This grant of up to $200,000 is to help pay for the costs of clean-up and reinstatement of a medium business or not-for-profit organisation’s operations in southern or central west NSW following the August-September 2022 floods.
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: Up to $200,000
- Application opened: 30 August 2023
- Application closed: 29 March 2024, 11:59 pm
Program objective
The Medium Business Support Grant is intended to help medium businesses and not-for-profit organisations in southern and central west NSW to recover from direct damage from storms and floods commencing 4 August and 14 September 2022 onwards.
This program is administered by Service NSW.
This program is funded by Australian Government and Department of Regional NSW.
Eligibility
Who can apply
You must be a medium business owner or a not-for-profit organisation in an eligible LGA and:
- have suffered direct damage – 'direct damage' means a direct and material impact of flooding on business assets or equipment
- be responsible for meeting the costs you are claiming
- intend to re-establish your medium business or not-for-profit organisation within the same area
- have employed a minimum of 21 and less than 200 full-time equivalent employees as at 4 August 2022 or 14 September 2022 (as applicable).
Eligible local government areas
Your business or not-for-profit organisation must be located in 1 of the following local government areas (LGAs): Balranald, Berrigan, Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Cabonne, Carrathool, Central Darling, Cobar, Cowra, Dubbo, Edward River, Federation, Forbes, Griffith, Gunnedah, Hay, Junee, Lachlan, Leeton, Moree Plains, Murray River, Murrumbidgee, Narrabri, Narrandera, Parkes, Wagga Wagga, Walgett, Warren, Warrumbungle, Wentworth.
What your application needs to include
For full funding, eligibility and application details, visit the Service NSW website.
Medium businesses
If you are a medium business, you must:
- have held an ABN (which you currently hold) as at 4 August 2022 or 14 September 2022 (as applicable)
- be structured as a company, joint venture, partnership or trust.
Not-for-profit organisations
If you are a not-for-profit organisation, your principal objective must not be the generation of profit, and you must be:
- registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission or an equivalent state regulatory body and have held that registration as at 4 August 2022 or 14 September 2022 (as applicable), or
- registered as an incorporated association or cooperative with Fair Trading NSW and were registered on or before 4 August 2022 or 14 September 2022 (as applicable), or
- deemed to be a not-for-profit organisation, in accordance with the current Australian Accounting Standards Board on or before 4 August 2022 or 14 September 2022 (as applicable).
- You may also be eligible under hardship circumstances at the discretion of Service NSW and Regional NSW.
After the application is submitted
Service NSW will confirm your eligibility.
Eligible applicants then make an appointment with a Business Concierge to confirm proof of identity.
Support and contact
For full funding and eligibility details or support with your application, visit the Service NSW website.