Natural Disaster Relief Grants NSW

This program provides funding for NSW primary producers impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred severe weather event, commencing 3 March 2025.
Open
Closes in 149 days

Closing date: Thursday 4 December 2025 Thu 4 Dec 2025

What do you get?

Funding of up to $25,000. 

Who is this for?

NSW primary producers impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred severe weather event, commencing 3 March 2025.

Overview

Funding may be used to contribute to the costs of clean-up, reinstatement activities and emergency measures, including:

  • hiring or leasing equipment or materials to clean premises, property or equipment
  • removing and disposing of debris, damaged goods, materials including injured or dead livestock
  • repairing or replacing fencing and/or other essential property infrastructure
  • purchasing and transporting fodder or feed for livestock
  • replacing livestock
  • replace lost or damaged plants, salvage crops, repair or restore fields
  • replacing, reconditioning or replacing essential plant or equipment
  • maintaining the health of livestock
  • paying additional wages to an employee to assist with clean-up work (above and beyond normal wage expenditure, i.e. day-to-day staffing)
  • repairing buildings (except dwellings, unless they are used for staff accommodation).

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

  • be a primary producer or have a primary production enterprise and operate as a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company in NSW
  • be a primary producer or have a primary production enterprise and hold a Class A Aquaculture Permit authorising an aquaculture lease area of at least 1 hectare
  • have an Australian business number (ABN) that was registered at the time of the event
  • be located in the defined disaster are and have suffered direct damage as a result of this event
  • be responsible for essential repair and replacement costs following direct damage to the primary production enterprise
  • intend to re-establish or continue the primary production within the same location or LGA
  • have earned a minimum of 50% of total gross income and $20,000 from eligible primary production in one of the last 5 financial years or demonstrate that your business would do so in the ordinary course of business.

Apply now

Apply for the Natural Disaster Relief Grants NSW

Find out more about your eligibility and how to apply.

Learn how to apply

Contact information

Was this page helpful?