Primary Producer Flood Management Grants
The Primary Producer Flood Management Grant Scheme offered rebates to eligible primary producers of up to $7,500 towards the costs of professional advice, received on or after 18 May 2022, to improve resilience to flooding and high rainfall.
Program information
Applications for Primary Producer Flood Management Grants closed on 30 September 2024.
The Primary Producer Flood Management Grant Scheme was provided under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
The rebate aimed to help eligible primary producers offset all or part of the cost of eligible professional advice to improve the resilience of their primary production enterprise to flooding and high rainfall and develop a flood management plan.
With guidance from an Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO), applicants could engage suitably qualified professionals to provide advice which contributed to a flood management plan.
The flood management plan had to be endorsed by the IRRO, ensuring that the advice received would improve resilience to flooding and high rainfall when implemented by the primary production enterprise.
The scheme offered rebates of up to $7,500 and applicants could submit multiple applications up to the total eligible amount for advice received on or after 18 May 2022.
QRIDA administered the Primary Producer Flood Management Grants Scheme on behalf of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for the Primary Producer Flood Management Grants Scheme, applicants had to:
be a primary producer;
have a primary production enterprise located in defined area for an eligible disaster;
have received and paid for eligible professional advice for the eligible primary production enterprise on or after 18 May 2022;
provide a flood management plan endorsed by an IRRO; and
have not previously received financial assistance to cover the same cost from the State or the Commonwealth.
Defined disaster areas
To be eligible for assistance your property had to be located in one of the defined disaster areas:
Southern Queensland Flooding, 6 – 20 May 2022
Balonne Shire Council
Bundaberg Regional Council
Gympie Regional Council
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council
North Burnett Regional Council
Scenic Rim Regional Council
Somerset Regional Council
South Burnett Regional Council
Southern Downs Regional Council
Toowoomba Regional Council
Western Downs Regional Council
South East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, 22 February – 5 April 2022
Brisbane City Council
Bundaberg Regional Council
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council
Fraser Coast Regional Council
Gladstone Regional Council
Gold Coast City Council
Goondiwindi Regional Council
Gympie Regional Council
Ipswich City Council
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Logan City Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council
Noosa Shire Council
North Burnett Regional Council
Redland City Council
Scenic Rim Regional Council
Somerset Regional Council
South Burnett Regional Council
Southern Downs Regional Council
Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Toowoomba Regional Council
Western Downs Regional Council
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth, 29 December 2021 - 10 January 2022
Bundaberg Regional Council
Fraser Coast Regional Council
Gympie Regional Council
North Burnett Regional Council
South Burnett Regional Council
Central, Southern and Western Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, 10 November - 3 December 2021
Balonne Shire Council
Banana Shire Council
Bundaberg Regional Council
Goondiwindi Regional Council
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Scenic Rim Regional Council
Somerset Regional Council
South Burnett Regional Council
Southern Downs Regional Council
Toowoomba Regional Council
Western Downs Regional Council
Funding could not be used for:
Advice or services that had not been paid for;
Costs related to implementing any measures that were identified in the flood management plan.
Related information
Guidelines - Primary Producer Flood Management Grants (PDF, 253KB)Frequently asked questions
To apply for a rebate under the program complete and submit your application form and supporting information via the QRIDA online portal.
A suitably qualified professional adviser (e.g. accountancy advice, agronomic advice, financial planning, flood mapping, soil mapping and assessment).
Yes, if you live in one of the defined disaster areas you may be eligible under the Scheme.
No, the primary producer chooses which adviser best suits their situation.
You are still eligible provided you received the advice on or after 18 May 2022.
No, the suitably qualified professional providing the advice cannot be the applicant.
Yes. Evidence of payment for the eligible professional advice and a copy of the IRRO endorsed flood management plan will be required when submitting the application.
Applicants can submit multiple applications while the scheme is open, up to the total eligible amount of $7,500.
No, if an applicant is registered for GST, the assistance will be calculated calculated based on eligible costs excluding GST.
Yes, you are entitled to a decision review. See reviewing a decision for more information.
Rebate funding is not guaranteed at any stage of the application process and applications will be assessed in order of receipt.
No. You cannot obtain the rebate if you have received other Government funding for the same eligible advice.
QRIDA will contact you via telephone, email, SMS or post. If you are concerned about whether the contact you have received is genuine, please contact QRIDA on 1800 623 946 and ask to speak with your Portfolio Manager.
If your application is successful QRIDA will reimburse the funds to your nominated bank account if you have provided evidence of already paid invoices.
