Bushfire, Drought and Disaster Funding
There are many programs available for drought, bushfire and disasters in Queensland. Please read the eligibility carefully, as some grants are for very specific areas.
Disaster grants available nationally:
- Australian Sports Foundation – Sport Recovery Grants
- Budget Direct – Bushfire Recovery Fund
- Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) – Community Investments Stream
- Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) – Infrastructure Projects Stream
- Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC – Tactical Research Fund
- Business Improvement Fund for Residential Care
- CommBank Bushfire Recovery Grants
- Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) – Special Circumstances Grant Opportunity
- Drought and Rural Assistance – Taxation Measures (Australian Taxation Office)
- Drought Angels
- Farm Household Allowance
- Farm Management Deposits (FMD) Scheme
- Forestry Recovery Development Fund
- FRRR – News Corp Bushfire Fund Grants
- FRRR – Tackling Tough Times Together Grants Program
- Future Drought Fund – Drought Resilience Leaders
- Future Drought Fund – Networks to Build Drought Resilience
- Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) – Bushfire Crisis Support
- Landcare Australia – Bushfire Recovery Grants Program
- Managing Farm Risk Program
- Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research: Bushfire Impact Research Grant
- NAB Disaster Relief Fund
- Newman's Own Foundation
- Red Cross Bushfire Financial Assistance Grants
- Regional Investment Corporation – AgBiz Drought Loans
- Regional Investment Corporation – Drought Loans
- Regional Investment Corporation – Farm Investment Loans
- Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery Grants
- Rural Aid Australia
- Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS)
- Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) – Small Business Support Program
- St.George Foundation, Bank of Melbourne Foundation and BankSA Foundation – Bushfire Assistance Grant
- The Salvation Army Australia Disasters and Emergencies Assistance
- Thirsty Cow
- Westpac Bushfire Recovery Support Package
- Westpac Disaster Relief Package
- Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Program
- WIRES Landcare Wildlife Relief and Recovery Grants
Disaster grants available only in Queensland:
- Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment – Eastern Queensland Bushfires
- Community Drought Support Program
- Community Recovery Grants – Emergency Hardship Assistance
- Community Recovery Grants – Essential Household Contents Grant
- Community Recovery Grants – Essential Services Hardship Assistance
- Community Recovery Grants – Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Grant
- Community Recovery Grants – Structural Assistance Grant
- Confident Girls Foundation – Suncorp Spirit Fund
- Drought Assistance Package – Drought Rebates and Fee Relief
- Drought Assistance Package – Transport-Related Drought Assistance Measures
- Drought Communities Programme – Drought Community Support Initiative (DCSI)
- Drought Relief Assistance Scheme (DRAS)
- Drought Relief from Electricity Charges Scheme (DRECS)
- Ex-gratia Disaster Recovery Payment – Eastern Queensland Bushfires
- FNQ & NQ Monsoon Trough – Category C Flexible Funding Grants Program
- Freight Subsidies – Primary Producers
- North Queensland Restocking, Replanting & On-farm Infrastructure Grants
- Oaks Hotels, Resorts & Suites – Bushfire Support Offer
- QCWA Public Rural Crisis Fund
- QRIDA – Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loans: Non-Profit Organisations
- QRIDA – Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loans: Primary Producers
- QRIDA – Disaster Assistance Loans: Non-Profit Organisations
- QRIDA – Disaster Assistance Loans: Primary Producers
- QRIDA – Disaster Assistance Loans: Small Business
- QRIDA – Exceptional Disaster Assistance Loans: Primary Producers and Businesses
- QRIDA – Extraordinary Bushfire Assistance Loans
- QRIDA – Special Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants: Primary Producers
- Queensland Bushfires – Category C Flexible Funding Grants Program
- Queensland Reconstruction Authority – Community Assets Program
- Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF)
- RACQ Foundation — Community Grant Program
- Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland (RFBAQ) Grants Program
- Small Business Disaster Recovery Grants
- Special Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants – Small Business
- Sport and Recreation Disaster Recovery Program (SRDRP)
- Volunteer Firefighters Compensation Package