Queensland

Finance and funding opportunities for the state of Queensland can be found here.

We haven't tracked them all yet, so please advise us if you know of finance or funding opportunities that could be included.

Name of program: Building Resilient Tourism Infrastructure Fund: Tropical Cyclone Jasper

Who is it for:

impacted tourism businesses, including private-sector business and not-for-profit organisations

What’s the intended outcome?

to build resilience and aid their response to future flooding and natural disasters through innovative solutions and bespoke engineering projects, such as flood prevention infrastructure, equipment such as alternative power, safety upgrades, or flood levees.

Who’s funding it? Queensland government, Department of Tourism and Sport

Conditions:

Grants of a minimum of $30,000 up to a maximum of $250,000 (excluding GST) will be offered for eligible project costs
projects to be completed by 30 November 2025
The applicant organisation must:
- be located and operate within the following declared affected local government areas:
  - Cairns Regional Council
  - Cassowary Coast Regional Council
  - Cook Shire Council
  - Douglas Shire Council
  - Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council
  - Mareeba Shire Council
  - Tablelands Regional Council
  - Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
  - Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
- have an established operating base in Queensland with a primary tourism-related focus

When does funding close? Closing 19 April 2024

How do I apply? Click here

Name of program: Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants

Who is it for:

What’s the intended outcome?

to hire or purchase equipment and materials, clean up, remove debris, replace fencing and other costs associated with the recovery process

Who’s funding it? Queensland government, Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority

Conditions:

Grants of up to $75,000 available
eligible applicants must demonstrate they have suffered direct impact from the disaster
To be eligible for assistance your property must be located in one of the defined disaster areas:
- Cairns Regional Council
- Cassowary Coast Regional Council
- Cook Shire Council
- Douglas Shire Council
- Hinchinbrook Shire Council
- Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council
- Mareeba Shire Council
- Tablelands Regional Council
- Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
- Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
Eligible clean-up, reinstatement activities and emergency measures include:
- Equipment and materials to undertake clean-up
- Additional labour costs (above and beyond normal wage expenditure i.e. day-to-day staffing)
- Disposing of damaged goods and injured or dead livestock, including associated costs
- Repairs to buildings (other than housing)
- Fencing not covered by any other assistance
- Reconditioning/ repairing essential plant and equipment
- Salvaging crops, grain and feeds
- Purchase or hire/ lease costs for equipment essential to the immediate resumption of the business
- Payment for tradespeople to conduct safety inspections
- Essential repairs to premises and internal fittings that is not covered by insurance.

When does funding close? Closing 28 June 2024

How do I apply? Click here

Name of program: Natural Resources Recovery Program - Round 3

Who is it for:

Who's funding it? Qld government

Conditions:

up to $10 million funding per year
must improve landscape resilience and ability to respond to natural disasters and climate change, and build valued and enduring partnerships with Traditional Owners

When does funding close? Yet to open

How do I apply? Click here

Thanks to Kikki Starr for the photo!