The Protecting Our Communities (Disaster Resilience) Program has been established by the Australian Government to improve disaster resilience and preparedness in communities at a local level. These were Federal Election 2022 Commitments for NSW.
Key information
- Status: Not open for application
- Grant amount: $8.3 million
Program objective
The Protecting our Communities (Disaster Resilience) Program has been established by the Australian Government to deliver important disaster resilience projects across Australia that have been identified by communities to improve their disaster resilience and preparedness for further disasters at the local level.
Approved projects must meet one or more of the following Program Objectives and be delivered by 30 June 2026:
- Increase disaster resilience through building or upgrading telecommunications infrastructure, road infrastructure, evacuation centres, cyclone shelters and emergency management precincts.
- Improve community preparedness through volunteer training and developing disaster management plans.
- Enhance the ability to respond to disasters buy purchasing essential equipment, such as Quick Response Vehicles.
This program is administered by NSW Reconstruction Authority.
This program is funded by Australian Government.
Grant recipients
Recipients for this program were selected to meet the program objectives.
Eligible recipients were invited to participate and were required to meet the objectives.
Support and contact
For more information, please contact:
NSW Reconstruction Authority