Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants for businesses in South East QLD

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Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants are available to assist directly impacted small businesses, primary producers and non-profits with the costs of clean-up and reinstatement.

Disaster recovery grants for businesses

Grants of up to $50,000 are available for affected small businesses following the South East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding to hire or purchase equipment and materials, clean up, remove debris, replace or repair damaged infrastructure and stock and other costs associated with the recovery process. Businesses should take photographs of the direct damage to accompany their application.

Applicants need to show they are an eligible small business, within the defined disaster area and demonstrate they have suffered direct impact from the disaster. Read this page and the guidelines for more information.

If you are insured, full details and a copy of your insurance policy and/or claim must be provided. Please be aware that QRIDA may be unable to finalise your Disaster Assistance Grant application until the outcome of your insurance claim is determined and claim outcome is provided.

The maximum grant amount is $50,000 and is available through two applications:

  • An initial amount of up to $15,000 is available to support an initial claim. Evidence of the direct damage such as photographs, quotations, tax invoices and official receipts is required.
  • A subsequent amount of up to $35,000 is available to support subsequent claims for which full evidence of payment is required.

 

Are you eligible for recovery grant?

 

To be eligible for an exceptional circumstances grant, you must:

  • be a small business owner
  • hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) and have held that ABN at the time of the eligible disaster
  • own a small business located in the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster that has suffered direct damage as a result of the eligible disaster
  • have been engaged in carrying on the small business when affected by the eligible disaster
  • be primarily responsible for meeting the costs claimed in the application and
  • intend to re-establish the small business in the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster.

An applicant may also be eligible for an exceptional circumstances grant if both of the following apply:

  • the small business is located outside the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster but is operated at least sometimes on a regular basis in the area; and
  • plant or equipment of the small business situated in the defined disaster area has been damaged as a result of the eligible disaster.

 

How do you apply for business recovery grant?

To apply and for the list of required information head to https://www.qrida.qld.gov.au