Small Business Northern Flood Grant Program NSW

⁠⁠⁠This program provides funding to small businesses and not-for-profits impacted by storms and floods in February and March 2022 in northern NSW.

What you get?

A one-off $10,000 grant.

Who is this for?

Northern NSW small businesses and not-for-profits.

Overview

This program provides one-off grants to small businesses and not-for-profit organisations in northern NSW to cover operating costs during their immediate recovery period.

This includes:

• salaries and wages
• utilities and rent
• government fees and charges (including local government rates)
• financial, legal or other services
• marketing or communications
• perishable goods
• other business costs.

Funding is available for organisations physically located and operating in one of the following Northern Rivers local government areas (LGAs):

• Ballina
• Byron
• Clarence Valley
• Lismore
• Kyogle
• Richmond Valley
• Tweed Shire.

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible, you must be a small business owner or a not-for profit organisation physically located and operating in an eligible Northern Rivers LGA- external site and:

• have an active Australian business number (ABN), registered on or before 1 January 2021
• have derived at least $75,000 in turnover in the financial year ended 30 June 2021 or 30 June 2020
• had an aggregated annual turnover of between $75,000 and $10 million for the financial year ended 30 June 2021 or 30 June 2020
• experienced a decline in turnover of 40% or more due to the impacts of flooding during the entire month of March 2022 compared to the entire month of March 2021 or March 2020
• intend to continue operating or re-establish operations within the highly impacted Northern Rivers LGAs.

How do you apply?

Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Small Business Northern Flood Grant Program- external site.

Contact information

13 77 88