Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program QLD
Funding for Queensland small and micro businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19
Last Updated: 24 July 2020
Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program QLD
The Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program provides small and micro businesses with funding to help them adapt and sustain their operations.
Application detail:
Please note applications are no longer being accepted for south east Queensland businesses. Applications remain open for regional Queensland businesses.
What do you get?
Funding of up to $10,000.
Who is this for?
Small and micro Queensland businesses impacted by COVID-19.
Overview
Funding is available to help businesses prepare for the safe resumption and rebuilding of their operations.
Grants may be used for:
- financial, legal or other professional advice to support business sustainability and diversification
- strategic planning, financial counselling or business coaching aligned to business development and diversification
- building the business through marketing and communications activities, for example, content development (web pages, mobile apps, visual and audio media etc.)
- digital/technological strategy development
- digital training or re-training to adapt to new business models
- capital costs associated with meeting COVID-19 SAFE requirements
- specialised digital equipment or business specific software to move business operations online (e.g. logistics program for online ordering)
- meeting business costs, including utilities, rent
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible, you must:
- have been subject to closure or otherwise highly impacted by current shutdown restrictions announced by Queensland's Chief Health Officer on 23 March 2020
- demonstrate that your business revenue has had a minimum 30% decline since 23 March 2020 over a minimum 1-month period due to the onset and management of COVID-19
- employ staff and have fewer than 20 employees at the time of applying for the grant
- have a valid Australian business number (ABN) active as at 23 March 2020
- be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
- have a Queensland headquarters
- have an annual turnover over $75,000 for the last financial year, or can provide evidence this will be met if you have only recently started your small business
- have a payroll of less than $1.3 million
- not be insolvent or have owners/directors that are an undischarged bankrupt
How do you apply?
You can find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program QLD.
