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Rural Resilience Fund
Financial assistance
Specific industry and community grants program were established under the Queensland Government´s Rural Resilience Community Grants program in 2011 to assist industry and community groups undertake recovery from the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi.
These grants programs have now closed and the successful applicants have been notified.
Industry support
The purpose of this scheme was to provide a grant to Industry Groups for the purpose of conducting activities which will promote economic recovery and future climate risk preparedness. Overall 30 applications were received requesting funding of up to $100,000. A total of 18 projects totalling more than $1.6 million in industry grants were approved to a range of industries to help in the ongoing recovery from Cyclone Yasi. A full list of approved grant applications can be found by clicking on the following link.
Successful Industry Grant Applications
Community support
The purpose of this scheme was to provide a grant to educational and/or community groups by way of encouraging community ´wellness´ through the provision of educational and community development activities. Overall 68 applications were received requesting funding of up to $50,000 with a total of 41 projects being approved totalling $1.562 million in assistance. A full list of approved community grant applications can be found by clicking on the following link.
Successful Community Grant Applicants
Last updated 20 February 2012