Grants and payments for businesses, NFPs and community groups affected by floods

Small businesses may be eligible for a low-interest loan up to $130,000 to help replace and repair damage caused to property.

Apply for disaster relief loans for small business

Voluntary non-profit organisations affected by flooding or storm damage may apply for up to $25,000 in low interest loans.

Apply for disaster relief loans for not-for-profits

A low-interest rate loan of up to $10,000 is available to meet the costs of restoring essential club facilities, equipment or other assets that were damaged or destroyed.

Apply for disaster relief loans for sporting and recreation clubs

This scheme provides funding assistance to organisations that donate and transport donated fodder, in the event of a natural disaster.

Apply for the natural disaster donated fodder transport subsidy

Up to $50,000 is available for eligible small businesses and not-for-profit (NFP) organisations affected by the July floods.

Payments can go towards the cost of safety inspections, building repairs, cleaning equipment, materials needed to resume trade, disposing of debris and spoiled stock, or leasing temporary workspace. 

Apply for the June and July 2022 storm and flood disaster recovery small business grant

You may be eligible for a low-interest loan to help you replace and repair damage caused to property.

Apply for disaster relief loans for small business

Voluntary non-profit organisations affected by a declared natural disaster including flood, fire or storm damage may apply for up to $25,000 in low interest loans.

Apply for disaster relief loans for not-for-profits

A low-interest rate loan of up to $10,000 is available to meet the costs of restoring essential club facilities, equipment or other assets damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster.

Apply for disaster relief loans for sporting and recreation clubs

This program provides free structural assessments of flood-impacted properties.

Insured and uninsured property owners and tenants can apply.

For properties found to be beyond economic repair and uninhabitable, demolition and removal of waste will be undertaken at no cost.

Organisations affected by either the February and March 2022 storms and floods or the June and July 2022 storms and floods may apply.

Apply for the Flood Property Assessment Program

If your small business or not-for-profit organisation in Kangaroo Valley was impacted by the floods and subsequent landslides in March 2022, you may be eligible for a one-off $10,000 road closure small business grant.

Apply for the Kangaroo Valley road closure small business grant

The $1000 rebate is available to small businesses and not-for-profits with fewer than 50 full-time employees. Sole traders can also apply.  

The rebate helps organisations purchase items to help clean up or improve work health and safety. To apply, you must attend an eligible SafeWork NSW event. You may alternatively watch a webinar at a recovery centre. 

Organisations affected by either the February 2022 floods or the July 2022 floods may apply.

If you're a small business or a not-for-profit organisation impacted by storms and floods in February and March 2022, you may be eligible for this grant.

The disaster recovery grant of up to $50,000 is to help pay for the costs of clean-up and reinstatement of a small business or not-for-profit organisation’s operations.

Apply for the February and March 2022 storm and flood disaster recovery small business grant

This program provides free structural assessments of flood-impacted properties.

Insured and uninsured property owners and tenants can apply.

For properties found to be beyond economic repair and uninhabitable, demolition and removal of waste will be undertaken at no cost.

Organisations affected by either the February 2022 floods or the July 2022 floods may apply.

Apply for the Flood Property Assessment Program

Medium-sized businesses and NFPs located in the Northern Rivers may be eligible for this grant.

Up to $200,000 is available to help pay for the costs of clean up and restoring operations.

Apply for a Northern Rivers medium size business grant

Targeted assistance to help cover the costs associated with transporting hardwood timber from forests and plantations into processing facilities across the NSW Mid and North Coast.

Apply for the Hardwood Timber Haulage Subsidy

This package provides funding to support small-scale repair and rebuilding of arts and culture, sports and Aboriginal-owned community infrastructure that was affected by the February and March storms and floods. 

Funding from this program can assist with:

• damage assessments 
• planning 
• repair and replacement.

Organisations in the eligible local government areas can apply:

• Arts and culture organisations – find more information and apply on the Create NSW website.
• Sports organisations – find more information on the Office of Sport website.
• Aboriginal organisations – find more information on the Aboriginal Affairs website.

To receive funds of between $15,000 to $50,000, you will need to submit evidence of payment of the relevant costs at the time of application.

Receiving some grants or loans can make you ineligible for others. You may also not be eligible if your costs can be covered another way, such as by your insurance. So, it’s important to document your circumstances and get tailored advice about what’s best for your business.

To check your eligibility, use the Service NSW Disaster Assistance Finder. You can also call Service NSW for information and support on 13 77 88.

Find more information on Australian Government-funded grants on Special Disaster Assistance Guidelines (PDF, 523KB).

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