Rural Landholder Recovery Grants Program - TC Jasper
About
The $3.0 million Rural Landholder Recovery Grants Program will support the extraordinary clean up and reinstatement of rural residential properties that do not meet the criteria for primary producer assistance, following the eligible event:
- Tropical Cyclone Jasper, associated rainfall and flooding, 13 – 28 December 2023
A rural landholder for the purposes of this assistance is defined as an owner or lessee of land of at least 10 hectares in the DRFA activated area that sustained direct damage, that earns at least $20,000 per annum from a primary production enterprise on the affected property, but not more than $250,000 from other activities and is not eligible for DRFA primary producer assistance.
Eligibility
The assistance measures for rural landholders will be made available for in the following council areas:
- Cairns Regional Council
- Cassowary Coast Regional Council
- Cook Shire Council
- Douglas Shire Council
- Hinchinbrook Shire Council
- Hopevale Shire Council
- Mareeba Shire Council
- Tablelands Shire Council
- Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
- Yarrabah Shire Council
Funding acknowledgement
The package is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the Tropical Cyclone Jasper, 13 - 28 December 2023 event.
Administering agency
Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA)
Delivery agency
Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA)
More information
More details about this funding will be made available in the coming weeks.