Small Business Recovery Assistance Grant

If you are a small business in a disaster-affected local government area (LGA), you may be eligible for disaster assistance.

This assistance is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the Northern Territory governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

What you can get

You can apply for a recovery grant of up to $10,000 for activities related to the clean-up and reinstatement of your impacted business.

This may include:

covering the cost of engaging existing employees to carry our or assist in clean up
immediate clean-up, including safety inspections
removing debris and damaged goods
essential repairs and reinstatement of fixtures and fittings
replacing or leasing equipment or materials necessary for business to immediately resume
replacing lost stock essential before business can resume
costs of occupying temporary premises if essential for immediate operations
insurance excess relating to eligible reinstatement cost.

Small businesses impacted by the Top End and Big Rivers Region severe weather and floods in March 2026 in the local government areas (LGA) of:

This also includes the unincorporated areas of:

Step 1. Read the terms and conditions.

Step 2. Apply online through GrantsNT.

For more information, email business.programs@nt.gov.au.

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