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North Queensland Managing Disaster Risks Grants

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Helping disaster risk management planning and risk mitigation in North Queensland

The North Queensland Managing Disaster Risk Grants were announced in the 2020–21 budget as part of a $60 million package for five new grant programs to accompany the release of After the flood: A strategy for long-term recovery to support flood affected communities recovery from the 2019 North Queensland Monsoon Trough event.

Purpose

The North Queensland Managing Disaster Risk Grants provided $12 million in funding to improve disaster risk management planning and risk mitigation activities across the 14 Local Government Areas most flood affected following the 2019 North Queensland Monsoon Trough event.

Key dates

Rounds of the North Queensland Managing Disaster Risk Grants were opened under the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund, which also included funding available under the National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework.

The 2021–22 round of the North Queensland Managing Disaster Risk Grants opened for expressions of interest on 22 November 2021 and closed 18 February 2022.

How to apply

The North Queensland Managing Disaster Risk Grants are funded by the Australian Government's National Emergency Management Agency and administered by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.

Applications have closed for these grants. Further information is available on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority's website.

More information

North Queensland Managing Disaster Risk Grants are made available through the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund, which also includes funding available under the National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework.

You can subscribe to receive updates about future grant rounds from the National Emergency Management Agency website here.