Funding for Queensland small and micro businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19

The Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program provides small and micro businesses with funding to help them adapt and sustain their operations.

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.