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February 7, 2022

Grants & Funding Opportunities

Welcome to Glen Innes Severn Council’s newsletter informing committees, community groups, businesses, sporting organisations, Council, not-for-profits and individuals of potential funding opportunities through grants and programs.

2022 is in full swing now. This month's newsletter focuses on a selection of grant and program opportunities under the categories of:

Business Grants: 7 Opportunities

Community Grants: 8 Opportunities

Infrastructure Grants: 2 Opportunities

COVID-19 Individual, Community & Business Support: 5 Opportunities

For all grants listed in this newsletter, links are provided at the end of each category listing, which will direct you to the appropriate website for full details and information about how to apply for that grant or program.

For an update on Economic Development including grants, please see the 27 January 2022 Council Business Paper, pages 48 to 65 - Click here to view.

You can also sign up to receive the Economic Development e-newsletter.

We wish you the best with the below Funding Opportunities, and encourage you to apply for your business or community organisation.

Richard Quinn - Grants Officer

Glen Innes Severn Council

Business Grants

Supply Chain Support Grant - Storms & Floods Feb/Mar 21 - Agriculture

Open: Now
Closes: 2pm, 3 March 2022
Value: Up to $100,000 based on industry
Run By: NSW Government – Rural Assistance Authority

Further information & eligibility

To provide funding to help primary producers impacted by storms and floods in February and March 2021 to rebuild and recover with the aim of supporting job security, future resilience and enabling future production.
Eligible agriculture industries and maximum grant amounts are:

Dairy: $100,000
Extensive Livestock: $75,000
Broadacre Cropping: $50,000

Further information and eligibility.

Supply Chain Support Grant - Storms & Floods Feb/Mar 21 - Horticulture

For innovative Australian start-ups and small SMEs
Open: Now
Closes: 2pm, 3 March 2022
Value: Up to $75,000
Run By: NSW Government – Rural Assistance Authority

Funding for eligible primary producers to rebuild and recover with the aim of supporting job security, future resilience and enabling future production Eligible horticulture industries and maximum grant amounts are:

Turf - $75,000
Berries - $30,000
Cut Flowers - $30,000
Plant Nurseries - $30,000
Vegetables - $30,000

Further information & eligibility

Primary Producer Special Disaster Grant – NSW Severe Weather & Flooding

Open: Now
Closes: 16 June 2022
Value: Up to $50,000 for each eligible primary producer
Run By: NSW Government – Rural Assistance Authority

The NSW and Australian Governments have announced additional DRFA assistance measures to support primary producers who were impacted by the floods and severe weather that occurred during November and December 2021. Once approved, eligible primary producers can access $10,000 in assistance up-front with a further $40,000 in financial assistance available thereafter upon submission of valid tax invoices.

Further information & eligibility

Alfresco Restart Package – $5,000 Outdoor Dining Assistance

Open: Now
Closes: When 5,000 NSW business recipients reached
Value: $5,000 per hospitality business, capped at 5,000 businesses.
Run By: NSW Government - Department of Planning, Industry & Environment through Service NSW

If you are a small or medium food and beverage business wanting to create or expand your outdoor dining area, you may be eligible for a $5,000 rebate, available to the first 5,000 NSW eligible small or medium food and beverage businesses that register. Please note maximum 1,500 NSW business recipients outside of Greater Sydney.

Further information & eligibility

Strengthening Business

Open: Now
Closes: 31 March 2022
Value: Access to a local, independent business expert, who'll develop a roadmap to strengthen and grow your business.
Run By: Australian Government

This service is for Businesses impacted by the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires in one of 32 identified local government areas in NSW, SA and VIC. Glen Innes Severn LGA is included.

Strengthening Business provides access to experts who'll work with you to make your business stronger, more resilient and better prepared for the future. They'll work with you to develop a roadmap, and strengthen your business systems, operations and strategies. Additionally, they'll connect you to services you need to achieve your business goals.

