Saturday 25 April 2020

REGIONAL TOURISM BUSHFIRE RECOVERY GRANT TIMELINE EXTENDED

The Federal Government’s Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery grants program has been amended as a result of COVID-19 with the application periods and program end date being extended.

Austrade and the National Bushfire Recovery Agency announced the amendments to the $10 million grants program this week as a result of current restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings.

The program has two funding streams which, together, will support events, concerts, festivals and visitor attractions in fire-affected regions to assist with recovery efforts and encourage international and domestic visitors to come back to the regions.

Stream 1 supports smaller-scale events, concerts, festivals and other visitor attractions such as art installations and tourist walks. Grants are available up to $30,000 per applicant and applications will be assessed as they are received, with applications now closing on 18 December 2020. Applications for Stream 2, which is for larger events and activities, close on 8 May 2020. All successful events must be delivered by 28 February 2022.

The program is part of the Government’s $76 million tourism recovery package to protect jobs, small businesses and local economies by helping get visitors travelling into bushfire-affected regions.

For more information, visit Austrade.gov.au

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