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North Queensland Resilient Kids Grants

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Supporting mental health programs for school-aged children in North Queensland

The North Queensland Resilient Kids 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 Resilient Kids Grants provided $2 million in funding to support the Western Queensland and Northern Queensland Primary Health Networks to commission the development and delivery of preventative mental health programs for school-aged children in 10 local government areas affected following the 2019 North Queensland monsoon trough that currently do not have access to these sort of mental health programs.

Key dates

Applications for funding opened on 10 December 2020 and closed on 1 March 2021.

Eligibility

Applications have closed for these grants.

How to apply

The North Queensland Resilient Kids Grants are funded by the Australian Government and administered by the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority.

Applications have closed for these grants.

More information

You can view the grant guidelines on the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority website.

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