The first stream of the Australian Government’s $600 million Preparing Australia Program opens for applications on Friday 10 December.
Coordinator-General for the National Recovery and Resilience Agency the Hon Shane L Stone AC QC is reminding communities to familiarise themselves with the guidelines now and have their applications ready to go.
The $150 million Preparing Australian Communities Program for projects of local significance will deliver grants from $20,000 to $10 million for eligible projects that help to assess and plan for disaster risk, increase capacity and raise awareness of disaster risk, or that deliver resilient infrastructure.
“The first round offers direct funding to communities for projects that will help them to be better prepared for future disasters and lessen the impacts of those disasters,” Mr Stone said.
“The grant guidelines contain important information about the program’s eligibility and assessment criteria. We have already released them to give applicants time to discuss their projects with their communities and be prepared for when applications open.
“This is a national program and the grants are open to all local government areas across Australia.
“Projects will be funded based on merit, so a local government area that isn’t listed as a priority location is still eligible to receive a share of the $150 million available under this round, if they put forward a strong application that meets all the criteria.
“Rather than self-assess, I strongly urge communities to do their research and start preparing an application.”
Guidelines, Frequently Asked Questions, a sample application form, and a sample grant agreement are available at business.gov.au/PACPL.
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