Further information & eligibility

Get Connected Listing for Tourism Businesses

Open: Now
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Free website listing
Run By: NSW Government - Destination NSW

With “Get Connected”, Destination NSW gives you the opportunity to showcase your tourism products on Destination NSW’s consumer websites FREE of charge and tap into over 1.5 million potential customers a month, both domestic and international - that’s over 18.5 million people a year who are looking for tourism products.

Further information & eligibility

Regional Skills Relocation Grant

Open: Now
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $10,000 per worker.
Run By: NSW Government – Regional NSW

Further information & eligibility

Up to $10,000 per employee for the costs of relocating staff from metropolitan centres around Australia to Regional NSW. For example, a business can receive pre-approval for relocation of 50 employees with a grant of up to $500,000.

Further information & eligibility

Community Grants

Community War Memorials Fund

Open: Now
Closes: Round Two, Closes 11 February 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Government – Department of Veterans Affairs

Funding to help conserve, repair and protect war memorials across NSW including work, arborist advice for war memorial trees, security measures for memorials, repairs to war memorial halls and improvements to the accessibility of memorials.

Further information & eligibility

Australian General Practice Training Program Planning Prioritisation

Open: Now
Closes: 16 February 2022
Value: Not specified
Run By: Australian Government – Department of Health

The AGPT Program is a postgraduate vocational training program for medical practitioners wishing to pursue a career in general practice and/or rural and remote medicine in Australia. The AGPT Program is a three to four-year training program that offers 1,500 training places each year. Selection into the AGPT Program is a competitive merit-based process.

Further information & eligibility

Strengthening Rural Communities - Small & Vital – Round 12

Open: Now
Closes: 22 February 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)

The Strengthening Rural Communities program gives small rural, regional and remote communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds that can benefit and help secure their future prosperity. Grants are available for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.

Applications from not-for-profit organisations in communities of fewer than 15,000 people are prioritised, particularly those communities whose size, remoteness and relative access to services, funding, and resources present particular ongoing challenges.

Further information & eligibility

NAB Foundation Community Grants - 2022

Open: Now
Closes: Current Round 28 February 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: National Australia Bank

The NAB Foundation is currently seeking applications for Community Grants. Grants of up to $10,000 are available for projects that help communities prepare for natural disasters, support long-term recovery and build resilience to future disasters and climate change. The NAB Foundation is the philanthropic arm of NAB.

Further information & availability

Community Broadcasting Foundation - Content Grants 2022/23

Open: Now
Closes: 1 March 2022
Value: Not specified
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation

Content grants support the development, production and distribution of content via Australian community media. This year they are particularly looking to:

increase community participation and diversity in community broadcasting and/or
support creativity and excellence in content production.

Content grants are distributed twice per year, with the greater portion allocated Round 1.
Further information & eligibility.

Further information & eligibility

Local Sporting Champions

Open: Now
Closes: 31 March 2022
Value: $500 to $750 each successful applicant
Run By: Australian Government - SportAus

This program provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships. Between $500 and $750 is available towards the cost of attending their championships as follows:

    Base Grant: $500
    Applicants travelling 800km - 1999km to their nominated championships: + $100
    Applicants travelling internationally or greater than 2000km to their nominated championships: + $200
    Applicants residing in a rural electorate: + $50

Further information & availability

Country Shows Support Package

Open: Now
Closes: 29 April 2022
Value: Up to $45,000
Run By: NSW Government – Department of Regional NSW

This funding ensures that country shows can go ahead with increased funding certainty and provide a much-needed boost to local businesses and economies. The Country Shows Support Package aims to:

    support the costs of organising and running COVID-Safe agricultural shows in 2022
    ensure agricultural shows can continue with increased funding certainty
    provide economic stimulus to boost local businesses and regional economies.

