Guidelines released for Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program

National Recovery and Resilience Agency 2 July 2021

The guidelines for the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program were released on 1 July 2021 by Minister for Emergency Management David Littleproud MP. You can find the announcement here - LINK TO MEDIA RELEASE

The guidelines for the grants are available on the Business Grants Hub website at https://business.gov.au/bsbr The program will support a range of projects in eligible Local Government Areas (LGAs) affected by the 2019-20 bushfires to address community recovery and resilience needs. The criteria are broad and the program has been designed to be as simple and flexible as possible to allow communities to identify and implement projects that make sense to them.

Applications for the program will be open for submission on 22 July 2021 and close on 2 September 2021.

There are also applicant support workshops (in person and online) available to help for people who would like some help with the application process. For more information on the BSBR grants and the applicant support workshops, head to the National Recovery and Resilience Agency’s website at https://recovery.gov.au/black-summer-grants To read the guidelines and a preview application form visit the Business Grants Hub website at https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/black-summer-bushfire-recovery-grant

If you have a question, you can call the Business Grants Hub hotline on 13 28 46.