Tropical Cyclone Alfred: Disaster recovery grants now available

If your business was hit by the destructive forces of Tropical Cyclone Alfred during 1-16 March 2025, there’s now additional disaster recovery funding open to Queensland small businesses.

Here’s the lowdown on who’s eligible, how much you can claim and what the process is for putting through a claim for funding.

Who’s eligible for the Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants?

Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants are available to hire or purchase equipment and materials, clean up, remove debris, replace fencing and other costs associated with the recovery process following Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the associated weather events.

To apply, you need to show:

You’re an eligible primary producer.
Your business is situated within the declared disaster area.
You’ve suffered direct impact from the disaster.
You have photographic evidence of any damage being claimed for.

Full guidelines and details of the eligible areas are available here.

How much can you claim in disaster relief?

The maximum grant amount is $25,000 and can be accessed through the following:

Initial applications up to the total amount of $5,000 are available to support an initial claim. Evidence of the direct damage is required, such as photographs and quotations, tax invoices or official receipts.
Subsequent applications up to the total amount of $20,000 are available to support subsequent claims for which full evidence of payment is required.

How do you make a claim for relief?

Providing you have the required documentation and meet the eligibility criteria, you can apply for the grant over a number of applications or two separate applications.

You’ll need the following documents to make a claim:

Your Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) Client ID Number (if you’ve previously applied to QRIDA for assistance).
Financial statements and tax returns, including your profit & loss and balance sheet.
Rates notice/lease agreement showing you are located within a defined disaster area.
Photographs of any damage, including 5-10 photographs evidencing direct damage.
Evidence of payment for repairs and cleaning services etc.
For grant applications up to $5,000 – copies of tax invoices or quotes/estimates.
For grant applications over $5,000 or subsequent applications up to $20,000 – copies of tax invoices AND evidence that these invoices have been paid.
Details of your insurance policies and insurance cover.

Talk to us about making a claim for disaster assistance

If your business experienced storm damage during the period 1 to 16 March 2025, you’ve got until 2 April 2026 to make a claim for an Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant.

Come and talk to the team and we’ll walk you through the eligibility criteria, the application process and the required documentation that will be needed.