Small Business Bushfire Recovery Grant NSW
Funding for bushfire affected small businesses and non-profit organisations in NSW
Last Updated: 16 December 2020
Small Business Bushfire Recovery Grant NSW
The Small Business Bushfire Recovery Grant provides small businesses and non-profit organisations in eligible areas with funding to help with clean-up and immediate restoration costs.
What do you get?
Funding of up to $50,000.
Who is this for?
Small businesses or non-profit organisations located in eligible bushfire-affected regions.
Overview
Funding may be used to help pay costs associated with clean-up and reinstatement of your small business or non-profit organisation. This could include:
- payment for tradespeople to do safety inspections
- equipment and materials required for cleaning up
- the removal and disposal of damaged goods and materials
- repairing premises and internal fittings
- hiring equipment and/or replacing stock needed to resume operations
Costs that are not eligible include:
- expenses covered under your small business or non-profit organisation's insurance policy
- loss of income
The maximum amount of funding is $50,000. This includes up to:
- $25,000 for an initial claim – you'll need evidence of direct damage such as photographs, quotations, tax invoices or official receipts
- $25,000 for a subsequent claim – you'll need evidence of full payment of costs
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible, you must:
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
- have held that ABN at the time of the eligible disaster
- own a small business located in a defined disaster area
- have been carrying on the small business at the time of the bushfire
- be intending to re-establish your small business in the same community or region
- have suffered direct bushfire damage to your business and be responsible for the costs of repair or replacement
- be a registered business with less than 20 full time (or equivalent) employees
- earn more than 50% of your gross income from the business
How do you apply?
You can find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Small Business Bushfire Recovery Grant.