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Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package — NSW
From $200K available
Department of Regional NSW
The Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package is a NSW grant program co-funded by the Australian and New South Wales governments to support recovery, resilience, and job retention and creation in bushfire-impacted regions. It funds eligible projects across infrastructure, business development, social development, environmental recovery, and built environment adaptation.
Funding
From $200K
Closed
28 Jan 2021
Duration
Projects must commence within 6 months of funding deed execution and be completed by 2023-06-30
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicants can include councils, Joint Organisations of Councils, not-for-profit organisations, research or academic organisations, State Government corporations, and Local Aboriginal Land Councils
• For-profit organisations and state government agencies may be eligible only where projects deliver a clear public benefit
• Individuals, sole traders, partnerships, certain unincorporated associations, and certain discretionary investment trusts are ineligible
• Projects must support recovery of the local community’s economy, social wellbeing, environment, or improve resilience to future natural disasters
• Projects must be able to commence within six months of the funding deed being executed
• Projects must be completed by 2023-06-30
• Projects must align with one of these categories: enabling infrastructure; industry and business development; social development; natural environment and resource development; built environment adaption
• Projects are not eligible if they fund day-to-day delivery of essential or core local government services
• Projects are not eligible if they provide exclusive private benefits or direct commercial benefit to an individual or business
Applicants may include councils, Joint Organisations of Councils, not-for-profit organisations including business chambers, industry associations and charities, research or academic organisations, State Government corporations, and Local Aboriginal Land Councils. For-profit organisations and state government agencies may be eligible where projects deliver a clear public benefit. Ineligible applicants include individuals, groups of individuals, sole traders, partnerships, unincorporated associations that are not registered not-for-profit organisations, and discretionary investment trusts that are not registered not-for-profit organisations. Eligible projects must support recovery of the local community’s economy, social wellbeing, environment, or improve resilience to future natural disasters; commence within six months of the funding deed being executed; be completed by 30 June 2023; and align with one of the specified project categories.
What's Funded
Eligible projects include enabling infrastructure such as shared pathways, bike paths, pedestrian access and restoration of bushfire-impacted roads; industry and business development projects such as regional events, remote working facilities and campaigns to boost regional economies; social development projects such as pools, amenities and community mental health programs; natural environment and resource development projects such as regeneration activities and coastal protection works; and built environment adaptation projects such as fire-resistant infrastructure, streetscaping and mobile communication security upgrades.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Projects are expected to support local economic recovery, social wellbeing, environmental recovery, and resilience to future natural disasters, while contributing to job retention and creation and delivering enduring community benefit.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
local_governmentnon_profituniversityindigenous_organisationcompanyother
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
communityemploymentcapital_expendituresustainabilitymarketingother
Keywords
bushfire recoveryregional recoverycommunity resilienceinfrastructureeconomic recoveryjob creationjob retentionnatural disasters
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package?
The Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package is a mixed grant offered by Department of Regional NSW in Australia, providing From $200K in funding. The Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package is a NSW grant program co-funded by the Australian and New South Wales governments to support recovery, resilience, and job retention and creation in bushfire-impacted regions. It funds eligible projects across infrastructure, business development, social development, environmental recovery, and built environment adaptation.
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How much funding does the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package provide?
The Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package provides From $200K in funding. The typical project duration is Projects must commence within 6 months of funding deed execution and be completed by 2023-06-30.
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Who is eligible for the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package?
- Applicants can include councils, Joint Organisations of Councils, not-for-profit organisations, research or academic organisations, State Government corporations, and Local Aboriginal Land Councils
- For-profit organisations and state government agencies may be eligible only where projects deliver a clear public benefit
- Individuals, sole traders, partnerships, certain unincorporated associations, and certain discretionary investment trusts are ineligible
- Projects must support recovery of the local community’s economy, social wellbeing, environment, or improve resilience to future natural disasters
- Projects must be able to commence within six months of the funding deed being executed
- Projects must be completed by 2023-06-30
- Projects must align with one of these categories: enabling infrastructure; industry and business development; social development; natural environment and resource development; built environment adaption
- Projects are not eligible if they fund day-to-day delivery of essential or core local government services
- Projects are not eligible if they provide exclusive private benefits or direct commercial benefit to an individual or business
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When does the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package close?
Applications closed on 28 Jan 2021.
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What activities are funded?
Eligible projects include enabling infrastructure such as shared pathways, bike paths, pedestrian access and restoration of bushfire-impacted roads; industry and business development projects such as regional events, remote working facilities and campaigns to boost regional economies; social development projects such as pools, amenities and community mental health programs; natural environment and resource development projects such as regeneration activities and coastal protection works; and built environment adaptation projects such as fire-resistant infrastructure, streetscaping and mobile communication security upgrades.
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