Grants & Funding Opportunities

Bid Blast #23

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

January 1, 1970

Welcome to the latest Bid Blast

Hello to everyone. The Christmas and New Year period is almost here. During this festive period there are a large number of grant opportunities available.

This bid blast focuses on a selection of these opportunities under the categories of:

1. Business Grants: 3 opportunities

2. Community Grants: 6 Opportunities

3. Infrastructure Grants: 2 Opportunities

4. Disaster Recovery Grants: 9 Opportunities

- 4.1 Bushfire Assistance: 3 Opportunities

- 4.2 Drought Assistance: 3 Opportunities

- 4.3 Covid-19 Assistance: 3 Opportunities

Hurry! The current Animal Welfare Transport Subsidy, Drought Transport Subsidy and Homebuilder grant close in December.

Links to further information and eligibility are provided at the end of each category listing which will direct you to the appropriate website for full details and how to apply for that grant.

For an update on Economic Development including grants please see the latest Council Report – pages 120 to 138 and 141 to 156. Click on this link :

https://www.gisc.nsw.gov.au/sites/gleninnes/files/public/images/documents/gisc/council/Council%20Meetings/2020-11/Business%20Paper%20-%20Ordinary%20Council%20Meeting%20-%2026.11.20.pdf

Or you can sign up to receive the Economic Development e-newsletter here: https://gleninneshighlands.com/invest.html

Have a great December, Merry Christmas and New Year! See you in 2021.

Regards

Richard Quinn, Grants Officer

Glen Innes Severn Council

1. Business Grants

1.1 Regional Skills Relocation Grant

Open: Now

Closes: Ongoing

Value: Up to $10,000 per worker

Run By: NSW Government Department of Regional NSW

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.

A Skills Package for accredited training and industry related disciplines is also offered. This includes:

• An account manager to support workforce development strategic needs assessment.

• Development of bespoke training solutions for the investor workforce and SME supply chain.

• Subsidy assistance.

Grants will be available for businesses operating in NSW regional eligible industries. The funding is available to assist with the relocation costs of eligible skilled workers they employ that move from metropolitan areas to regional NSW.

Approved businesses will be reimbursed up to $10,000 to assist with the following relocation costs incurred by eligible skilled workers they employ:

• furniture removal

• travel for immediate family to relocate

• temporary accommodation for up to three months

• furniture storage for up to three months

Further information& eligibility: https://invest.nsw.gov.au/assistance/regional-investment-attraction-package/regional-skills-relocation-grant

1. Business Grants
1.1 Regional Skills Relocation Grant

Open: Now

Closes: Ongoing

Value: Up to $10,000 per worker

Run By: NSW Government Department of Regional NSW

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.

A Skills Package for accredited training and industry related disciplines is also offered. This includes:

• An account manager to support workforce development strategic needs assessment.

• Development of bespoke training solutions for the investor workforce and SME supply chain.

• Subsidy assistance.

Grants will be available for businesses operating in NSW regional eligible industries. The funding is available to assist with the relocation costs of eligible skilled workers they employ that move from metropolitan areas to regional NSW.

Approved businesses will be reimbursed up to $10,000 to assist with the following relocation costs incurred by eligible skilled workers they employ:

• furniture removal

• travel for immediate family to relocate

• temporary accommodation for up to three months

• furniture storage for up to three months

Further information& eligibility: https://invest.nsw.gov.au/assistance/regional-investment-attraction-package/regional-skills-relocation-grant

1. Business Grants
1.3 Farm Investment Loans

Open: Now

Closes: Ongoing

Value: Up to $2 million

Run By: Australian Government Regional Investment Corporation

Strengthen your farm business. Take steps to access markets interstate or outside Australia. Prepare for, manage through or recover from drought. You can apply for this loan if you solely or mainly sell products into supply chains that are interstate or outside Australia, or plan to in the future.

It may be used for:

• improve long-term strength, resilience and profitability

• diversify your markets

• refinance existing debt

• prepare for, manage through or recover from drought

• access new debt for operating expenses and capital

If you contribute at least 75% of your labour to the farm business and earn at least 50% of your income from this business (under normal circumstances) you may be eligible. Your ABN and GST registered business will also need to be in financial need of a loan, have an existing commercial debt, be financially viable long-term and have the capacity to repay the loan. All other criteria and application details are available on the link listed below.

Further information & eligibility: https://www.ric.gov.au/farm-investment

2. Community Grants
2.1 Gambling Research Capacity Grants 2021

Open: Now

Closes: 20 January 2021

Value: PhD Scholarships: Up to $55,000 per year for 3 years.

Run By: NSW Government -The Office of Responsible Gambling

The Office of Responsible Gambling once again invites the best and brightest minds to apply for funding through the Gambling Research Capacity Grants program.

Applications for PhD scholarships are now open. These grants aim to build capability and capacity for Australian gambling research and help develop innovative approaches to working towards zero gambling harm.

In 2021, the Responsible Gambling Fund will provide funding for two full time PhD scholarships (or part time equivalent) to build capability and capacity for Australian gambling research. Study grants will also be available later in 2021, subject to the easing of current restrictions.

The Responsible Gambling Fund recognises that high quality research provides the evidence base for responsible gambling policy, interventions and programs.

The Gambling Research Capacity Grant program will offer two grant types in 2021:

• PhD scholarships: up to $55,000 per year for three years per candidate, or pro-rata for part-scholarships (2 available)

• Study grants: $1,000 to $5,000 per recipient

Further information and eligibility: www.responsiblegambling.nsw.gov.au/funding-opportunities/gambling-research-capacity-grants

1. Business Grants
1.2 Australian Government’s Youth Jobs Path

Open: Now

Closes: Ongoing

Value: Up to $10,000 each business

Run By: Australian Government Job Active

Trial a young person to find out if they're the right fit for your business and get $1,000 to help cover the costs of the trial. During the trial, you don't pay the young person. Instead, the Australian Government gives them $200 a fortnight on top of their income support and covers their insurance.

Businesses can also receive up to $10,000 (GST inclusive) through a Youth Bonus wage subsidy if they hire an eligible young person between 15 and 24 years of age.

The young person must:

• be a fully eligible participant, commenced with a jobactive or Transition to Work provider

• have received employment services from a provider (jobactive, Transition to Work, Disability Employment Services or Community Development Programme provider) continuously for the last six months

• have mutual obligation requirements at the time they commence in the wage subsidised job

• not been in a pre-existing employment relation with you in the previous six months

• not be an immediate family member.

Further information & eligibility: https://jobactive.gov.au/path

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Instead of boring old filler text, we thought that using a selection of Will Ferrell quotes might be mildly entertaining. Feel free to identify the films, there are no prizes if you guess right.

Hey - they laughed at Louis Armstrong when he said he was gonna go to the moon. Now he’s up there, laughing at them.

Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we’re going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that.
Maybe Bed, Bath & Beyond, I don’t know, I don’t know if we’ll have enough time.

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