Funding for VIC primary producers to recover from flooding events

Funding is available to support clean-up, relief and recovery costs for primary producers that have suffered direct loss or damage as a direct result of the Victorian floods commenced in October 2022.

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 Victorian 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.

Primary producers who operate more than one primary production enterprise may apply for assistance for each separate business to the maximum amount of assistance available for the relevant defined disaster area.

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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.