Your business or not-for-profit organisation may be eligible for financial support through the 2021 COVID-19 Business Support Grants, if it has been affected by either of:

• the August 2021 COVID-19 lockdowns in Queensland
• the closure of the Queensland–New South Wales border (and is located in the border business zone).

Applications will close:

• for employing businesses on 16 November 2021

for non-employing sole traders on 30 November 2021.

To be eligible, your business or not-for-profit organisation must:

• employ staff (employees must be on your payroll and does not include any business owners)
• have an Australian Business Number (ABN) continuously held from 30 June 2021
• be registered for GST
• have Queensland headquarters (i.e. your principal place of business is located in Queensland) and have been trading in Queensland on 31 July 2021
• not be insolvent, or have owners or directors that are insolvent or an undischarged bankrupt
• have an annual payroll less than $1.3 million during any of the 2018–19, 2019–20 or 2020–21 financial years
• have an annual turnover of over $75,000 during any of the 2018–19, 2019–20 or 2020–21 financial years
• Note: Businesses that have recently started can provide financial records to show they will reasonably meet this turnover requirement in the 2021–22 financial year
• demonstrate the business or not-for-profit organisation was directly or indirectly impacted by either:
• a lockdown event
• the closure of the Queensland–New South Wales border (if trading in the border business zone on 31 July 2021)
• demonstrate or declare a reduction in turnover of 30% or more during a nominated 7-day period
• if applying for the grant due to impacts of a lockdown, this must include at least 1 full day of a lockdown event when comparing against turnover achieved during the same 7-day period in July or August 2019
• if applying for the grant due to impacts of the border closure, this must include 1 full day of a border closure event when comparing against turnover achieved during the same 7-day period in 2019
• or
• if the 2019 period does not indicate a typical weekly turnover (e.g. for a recently started small business or business that has experienced structural changes), include another comparable period (e.g. the same period in July/August 2020).

Read the frequently asked questions, guidelines and supplementary guidelines (for the border business zone) for more information regarding eligibility.

Eligibility checker

Use our eligibility checker to test your eligibility.

How to apply

Applications opened at 12pm, 16 August 2021.

To apply, complete the steps below.

1. Read the eligibility criteria.
2. Read the guidelines, frequently asked questions and supplementary guidelines (for the border business zone).
3. Prepare your supporting evidence to submit with your application.
4. Complete and submit your application through the QRIDA portal.

For further details please see:

https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/grants/covid19-support-grants#eligibility