Support for not-for-profit organisations

Recovery assistance available after a disaster

Queensland not-for-profit organisations impacted during disaster events may be eligible for Commonwealth/State Government concessional loans, subsidies or grants to help them recover. The Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy administer these grants via Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority. The following assistance measures may be activated for eligible disasters under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement:

• Disaster Assistance Loans for Not for Profit Organisations is a concessional loan to repair or replace damaged plant and equipment or repair essential premises.
• The Essential Working Capital Loans Scheme for Not for Profit Organisations that have suffered a significant loss of income and provides the essential working capital to continue operations.
• The Recovery Grant for Not for Profit Organisations may be available for clean-up, recovery and reinstatement but not for providing compensation for losses (i.e. loss of income/trade).

For more details, eligibility criteria or to apply visit the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority website.

Volunteers

Volunteers are a vital and significant part of our community. They can provide valuable assistance at times of disasters as well as support preparedness and recovery activities. Volunteering Queensland, through Emergency Volunteering (EV) Community Response to Extreme Weather (CREW) can help councils and organisations enhance their preparedness and capacity to manage spontaneous volunteers through recruitment and registration of offers to volunteer, matching volunteers with organisations, training and sector development, development of standard operating procedures, resilience building, information and advice. For more details visit the Volunteering Queensland website.