Funding and cash flow programs available to assist private, mid-market and family businesses affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19.
Key takeaways
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The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious impact on our people, our communities and our businesses – here and around the world. Federal and state government responses to the economic and social impact of the pandemic include immediate relief payments and concessions for individuals and businesses.
We have compiled a guide detailing current funding and cash flow programs that are available to your business if it’s being affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19.
In a very broad sense, common criteria you should be aware of when applying for one of these programs include: that the applicant usually be a small to medium enterprise (SME) employing less than a threshold number of employees; and have aggregated turnover under, for example, $50 million. Please note each one of these assistance programs will involve unique eligibility requirements and, if you are applying for one, care must be taken to ensure that the criteria is satisfied. Some of these financial assistance options are through cash grants, others are offered as a credit delivered through the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). For more specific eligibility criteria and detail on existing COVID-19 grants, please refer to the table below.
For information on schemes being offered by your local councils, please contact them directly.
Key information for COVID-19 grant applications
Eligibility of applicant
Many of the available funding and cash flow programs will require some evidence of eligibility. Keep key documents to hand to prove eligibility if your business needs to apply. Typically, some of the documents required are:
- proof of business registration
- proof of impact or potential impact of COVID-19 (e.g. order cancellations)
- evidence of business being small to medium enterprise (SME) employing less than 200 full time equivalent employees.
Federal government assistance
The federal government announced a $17.6 billion stimulus package on 12 March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government announced a second stimulus package on 22 March 2020. For more information, visit our Federal Government Economic Response page.
Other programs
Additionally, if these government funding and cash flow programs do not meet your business’ specific needs, discretionary funding approaches may be made to local, state or federal members of parliament for circumstances that warrant funding on their own merit.
Applying for a grant
Some of the programs on offer may pay out with minimal evidence requirements, however requests for assistance need to be provided within a specified timeframe.
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