Community Benefit Fund: flood relief grants

If you want to apply for a CBF Flood Relief grant in the Northern Territory (NT), you must be a Territory-based non-profit community organisation that has been affected by the 2026 floods.

You must be incorporated under one of the following:

• Associations Act 2003
• Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth)
• Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Commonwealth)
• any other Act of Parliament.

Organisations must be not-for-profit and have a physical presence in the Territory.

You must be compliant with all reporting requirements relevant to the Act under which you are incorporated.

If you are registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) or Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC), you must be compliant with their reporting requirements.

You can't apply for a CBF Flood Relief grant if you are:

• not affected by the 2026 floods
• an individual
• an organisation licensed to operate electronic gaming machines
• a body corporate or similar
• a government or semi-government organisation like a hospital, library or municipal council - regional councils are eligible to apply
• a public or private school, including primary, secondary and tertiary institutions
• a school affiliate or auxiliary body like a school council or where the entity exists under a school ABN
• a research foundation or trust.

You also can't apply if you:

• have an outstanding acquittal from:
  • a previous CBF Fund grant
  • another NT Government Agency
• have already received a CBF Flood Relief grant
• are an association that is not compliant with your reporting obligations under the Act in which you are incorporated or to ACNC or ORIC if applicable.

Eligible organisations can apply for up to $15,000.

Funding depends on budget availability and the relative merit of applications. This is a one-off grant program and there will be no ongoing funding.

CBF Flood Relief grants are GST exclusive.

There is only one round of funding. It opens 1 May 2026 and closes when funds are exhausted.

Applications will be assessed periodically, and you will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.

Step 1. Fill in the expense itemisation template XLSX (12.5 KB).

Step 2. Apply online via GrantsNT.

If you need help creating an account, contact the CBF secretariat. Details below.

Step 1. Check

The CBF Secretariat will check if:

• you are an eligible organisation
• your organisation is meeting its reporting obligations under the Act under which it is incorporated or with Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission, or ORIC if applicable
• your organisation does not have any outstanding acquittals with the CBF
• your organisation does not have any outstanding acquittals with other NT Government agencies.

If there are any issues relating to your eligibility, the secretariat will contact you.

Step 2. Assessment

The Director of Gaming Control may seek input from other NT Government agencies.

The Director of Gaming Control considers all funding applications and makes recommendations to the minister who will ultimately determine if an application will or will not be funded.

Your application will be assessed against the guidelines to ensure it meets the eligibility requirements.

Other factors that will be taken into consideration include:

• if it demonstrates a need for funding
• your organisation's capacity to self-fund the purpose of your application
• how much funding your organisation already receives from other sources
• how much funding is available.

Step 3. Decision

Once an outcome has been determined for your application, the CBF secretariat will email you as soon as possible.

If your application is unsuccessful, you will receive an email or phone call advising why your application was unsuccessful.

If you are successful, you have 3 months from the date of your successful letter to sign the agreement and claim your funding.

If you don't claim within 3 months, your funding will be forfeited.

Receiving the funds

Grants are paid in advance and in full to the organisation that is legally and financially responsible for the project.

Acquittal process

To acquit your grant, you will need to provide proof of expenditure by submitting invoices and photographic evidence. The CBF also reserves the right to request any further documentation deemed necessary to ensure the correct use of funds.

You are required to acquit your grant within 12 months of receiving your funding.

How to dispose of assets

If you used grant funding to buy all or part of an asset worth more than $10,000 when you bought it, you must get permission from the Northern Territory Government to dispose of it.

This only applies to assets being disposed of within 5 years from date of purchase, unless you have stated in your application how it is to be disposed of.

To get permission to dispose of an asset, you need to email a request to CBF secretariat at cbf.ntg@nt.gov.au.

In your request you should explain:

• why you need to dispose of it
• the benefit to your organisation and the community to dispose of this asset.

For further information, call 1300 650 153.