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Category C Community Recovery Funds (CRF) are made available through the jointly-funded Commonwealth and State Governments Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018 (DRFA) to non-government organisations, industry groups and peak bodies, community groups, and local governments located in areas impacted by declared disasters. CRF assist these communities to restore social networks, community connectivity and resilience, and community facilities.

Two types of Category C funding are administered by the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy:

  1. Community Development Officer Program – the placement of Community Development Officers in impacted communities to support longer-term recovery of vulnerable community members.  These officers will support community-led initiatives, facilitate collaboration and partnerships between groups, support community recovery and resilience planning, and focus on building on the strengths and capabilities of affected communities.
  2. Flexible Funding Grants – the delivery of community-led projects that drive disaster recovery, build awareness and preparedness for future disasters, build resilience, and encourage local partnerships and collaboration.

Queensland Rainfall and Flooding events 2021–2022 Flexible Funding Grants

Grants are available to Queensland-based non-government organisation, research bodies, industry groups and peak bodies, community groups, and local government agencies impacted by the Central, Southern and Western Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, Ex TC Seth and SEQ Rainfall and Flooding, and Southern Queensland Flooding Events in 2021–2022 over two rounds detailed below.

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Round One

This grant round has now closed.

It is anticipated applicants will be advised of the outcome of the grant round in late 2022 or early 2023.

For more information, email grantqueries@chde.qld.gov.au

Queensland Bushfires Flexible Funding Grants

Grants were made available to non-government organisations in Queensland areas impacted by bushfires in 2019 over two rounds detailed below.

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Round Two

34 Queensland-based community groups, non-government agencies, industry groups, and local governments shared in $4.2 million for 73 projects funded under round two of the Queensland Bushfires Flexible Funding Grants Program.

These projects cover the 24 disaster affected local government areas of Brisbane (City), Bundaberg, Cairns, Cook, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast (City) Gympie, Ipswich, Livingstone, Lockyer Valley, Mareeba, Noosa, North Burnett, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville, and Whitsunday.

Details of recipients are as follows:

Round One

33 Queensland-based community groups, non-government agencies, industry groups, and local governments shared in $1.8 million for 37 projects funded under round one of the Queensland Bushfires Flexible Funding Grants Program.

These projects cover the 23 disaster affected local government areas of Brisbane (City), Bundaberg, Gold Coast (City), Cook, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gympie, Ipswich, Livingstone, Lockyer Valley, Mareeba, Noosa, North Burnett, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville, and Whitsunday.

Details of recipients are as follows:

Community Development Officers

Five local Councils have shared in $3 million to deliver Community Development Officer Services between 2020 and 2022 to six local government areas (LGAs) significantly impacted by the Queensland Bushfires.

Details of the successful suppliers are as follows:

  • Livingstone Shire Council – Livingstone LGA
  • Noosa Shire Council – Noosa LGA
  • Scenic Rim Regional Council – Scenic Rim LGA
  • Somerset Regional Council – Lockyer Valley and Somerset LGAs
  • Southern Downs Regional Council – Southern Downs LGA.

Central Queensland Bushfires Flexible Funding Grants

Grants have been made available to non-government organisations in Central Queensland areas impacted by bushfires in 2018 over three rounds detailed below.

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Round Three

This round has now closed.

Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application, and the successful applicants published on this website in 2022.

For further information contact GrantQueries@chde.qld.gov.au.

Round Two

61 Queensland-based community groups, non-government agencies, industry groups, and local governments delivered projects across the Banana, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Isaac, Gladstone, Livingstone, Mackay and Rockhampton areas through grant funding to the value of $4,098,866 under the Central Queensland Bushfires Flexible Funding Grants – Round Two.

Details of recipients are as follows:

Round One

17 Queensland-based community groups, non-government agencies, industry groups, and local governments delivered projects across the Banana, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Isaac, Gladstone, Livingstone, Mackay and Rockhampton areas through grant funding to the value of $1,095,000 under the Central Queensland Bushfires Flexible Funding Grants – Round One.

Details of recipients are as follows:

Far North Queensland and North Queensland Monsoon Trough

Grants were made available to non-government organisations in Far North Queensland and North Queensland areas impacted by flooding in 2019.

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Round Two

79 Queensland-based community groups, non-government agencies, industry groups, and local governments shared in $9,136,058 for 119 projects funded under the Far North Queensland and North Queensland Monsoon Trough Flexible Funding Grants – Round Two.

These projects cover the 39 disaster affected local government areas of Aurukun, Barcoo, Boulia, Burdekin, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Cook, Croydon, Diamantina, Douglas, Etheridge, Flinders, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Longreach, Mackay, Mapoon, Mareeba, McKinlay, Mornington, Mount Isa, Napranum, Northern Peninsula, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Richmond, Torres Shire, Torres Strait Island, Townsville, Whitsunday, Winton, Wujal Wujal and Yarrabah.

Details of recipients are as follows:

Round One

57 Queensland-based community groups, non-government agencies, industry groups, and local governments delivering 68 projects across 39 disaster-impacted local government areas will share in $4,464,001 under the Far North Queensland and North Queensland Monsoon Trough Flexible Funding Grants – Round One 2019 program.

Grants ranging $2,500 to $50,000 and $50,001 to $150,000 were made available to the recipients listed below.

Last updated: 
22 December 2022