Grants of up to $25,000 will be available from mid next week to support Tasmanian small businesses and primary producers impacted by the October flooding with clean-up and restoration activities.
The financial assistance is being jointly funded by the Australian and Tasmanian governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
The grant includes an up-front payment of $2,500 to provide immediate cash flow relief.
Assistance will be available for eligible impacted small businesses and primary producers in the 17 local government areas hardest hit by the severe weather; Break O'Day, Burnie, Central Coast, Central Highlands, Circular Head, Devonport, Dorset, Flinders, George Town, Kentish, Latrobe, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands, Waratah-Wynyard, West Coast and West Tamar.
