Drought Preparedness Grants

Freecall 1800 623 946. QRIDA also has a network of Regional Area Managers located across Queensland who can help you with your application.

For full definition’s related to the Scheme please see the guidelines.

Yes, you are entitled to a decision review. See reviewing a decision for more information.

Yes, however, you must be operating separate primary production enterprises under separate Australian Business Numbers (ABN). As part of the assessment, QRIDA will confirm these are eligible separate businesses.

No, grant funding is only eligible for projects approved under the scheme. Approved projects must not have been started (or completed) at the time of applying.

Your project should commence within 90 days and should be completed, with approved funding drawn within six months from entering into a letter of offer with QRIDA. If your Farm Business Resilience Plan outlines projects over a longer duration, these should be the subject of another application for grant funding after completion of the current project.     

No. Funding is not guaranteed at any stage of the application process and the payment of rebates is subject to the availability of funding.

The draw down process will be clearly outlined in your approval correspondence from QRIDA. To draw down on the approved grant funds, you may either:

1. submit official invoices and QRIDA will pay 25 per cent of the invoice amount to suppliers or
2. submit fully paid official invoices and official receipts or similar evidence of payment and QRIDA will reimburse 25 per cent of the receipt amount to the grant recipient.

You are able to make multiple requests to draw against the approved grant amount within the approved time frame.

You are still entitled to claim all of the GST credits for your purchase even though QRIDA is providing funds to assist with the purchase. QRIDA will only reimburse eligible amounts excluding GST.

Yes, you can. If eligible for the grant, you will be given conditional approval by QRIDA. This approval would be subject to you arranging your co-contribution to the equivalent amount.