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Business Groups Flood Recovery Grants

Business Victoria · Australia

Business Groups Flood Recovery Grants provide funding to reactivate business activity in Victorian local government areas impacted by the October 2022 floods. Grants support not-for-profit business groups to deliver recovery, capability-building and resilience activities for flood-affected small businesses.

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Funding

$20K – $50K

Deadline

Rolling / Ongoing

Duration

July 2023 to November 2024

Location

Victoria

Who Can Apply

Must be a not-for-profit business group representing Victorian businesses in eligible flood-affected local government areas. Must be based in Victoria or be the Victorian chapter of a national organisation. Must hold a current ABN and be registered with the relevant federal or state regulator. Unincorporated groups or those with an ABN registered after 2021-11-01 need a local council to enter the grant agreement on their behalf.
To be eligible, a Business Group must represent a membership of Victorian businesses located in local government areas deemed eligible for assistance under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement, be based in Victoria or be the Victorian chapter of a national organisation, be a not-for-profit member organisation with the core purpose of acting for its members, hold a current Australian Business Number, and be registered with the responsible federal or state regulator. Unincorporated organisations and organisations with an ABN registered after 1 November 2021 are required to have a local council enter into the grant agreement on their behalf. $50,000 grants are for Business Groups supporting businesses that experienced Acute Impact in the Victorian floods.

What's Funded

Eligible activities include supporting collaboration among flood-impacted businesses, reactivating local economies, building business capacity and resilience, skill development, networking, resource sharing, upgrading digital channels, online training and webinars, in-language business events, website or app development, cyber security upskilling, jobs summits, business expos, and buy-local campaigns or events.

Expected Outcomes

Projects should help reactivate the small business sector in flood-affected local government areas by enabling recovery, restart and collaboration, educating and empowering small businesses, rebuilding capability, and improving resilience of small business owners. Applicants are expected to deliver a project and submit a final report.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

non_profit

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

communitytrainingemploymentmarketingsustainabilityother

Keywords

flood recoverybusiness groupssmall businessVictoriadisaster recoverylocal government areascapacity buildingresilience

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Business Groups Flood Recovery Grants?

The Business Groups Flood Recovery Grants is a non-profit grant offered by Business Victoria in Australia, providing $20K – $50K in funding. Business Groups Flood Recovery Grants provide funding to reactivate business activity in Victorian local government areas impacted by the October 2022 floods. Grants support not-for-profit business groups to deliver recovery, capability-building and resilience activities for flood-affected small businesses.

How much funding does the Business Groups Flood Recovery Grants provide?

The Business Groups Flood Recovery Grants provides $20K – $50K in funding. The typical project duration is July 2023 to November 2024.

Who is eligible for the Business Groups Flood Recovery Grants?

Must be a not-for-profit business group representing Victorian businesses in eligible flood-affected local government areas. Must be based in Victoria or be the Victorian chapter of a national organisation. Must hold a current ABN and be registered with the relevant federal or state regulator. Unincorporated groups or those with an ABN registered after 2021-11-01 need a local council to enter the grant agreement on their behalf.

When does the Business Groups Flood Recovery Grants close?

Applications close on 31 Oct 2023. This is a rolling program — new rounds may open.

What activities are funded?

Eligible activities include supporting collaboration among flood-impacted businesses, reactivating local economies, building business capacity and resilience, skill development, networking, resource sharing, upgrading digital channels, online training and webinars, in-language business events, website or app development, cyber security upskilling, jobs summits, business expos, and buy-local campaigns or events.

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