in the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster and have suffered direct damage as a result of the eligible disaster
- have been engaged in carrying on the primary production enterprise when affected by the eligible disaster
- intend to reestablish the primary production enterprise in the same community, region or sector as the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster
- be primarily responsible for meeting the costs claimed in the applications.
Primary producer businesses must be located within the following affected local government areas:
- Alexandrina Council
- Berri Barmera Council
- Coorong District Council
- District Council of Karoonda East Murray
- District Council of Loxton Waikerie
- Mid Murray Council
- Pastoral Unincorporated Area
- Renamark Paringa Council
- Rural City of Murray Bridge.
Apply now
Apply for the River Murray Flood Primary Producer Recovery Grant
Find out more about your eligibility and how to apply.