Further information & eligibility

Culture, Heritage & Arts Regional Tourism Program

Open: Now
Closes: 5pm, 29 April 2022
Value: Up to $3,000
Run By: Australian Government - Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

CHART program grants in 2021/2022 will help community cultural, heritage and arts organisations—including community museums, galleries and historical societies—continue to attract cultural tourism to regional Australia through their preservation of Australia's cultural heritage and, in particular, the telling of the stories of their local communities.

Further information & availability

Infrastructure Grants

Building Better Regions Fund - Infrastructure Projects Stream - Round 6

Open: Now
Closes: 10 February 2022
Value: $20,000 and $10 million
Run By: Australian Government – Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

The Infrastructure Stream funds projects that provide economic and social benefits to regional and remote areas. These projects can be either construction of new infrastructure or the upgrade or extension of existing infrastructure. The Infrastructure Projects Stream only supports investment-ready projects. Your projects must be completed by the 31st of December 2024.

Co-Contribution: For most projects, grant funding will be up to either 50% or 75% of eligible project costs, depending on your location.

Further information & eligibility

Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund

Open: Now
Closes: 1pm, 25 February 2022
Value: Between $1 million and $5 million
Run By: NSW Government - Office of Sport

The NSW Government has committed $200 million to the Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund, recognising the critical role local sport infrastructure plays in keeping communities healthy, active and connected.

Co- contribution: All applications are required to provide a minimum 50% financial co-contribution of the grant amount requested (e.g. if an applicant’s grant amount requested is $2 million, they must demonstrate at least a $1 million financial co-contribution). A Hardship Form will be available to applicants that cannot meet the requirement.

Further information & availability

COVID-19 Individual, Community & Business Support

The Grassroots Sport Fund will support eligible sporting clubs and associations affiliated to State Sporting Organisations (SSOs) and State Sporting Organisations for People with Disability (SSODs) recognised by the Office of Sport. The Grassroots Sport Fund will assist organisations with fixed costs, irrecoverable costs due to cancellation of events that were incurred as a result of COVID-19 stay at home orders or for activities associated with a return to sport.

Grassroots Sport Fund

Open: Now
Closes: 1pm, 28 February 2022
Value: Up to $1,000 each eligible club or organisation
Run By: NSW Government – Sport NSW

Further information & eligibility

Cross-Border Sport Fund

Open: Now
Closes: 1pm, 28 February 2022
Value: $1,000 each eligible club or organisation
Run By: NSW Government – Sport NSW

Further information & eligibility

The local club or association must be a legal entity and have been affiliated with a state-level sporting organisation or association recognised in another jurisdiction (State/Territory), including NSOs for with a unitary structure, before 26 June 2021; The local club or association must be based in NSW and must have registered members and participants.

Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment is a lump sum payment to help you during the time you can’t work and earn income because you must:

self-isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19
you’re caring for someone who must self-isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19.

Leave Disaster Payment – Individuals

Open: Now
Closes: Not Specified
Value: For each 7-day period of self-isolation, quarantine or caring, you will be paid $450 if you lost at least 8 hours or a full day’s work, and less than 20 hours of work; $750 if you lost 20 hours or more of work
Run By: Australian Government - Services Australia

Further information & eligibility

Small Business Fees & Charges Rebate

Open: Now
Closes: 30 June 2022
Value: Up to $1,500 each eligible business
Run By: NSW Government – Service NSW

Further information & eligibility

If you're a sole trader, the owner of a small business or a not-for-profit organisation in NSW, you may be eligible for a Small Business Fees and Charges Rebate of $1,500. This rebate helps businesses recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and encourages growth by reducing the cost of running a business. Eligible businesses or not-for-profits only need to apply for the rebate once but can submit multiple claims until the full value of $1,500 is reached.

If you are an existing IBA customer and would like to see if you are eligible to apply for a loan deferral, please contact your relationship manager. If you are an existing IBA or new to IBA Customer and would like business support or to see if you are eligible to apply for working capital relief, please register your interest and IBA will give you a call.