Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland (RFBAQ) Grants Program

This program aims to provide funding for the purchase of essential firefighting equipment, construction of fire stations, training and other vital items, for Queensland brigades and volunteers.

There are no set minimum and maximum funding limits. The total requested grant funding amount should include GST.

Eligible applicants must:
- Be a registered volunteer/rural fire brigade in the State of Queensland.
- Lack the ability to raise funds due to small community numbers (low income from levy), hardship or other similar circumstances.
- Provide a primary reason for the application including the benefits it will provide the volunteers and the Brigade community.
- Be GST registered.

Brigades are limited to one successful application every two years.

Applications are for the purpose of allocating grant funds to brigades. Grant monies paid to brigade’s are to be used for the purpose as stated in the approved application and are not to be used for any other purpose/purchase.

Grant funding will not be provided where alternative funding sources are available (e.g. funding of VHF repeaters, training of Brigade Training Officers, Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) provide the equipment free of charge etc).