Minister for Small Business, Hospitality and Events
Madeleine Ogilvie,
Round three of the COVID-19 Business Impact Support Program opens today at 2pm, with small businesses now able to apply for grants from $1000 to $10,000.
We recognise that while our economy is strong and that many businesses are doing well, further support is needed to assist some businesses as we continue to transition to living with COVID-19
Round three of the program is targeted at assisting businesses that experienced trading losses or reduced customer demand due to COVID-19 for the period of 15 February 2022 to 14 March 2022.
Funding amounts and eligibility criteria remain consistent with the previous funding round, with grant amounts ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.
Payments of between $1,000 and $5,000 are also available to businesses that experienced an unavoidable loss of perishable goods because they had to close for seven days or more.
To be eligible for the program a business must have a COVID-19 Safety Plan, a completed risk assessment in place and, where required, a COVID-19 Case and Outbreak Management Plan.
Businesses that received assistance through the first two rounds of the program may still be eligible to apply under round three.
As we now transition to living with COVID-19, our Government will continue to support our small business sector.
