Flexible Funding Grants

The Flexible Funding Grants (FFG) program is funded through the Category C (Cat C) and Category E (Cat E) Community Health and Wellbeing package.

CAT C funding is an exceptional circumstances package jointly agreed and funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments (50:50) under Category C of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

CAT E funding is through the Efficiencies Funding Program (EFP) by the Queensland Government through efficiencies obtained during the delivery of Queensland's DRFA reconstruction program.

The Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety administers the FFG as per the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018 (DRFA).

The FFG support non-government organisations, and local governments in areas impacted by declared disasters to restore social networks, community connectivity and resilience, and community facilities.

Applications now open

Flexible Funding Grants (FFG) applications are now open to eligible non-government organisations and local councils in areas impacted by the following 2023–2024 disaster events:

• Southern Queensland Bushfires – 8 September to 7 November 2023
• Northern Queensland Bushfires – 18 October to 8 December 2023
• Tropical Cyclone Jasper, Associated Rainfall and Flooding – 13 December to 28 December 2023
• South Queensland Severe Storms and Rainfall – 24 December 2023 to 3 January 2024.

The FFG program will fund the following targeted initiatives:

• Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness and Planning will contribute to ensuring an inclusive all-hazards approach to enabling emergency preparedness for vulnerable people to build readiness and resilience.
  Funding has been provided to deliver this initiative in all 17 impacted Local Government Areas (LGAs).
• Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning will focus on community organisations and neighbourhood centres being prepared with a plan to support business continuity across organisational functions and core service delivery.
  This initiative has also received funding for all 17 impacted LGAs.
• Social Services Capacity Building initiative will assist organisations to build human capabilities in disaster specific service coordination, service navigation and case management, including for people evacuated from their communities.
  Funding for this initiative has been provided for the 12 LGAs impacted by TC Jasper and South Queensland Severe Storms and Rainfall only.

Available funding

A total of $6.745 million is approved as a capped amount to deliver targeted approved initiatives in response to the eligible extraordinary events.

Additional funding rounds may be undertaken if funding is not exhausted.

Eligible applicants may lodge multiple grant applications or lodge as a consortium of partners to deliver the project.

The following grant caps apply to each project application:

• Southern Queensland Bushfires – $427,500
• Northern Queensland Bushfires – $142,500
• Tropical Cyclone Jasper Associated Rainfall and Flooding – $3.8 million
• South Queensland Severe Storms and Rainfall – $2.375 million.

Applications must outline how the proposed project/s will align with one or more of these initiatives by providing evidence-based responses to the assessment criteria outlined in the guidelines.

Eligible applicants may lodge multiple grant applications or lodge an application as a consortium to deliver the project.

How to apply

Visit the SmartyGrants website to submit your application by 11.59pm on Wednesday 1 October 2025.

Applicants may apply for a grant for more than one initiative.

If you are applying as a consortium or partnership, a lead agency must be identified, and the contract will be entered into with that organisation.

• Applicants must provide evidence-based responses to grant application assessment criteria to deliver one or more of the three initiatives to individuals and organisations in the impacted Local Government Areas. Download the:
  • Category C supplier funding guidelines (PDF, 558 KB)
  • Category E supplier funding guidelines (PDF, 495 KB).
• We will undertake a robust assessment process to identify suitable successful applicants that can provide appropriate locally-led, locally focused projects.
• Additional funding rounds may be undertaken if funding is not exhausted.

For more information

Community Recovery Long-term Recovery and Resilience Program team members are available to assist interested applicants with information.

• Read the Frequently asked questions (PDF, 322 KB)
• Email your enquiry to: CRBFFG@chde.qld.gov.au