Apply for an Alcohol Secure grant

If you operate a licensed premises in the Northern Territory (NT), you may be able to get funding to help protect your alcohol stock from theft and damage.

Grant applications are now closed.

Types of licensed premises

Licensed premises can include:

restaurants
pubs
cafes
supermarkets
other liquor retailers.

If your business has had a break-in or attempted break-in, you may be able to get support to re-secure the premises. Find out more on the Victims of Crime website.

What you can apply for

Under the program, eligible applicants can get up to $20,000 in funding.

The first $10,000 requires no co-contribution. You need to make a matching dollar-for-dollar contribution for amounts between $10,001 and $20,000.

The works must be done by a Territory-based business.

The contracted business will need to be approved under the program before any works start.

Who can apply

To receive funding, you must be a business or organisation that is either:

duly incorporated under an Act of the Northern Territory or the Commonwealth, or
a sole trader or partnership operating under a NT registered business name.

Your business must also meet all of the following:

be physically located in the NT
service customers or clientele from a shopfront or have at least one external publicly accessible entry/exit point
offer goods and/or services to the public
have no more than 100 proprietors and employees, including contract employees, engaged by the business or any controlling entity/ies
hold a valid Australian Business Number (ABN)
hold a valid subsisting licence to sell liquor on or from the premises under the Liquor Act (NT) and not be in breach of that licence.

Who can't apply

The following businesses are not eligible for funding:

liquor wholesalers
businesses that don't operate from a fixed premise, such as mobile businesses
publicly listed companies
home based businesses or businesses operating from residential premises
businesses located in arcades or shopping centres that are only directly accessible from inside the shopping centre.